I have gone through hell since doggie got sick. I was besides myself and still go there at times. I feel so much for her, poor little innocent creature given this hardship to endure.
Thank God I have mostly gotten it under control with the medicine. I worry about it getting worse as it can and is known as progressive. There are meds to change to if it gets worse.
I feel so sad . Can anyone relateo much anymore but look for the silver lining in this cloud
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Can anyone relate or emphasize or share,?
I'm sorry to hear that Ruthanne, what is her condition? Hugs and love from me for your Suzy. I know you're sad and worried, hard not to be when our furbabies are sickly. I don't push anyone to euthanize, they usually know when their dog wants to end the suffering. Although heartbreaking and sad, the owner feels better that they did the right thing. Our babies depend on us to help them and make those hard decisions.
I had a dog who was dying from cancer, the vet had her on some medications but advised against putting her through the pain and stress of chemo and radiation treatments, as it would only buy her a few more months at best. When she no longer ate or drank and was lethargic and sad, we talked to the vet and decided it was the time to let her go.
I had a girl Schnauzer who developed Idiopathic Epilepsy, she had severe Gran Mal seizures on a daily basis. She would have cluster seizures also, one after the other until she was exhausted. She was very fearful after all of her seizures, and she had hip dysplasia so she whimpered when struggling to stand afterwards.
She was hallucinating before her seizures, we could usually see when another one was coming on. She was on a lot of medications, and was usually out of it, walked around like a zombie, not really aware of what was going on. Enough was enough, and we put her out of her misery.
My old dog Hans developed an auto-immune disease which had his blood cells attacking each other, he would have needed repeated blood transfusions to stay alive, and the vet said he was too old and unwell to survive that.
Although on medications, he continued to go downhill until he had no quality of life left, he just would cling to me for comfort and security. It is truly heartbreaking to have to let them go, but they depend on us to make the best decision for them. If I am very sick and need to be in a nursing home, I would rather go peacefully on my own terms instead of continuing the suffering.
My last sweet dog who I said the final goodbye to in October also developed an auto-immune disease, there were signs of cancer/lymphoma, his organs were swollen at one point and he had kidney damage.
He was only eight years old and I was in and out of the vets with him all the time, ultrasounds, x-rays, tests, bloodwork, IV drips, and numerous medications and antibiotics. High dose Prednisone was the only thing keeping him eating, or he dropped weight quickly where you could see his hip bones, spine, etc. He could no longer go on even short walks with me, he was too weak.
I threw the ball for him in the yard on a day he brought it to me, he hadn't touched it in a long time. I threw it a short distance, he turned sharply and tore his ACL, could not put any weight on that leg. They said they could not operate to fix the knee, because of the medications he was on and his poor health condition. After a while, the medicine stopped working, he would not eat and was vomiting repeatedly even when drinking a bit of water. In the end he was miserable, could not stand on his own or walk. I was lifting him and carrying him just to bring him out to potty. We had an in-home euthanasia.
Wishing the best for Suzy, my best advice for you is just to keep her close and love her. Know that you're not alone, and a lot of us care and can sympathize with what you're going through.....hugs.
I'm also sorry for your loss. Take care,,
