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Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:27 pm to Boats n Hose
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Standard check up vet bills and heart worm medicine are one thing, but my price point is when surgery cost more than a new puppy.
Guess I've got a higher price point.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:29 pm to Vrai
Vrai, I'm really sorry, brother. Your dog looks like a real champ.
If you have to ask the question... then it's probably the right time to do it.
You gave your dog a good life. Be proud of that.
If you have to ask the question... then it's probably the right time to do it.
You gave your dog a good life. Be proud of that.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:30 pm to Napoleon
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I had a dog die on my in 2006. Deuce.. I loved that dog, he got HGE which is a stomach illness and he would pour blood from his but.
Vet had him for five days and $2000 in bills. I saw him there the last day and he couldn't even raise his head to look at me. I was asked twice to just let him go.
I refused. Two hours later I got the call that he died.
One of my first Springer Spaniels got Idiopathic Acute Hemolytic Anemia (his immune system destroyed his blood)... took him to the vet every three days for over a month getting blood transfusions and steroids and some other stuff. I spent nearly three times what you did because I couldn't let him go. Vet said he was in no pain and that he "might" get better, but probably wouldn't. I don't regret one single penny I spent on him, but looking back, I wasn't so much trying to make him better as I was trying to make me better, if that makes sense. Dogs... they will get to you.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:41 pm to Vrai
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Guess I've got a higher price point.
For sure, a lot of people do. I'm sorry you are going through this.
You just asked when the time to make the decision is and I gave you the farm answer. That's what you have to do when you have a lot of animals. If not, it can get very expensive trying to keep them all alive.
That is how it has been done for thousands of years. This whole curing your dog of cancer thing only came around in the last 20 years or so.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:43 pm to Vrai
I feel for you. Putting our dog down after he lost the ability to walk and hold his body functions was one of the most difficult decisions I've ever had to make.
Don't let him suffer too much. That's all I can advise.
Don't let him suffer too much. That's all I can advise.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:47 pm to Clyde Tipton
Oh, I know man, didn't mean to be an arse. It's easy to get defensive with this shite going on. 
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:48 pm to Vrai
My first dog was only 3 and in about a month lost 30 pounds and just lacked energy. Vet said she was anemic and gave her some meds and steroids. She gained the weight back, put probably within a month it happened again.
She started to vomit blood alot and was pretty helpless. Vet said could do a blood tranfusion that may or may not take.
Really sucked, I could see it in her eyes she was just done with fighting it. Only time I have cried was putting that dog down, shite sucked.
My advice is don't wait to long if the dog is in pain.
Lucky TD and a "free to good home" post came to the resue for my newest dog 4 years ago and she is awesome.
She started to vomit blood alot and was pretty helpless. Vet said could do a blood tranfusion that may or may not take.
Really sucked, I could see it in her eyes she was just done with fighting it. Only time I have cried was putting that dog down, shite sucked.
My advice is don't wait to long if the dog is in pain.
Lucky TD and a "free to good home" post came to the resue for my newest dog 4 years ago and she is awesome.
This post was edited on 11/17/14 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:48 pm to Vrai
I went through this a few months ago. My bulldog had a tumor on her upper lip, and they couldn't remove it all. Over 2-3 years, all he could do is let it grow, and cut it off when it was large enough. It finally got into her lymph nodes in her neck. I was feeding her steriods to keep the swelling down. She was still in good spirits (playing, etc.) but I choose to put her down. I didn't want her to be in any pain, and I had no clue when to make the call. I have no regrets on putting her down early.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:49 pm to Vrai
I've been so lucky with my pets. My first dog (pit/hog mix) lived till she was 13 and didn't have any health problems besides a botched spaying (thanks AAFB). My current dog (pit/lab mix, 12 years old) hasn't had any issues besides almost getting killed by wasps when he was a puppy. He has gone pretty much deaf (been dumb 
), so I guess his time is coming. I'll probably just not get a new dog ever, maybe an a-hole cat. Good luck to you and your dog.
