Wish Me Luck - Just had to take our Doggie into the Emergency Vet

Thank, everybody. but it was a sad outcome; we just got back from having her put to sleep, the vet said in light of the fact that she wasn't getting any better, still couldn't stand or walk, he really thought it was a neurological problem probably caused by a brain tunor. (The nearest place that does canine brain MRIs that could've tested that for sure is 2 hours from here--have I said before how much I hate it here?--would've cost about $8,000 and there still might not have been any treatment that would've save her life.

So I'm really low tonight. Wish we could get another dog; I really hate the thought of living without one. Dogs, unlike people, never seemed to find me weird, boring, yucky because of my health problem, scandalous (since I don't have kids and I'm atheist/agnostic); dogs made really good companions for me. But I knew those days had to end soon. I shouldn't complain: I'm still better off than a lot of people. (I know I am going to be even sadder and grumpier than ever the rest of my life, though.)
 

Rips, I'm just reading about your beloved dog. I'm so sorry this happened and that they couldn't do anything to help her. It was difficult for you to let her go, but you did the best you could, and you gave her a wonderful life. I wish I could give you a hug.

I understand why you don't want to get another dog, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to live without one. You're grieving right now, but when you're ready, take some time to consider fostering a dog. A lot of adoptable rescue/shelter dogs are in desperate need of loving temporary homes. You'd be a terrific foster mom.

Fostering a Dog: How to Foster Dogs > https://www.adoptapet.com/blog/foster-volunteer/how-to-foster-dogs
 
@officerripley I hate hearing this. I am so very sorry🙏🙏

I get what you are saying about no more dogs, if something were to happen. I have never been without a dog - big guard type dogs as I was raised on a farm and have always lived rural. It has always been a huge comfort to have the dogs greet me at the door.

When I lost my Rottweiler to bone cancer in 2022, I did not get a companion for my Catahoula/Pit Bull. He was happy as long as he could sit on Husband’s lap.

After husband passed, the dog went into a deep depression. I went to the Animal shelter. I did not come home with the senior dog I was interested in, as it was a male used to being alone - I came home with a dog they said was 4 or 5 years old - much younger than I wanted for all the reasons you say.

I have rescued horses, dogs, and cats my entire life. It didn’t take me long to figure out this dog was a long three year old, not a long four year old, but I wasn’t going to take her back. She is the most joyful-joyful dog and has got Sheldon out of his doldrums whether he likes it or not, lol. She is a purebred Blue Pitbull that was confiscated from a backyard breeding situation. She had been having pups since her first heat🤐🤐. I can’t remember any of my dogs being as joyful as she is, nor did they have such a great sense of humor.

My last two horses are now 30 and 28-ish. If I go ahead of them, it’s in the Will they get PTS’d and so does the 12 year old Catahoula/Pitbull. I will give my brother the option to take the Pit Bull (he currently has Pitbull/mix he rescued) or have her PTS’d.

My point to all that is, maybe you could look for an older dog who lost its humans and needs a soft landing and make arrangements in your Will for the dog to be PTS’d if it would come to that?
 
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So very sorry.
 
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