Dogs ..dont you just love 'em!

[twirl]

Shark Bait,
call you that b/c you have yorkies- my sister had a yorkie for 18 years, Gizmo
she lived over in Keeman somewhere they had a house on poles over the water-
one day Gizmo fell in and they almost could not find him
he almost died
I called him Shark Bait after that----- he was so small

I had to take Sad Sack to the vet Monday- she is living on borrowed time- her heart murmur is at a 6 and 6 is a bad as it gets -
she is taking four medicines and is better
she still eats and plays and knows us
we can not let her go outside by herself b/c she is getting too senile to get away from snakes
yesterday she got after one and we had to get out of the pool and help her
she and my son grew up together
Bubba calls and asks about her every night after football
when he spent the night at friend's houses in our neighborhood
Sad Sack would get out of the fence
go find the house where Bubba was staying
and whine and cry all night
we love her so
the vet told me she first saw her as a puppy in 1994

[MIbarra]

  What a sweet story about Sad Sack. It sounds like he has had a very fulfilling 14 years with people who love him!

Did the shark find you yet?  CHOMP!   

[twirl]

he was saved

[okarol]

Some dog's life! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk

[Jess21]

My boyfriend's 7 month old puppy has decided that SOMETHING lives under the fridge.  A gremlin or something.  After all, her ice cubes go under there and never come back!  Something MUST be eating them.  And she goes after the "something" everyday.  I mean, maybe it'd attack someone in the house next if she didn't keep "it" at bay! 

[twirl]

jess 21 that story is so cute

[okarol]

Why Some Men Have Dogs And Not Wives:
   
 
   
1.  The later you are, the more excited your dogs are to see you.
 
 
 
   
2. Dogs don't notice if you call them by another dog's name.
 
 
 
   
3. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
 
 
 
   
4. A dog's parents never visit.
 
 
 
   
5. Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
 
 
 
   
6. You never have to wait for a dog; they're ready to go 24 hours a day.
 
 
 
   
7. Dogs find you amusing when you're drunk.
 
 
 
   
8. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing.
 
 
 
   
9. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, 'If I died, would you get another dog?'
 
 
 
 
   
10. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
 
 
 
   
11. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.
 
 
 
   
12. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don't get mad. They just think it's interesting.
 
 
 
   
13. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.
 
 
 
And last, but not least:
 
 
   
14. If a dog leaves, it won't take half of your stuff.
 

[jessup]

I dearly love my dog Gemma.  She's a brindle coloured bully/staffy cross with a bit of a weight issue.  She is a big sooky baby! I have had her since she was a pup and she is now 12 years old.  I have been in tears since the 11th of this month.  Took my baby to the vet because her stomach was very swollen and I haven't been over feeding her.  She is a bit of a tucker monster and would eat all day if she could only open the fridge or cupboard doors.
Anyway - long story short the vet took a blood test and advised me she has failed liver and kidneys - apparently her blood results were way out!!
WTF my Dad has no kidneys and on dialysis and now poor bloody Gemma has got this.
I asked the vet what to do - "more tests, xrays etc. but really that will only give us a specific diagnosis and we still can't do anything for her "
I asked the vet is she in pain - her response - just look her in the eyes and you will know
I don't want to play GOD but I don't want her to suffer and she can't talk to me
It just sucks !!

[monrein]

It's so sad when our pets suffer.  Poor Gemma and poor you.   

[David13]

So sorry to hear about your Gemma.  She sounds adorable, and as you said, it really does suck.   

[MIbarra]

Yes, it does suck. Take comfort in the fact that you can end her pain and suffering when the time is right in a dignified manner. I had a dog whose kidneys failed too and once he got sick and started suffering we took him to the vet and had him put down. I'm sorry Jessup!