), so I guess his time is coming. I'll probably just not get a new dog ever, maybe an a-hole cat. Good luck to you and your dog.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 3:50 pm to Vrai
We couldn't do it and wound up waiting too long with one of our goldens. (this was last year). She was basically comatose by the time I finally took her. I feel very guilty for not having the chest to take her sooner. Keep that in mind. It will always be difficult, you need to be brave. You'll know in your gut when it's time. I knew and pussed out. fricking ****.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 4:04 pm to Vrai
Sounds like it is time. 
Posted on 11/17/14 at 4:27 pm to Vrai
quote:Yes it is, but you know you have to make it. Beautiful dog. Be comforted knowing that you gave him a great life and he thanks you for that.
it's just a tough fricking decision to make
Posted on 11/17/14 at 4:34 pm to Vrai
When they are is so much pain that they have to be on pain pills constantly. When its the end its the end.
I had an almost 14 yr old black lab (put her down a week before her bday). She had that arthritis in her back where her hips had fused together. She was on pain pills but she quit eating her dry food, she ate wet food for about 2 weeks, but then she quit doing that. She would eat a McDonalds hamburger but only a McDonalds hamburger (not wendy's, not a weiners,). Then she quit doing that and I found her one morning and she was covered in her own piss and wouldn't lift her head off the floor. That was the only time in 14 years where she didn't wag her tail at the site of me. I knew it was time then.
I had an almost 14 yr old black lab (put her down a week before her bday
). She had that arthritis in her back where her hips had fused together. She was on pain pills but she quit eating her dry food, she ate wet food for about 2 weeks, but then she quit doing that. She would eat a McDonalds hamburger but only a McDonalds hamburger (not wendy's, not a weiners,). Then she quit doing that and I found her one morning and she was covered in her own piss and wouldn't lift her head off the floor. That was the only time in 14 years where she didn't wag her tail at the site of me. I knew it was time then. Posted on 11/17/14 at 4:41 pm to SSpaniel
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s my vet told me, as hard and painful a decision it is, if you have to ask, then it's probably that time.
I agree.Each dog that I've had to put down I feel terrible but also feel like I waited to long and the suffered more than they needed.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 4:46 pm to Vrai
No reason to make him suffer.
It's tough, but ya have to do it.
Sorry for your predicament, it's a tough one.
It's tough, but ya have to do it.
Sorry for your predicament, it's a tough one.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 5:14 pm to Vrai
I've put down two dogs in my adult life. The first one, I waited too long and I've always regretted it. Like you, I sorta used the "his appetite is good" logic and it seemed right at the time, but I don't think it is. The second time, I hung in there and the dog would bounce back, but then there came a time when he didn't. Oh, he coulda held on another day or month, but I made the call and it was peaceful and right and besides missing a great dog, I've never regretted it.
I guess my point is: listen to which decision I regret to this day and which one I don't. It's totally the worst, but it's also part of what we sign on for when we let these guys into our hearts.
I guess my point is: listen to which decision I regret to this day and which one I don't. It's totally the worst, but it's also part of what we sign on for when we let these guys into our hearts.
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:00 pm to Vrai
When he quits eating
Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:11 pm to Vrai
F%^&*% cancer.
There's no one size fits all answer, but the closest I could come to one would be to take whatever it is the dog loves the most (walks, chasing a ball, steak, etc.) and see when the dog loses interest.
There's no one size fits all answer, but the closest I could come to one would be to take whatever it is the dog loves the most (walks, chasing a ball, steak, etc.) and see when the dog loses interest.
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Posted on 11/17/14 at 6:26 pm to Bestbank Tiger
It is a tough decision to make. When my buddy started having problems I told the vet to let me know when it was time. I did not want him to suffer and would talk to the vet every few days with status reports.
About a week later his back legs gave out and I carried him outside and called the vet who said it was time.
He told me to dig a hole about 4 feet deep and he would come by the house later in the day. I sat by that boy in the yard and talked to him and rubbed his head all afternoon while my wife gave him treats.
The vet came and we all had specks of sand in our eyes when it was done. Damn good dog.
About a week later his back legs gave out and I carried him outside and called the vet who said it was time.
He told me to dig a hole about 4 feet deep and he would come by the house later in the day. I sat by that boy in the yard and talked to him and rubbed his head all afternoon while my wife gave him treats.
The vet came and we all had specks of sand in our eyes when it was done. Damn good dog.
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