i had a beagle and a cat. i went to work one day and found the german shepherd pup. I asked the security guard to hold it for me while i ran to my office. I asked my boss for the day off and explained that i found a pup and was going to bring it directly to the vet for an exam and shots. I did not want to being it home until I knew it was ok and not having something that could transfer to my other pets. My boss had a farm and LOTS of animals so of course she said save the pup and let me go to the vet and then home.
My beagle was 10 and was having bladder issues so I brought her to the vet for a check up and when he did testing he found she had bladder cancer and would not live much longer. I was with my mom and was 9 months pregnant. He told me the best thing to do was to put her down otherwise she would be uncomfortable and then might die at home. I was crying so bad and my mom said let her go Mary. I said my goodbyes to her and we all cried including the vet. He then put her down. Just god awful because it was so unexpected.
I still had my cat and shepherd so they were very comforting to have at such a sad time.
My shepherd developed a tumor and it grew overnight. We took her to the vet and he operated immediately. It was cancer but he said it seemed contained and that he took the entire tumor out. A few years later she got another tumor so we said no big deal the vet will fix her again. Wrong!!! He called from the operating room while she was opened up and sedated. He said the cancer had spread all over her body and he couldnt save her. She was just 10 and was a very healthy and active dog with no health issues until the tumors came along. I started to cry and my husband took the phone away from me and talked to the vet. Again, he told us to let her go. He said she had a week or two and would have pain and we could wake up one day and find her dead. We didn't want her to die alone at night while we slept or when we were at work. We both felt since she was sedated, not in pain and unaware of what was happening it would be best to let her go rather then let her come out of sedation only to sedate her again and put her down. It would have been selfish of me to make her wake up in pain just to say good bye and then put her out again.
I cried for 6 weeks after this and I couldn't take going out and coming home to an empty house. I was so used to my dogs greeting me at the door . I then did research and met a women who bred labradors for showing, agility and field work. She bred them and kept them and would only sell a pup or two from the litter to someone she knew. She had ten labs that were her pets and all of them lived inside the house,,amazing. Well she had a show dog that did not enjoy the show world. she was a bit quiet and timid and did not like alot of activity around her so the breeder felt she would be happier in a home as a family pet verses being a show dog. She was a bit leary about selling her to me but agreed to meet us. We loved the dog and we hit it off with the woman instantly. I guess she felt our love of dogs when she talked to us. But, she insisted on bringing the dog to my home to meet the kids and see our home and yard. She wanted this dog to have a fenced in yard to play in. Once she saw our home, met our kids and saw we did have a fenced in yard she agreed to sell us the dog. She made us sign a contract stating we would spay her immediately. She did not want her dog lines bred by someone else. She also stated if for some reason we could not keep the dog that we had to bring her back to her and not give her to anyone else. She also stated in the contract that she had a right to check on her dog and remove it from our home if she felt it was not happy. We agreed with all her conditions because we felt she was being very responsible with her dogs and truly cared about their well being. she was not breeding for money as most people do. WE LOVED this dog. She had a great disposition and good health which reflected good breeding so we went back to her a few years later and bought a pup so that our other dog would have a companion. So we had two labs and then my friend called and begged me to give a home to a dog she rescued. Her dog was dog aggressive so she could not keep it. So then two turned to 3 dogs

The first lab passed at 13 years old. Her back legs gave out on her and she could not walk. We had to carry her to the car and at the vet they were waiting with a stretcher. We knew that she knew her time was up because she layed her head down on the stretcher with a sigh. She was not anxious and didnot struggle or act agitated. Again we all cried our brains out but we still had two dogs at home that needed us so it was painful but the wo dogs gave us comfort.
So this is where it kinda gets weird. Two years ago our female lab at similar symptoms as puddin. Her back legs collapsed and she fell on the floor right in front of us. Her eyes rolled back into her head then came back down but she could not focus them and they just shifted from let to right. we totally freaked and thought she had a stroke and this was it for her. she was 13. My husband scooped her up and rushed her to the vet. We said our goodbyes and kissed and hugged her thinking that she was going to be put down. We were all crying hysterically. 2 hours later our car pulls in thr driveway and then my husband gets out holding a leash and low and behold at the end of the leash was our dog WALKING slowly with a stick like walk. We could not believe it. The vet said she had some kind of virus/seizure that hits older dogs in the winter/cold weather. He gave her several injections (cant remember what they were). And he aid she could recover totally, recover a little or not recover at all. Only time would answer that. We didnt care we were glad to have her back. She was not in pain at all. Her back legs were stiff like sticks but she got around ok but if she was laying down she could NOT get up. We were fine with that and basically nursed her for 2 more years. This June she was laying next to me in the kitchen and my husband came in to take her out for her last potty run. When he went to lift her she fell back down. So he thought her legs fell asleep so he massauged them and lifted her again and she fell down. All her legs were lifeless, limp like a wet over cooked noodle,,I strarted to cry because I knew she was at the end now.My daughter was screaminf and crying. She kept sayong mom you lift her up. She will get up for you mom she always does. I lifted her and she fell and my daughter kept yelling keep trying. i said she is not going to get better this time. Her eyes were unfocused. My husband called my son and he rushed home very upset because he was very bonded with this dog. She slept in his bed with him. We all sat with her for two hours petting her and kissing her she would be soon visiting her other doggie friend. It was my son who carried her to the car and him and my husband took the dog to the vet. My son took it hard because our dog was fighting him trying to move, trying to get down using her body by wiggling. She was confused and didn't know why her legs weren't working. This was very hard on my son to watch the dog fight to live even though she couldnt . This dog loved us so much she didnt want to leave us and even struggled when the vet was injecting her with sedation meds. We never experienced this before. The other dogs just let go but she didnt want to. That was god awful.
So I know just how you feel. It doesnt matter how many dogs you have put down it still hurts each time you do it. I cried for 2 months and STILL cry missing her.
I saved this new pup but she saved me,my family and our other dog. We all grieved for this little angel that left us. But our dog was depressed. He kept walking around the house and yard looking for her and then he just stayed on his bed ALL the time. So this pup brought him back to life and is making us smile and laugh as opposed to sad and crying. My son took it the hardest so he has tried to ease his pain by putting so much love and attention into the new pup.
When the time is right you will find a new fur baby. Ihave always had multiple dogs so the house always had a dog when one passed except for that one time when both the beagle and shepherd died one after the other
I am so sorry for your loss. I cant say time will heal your pain from losing your beloved pet because I still grieve for all that i lost. I just try to refocus and love the ones i have now.
you can honor her memory by saving a dog...have you considered rescuing a dog from a kill shelter. I wanted to do that but I felt my older dog would not accept an adult dog in his home and that he would allow a baby dog in which he did

Take care and know though she left far to early she is in a better palce and pain free.
mary
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