[twirl]

we just lost Zuko
and now Sad Sack is pretty bad off
she was a dumped Bassett Hound
and we gave her a home
she's been with us 14-15 years
I am trying to wait until a day Allen is home from college
they are best friends and have had many adventures together
she still is the alpha dog over our cow dog
she still jumps on the couch
she still has her personality
doesn't appear to be in pain
but she is on 3 meds


what kind of a dog is she ----- bully/staffy
could we have a photo
thanks

[skyedogrocks]

Jessup - So sorry to hear about Gemma .  We had to put our 11 year old lab down in January and it was one of the hardest decisions we had to make.  Skye had kidney failure, an enlarged heart and one of the worst cases of hip displaysia our Vet had ever seen.  We could have kept her alive with pain medication for 6 more months, but we knew it was time for her to go.  Once we made the decision, she started wagging her tail and was her happy, old playful self again.  As if to say, thank you  I was with her as she went up to heaven, hugging and  kissing her and whispering how much I loved her.  It made us feel better to know she wasn't alone and that she wasn't suffering.  It's not easy playing God, but we couldn't stand to see her in pain anymore.  I think our pets know when it's time to go, even though it kills us to let them go.  She was such a wonderful and loving dog, everybody loved her.  We still miss her so much.

Here's the weird/wonderful thing that happened.  Right after the Vet told me she was gone, I gave her one final goodbye kiss and hug and left the building.  As I stepped outside, a HUGE gust of wind came out of nowhere (it wasn't a windy day that day) and leaves just circled around me.  Rob and my son were in the truck and Rob commented on the gust of wind. We all like to think it was Skye giving me a hug and heading up to heaven.  Actually, I really do believe it was Skye's way of saying goodbye. 

[Sunny]

That is a touching story skyedogrocks --- the gust of wind.
Jessup, I lost my beloved 13 yr old cat to kidney disease in the spring this year and then my black lab of 11 yrs contracted jaw cancer the following month. I had to put them both down when it became obvious they were in pain. I used to ask people,"How do you know if you need to put a pet down." They always answered that it would be painfully obvious.
And so it was. I think if you decide to do this for your beloved dog, you will know when it's the right time. I'm sorry for your pain. It is very difficult to see our pets suffer.

[twirl]

this is cute

[jessup]

 
loved it twirl
reminds me so much of my "tucker monster" Gemma

[willieandwinnie]

If you can spare a minute tomorrow, 12/16 please say a dogie prayer for our furbaby Willie. He has to have major surgery to remove his salivary gland. He has a knot the size of a large egg under his chin that has to be removed. We took him to a specialist up near DC and take him tomorrow for surgery and can bring him home sometime on Wednesday. The vet told us that he will be cut from his chin down his neck and will have to wear one of those cones for 4-6 weeks. Ouch. Len is already fretting about it and I'm fretting about $2,200. I love our pets with all my heart, it is just getting so expensive for their care. As they pass on through the rainbow bridge, they won't be replace since I am afraid of them out living me. Just wouldn't be fair. Please think of Willie tomorrow. 

[jessup]

 
Sending "big mobs" of love and wishes to dear Willie and the rest of the family

 

[monrein]

Hugs and prayers to all of you.  Special hug for Willie.   

[David13]

I'll be sending positve thoughts your way for little Willie.   

[twirl]

I will think of little willie
and you and Len and of course, winnie
winnie will be worried too

[kidney4traci]

prayers for you and willie!

[kitkatz]

Missy had a blood/pus filled wound in her neck and it was expensive too several years ago.  Lord the money we spend on our pets.


My under the desk doggie!

[paris]

Hope tomorrow goes well and willie gets better with the surgery.   My son had a tumor on his paradid gland (a salivary gland) the size of a plum.  Similar surgery to Willie's.  Incision from behind the ear, down his neck and under his chin.   I will be beside you in thought tomorrow as you wait for the surgery to be over.  Lots of prayers for you, Len, Willie and Winnie.  Lots of love, too   

[skyedogrocks]

Lots of love, prayers and hugs for Willie!!!

Scooby and Luke are praying for Willie too!