My Doggie Is No More

[ProfessorGAC]

Had to put him down yesterday. Hurts a lot. Big lovable yellow lab.

Somehow he got into a bad way with his blood. His white count was 63,000, when normal is 12,000 - 15,000. His red count was around half of normal.

His blood work right after Memorial Day was normal. So something hit him fast and hard. Almost seems like leukemia.

Anyway, for the last week he wasn't eating as much and started wheezing. It got worse the last 2 days.

They did an xray and he had so much fluid in his pulmonary cavity that you couldn't even see his heart on the film. The vet finally came out and said if we did nothing, he probably wouldn't make it through the weekend.

She showed me his gums. They were turning purple. That's how oxygen deprived he was getting.

So, we didn't want him to suffer. Had to let him go.

I cry for a few minutes every hour or so. I'm gonna miss him. He was my best pal.
GAC

[livetohike]

1. I'm so sorry for your loss

:hug: I hope the good memories you have will supplant the sadness and worry of the last few days....and that those memories will make you smile when you remember his life.

[haele]

2. So sorry -

And crying is good. It means he was a well-loved, good dog.

Haele

[hamsterjill]

3. Very sorry.

Cry as much as you need to. You've suffered the loss of a family member.

Thank you for loving him, and my wish for you is peace and comfort.

[irisblue]

4. i'm so sorry

i am so so sorry. it's very hard to lose a best friend. please accept my sympathies

[Donnachaidh]

5. I'm so sorry for your loss

We lost one a few months back. :hug:

[Stinky The Clown]

6. We understand it, friend. They are a true family member. Losing them is very painful.

You did the right thing.

:hug:

[yellerpup]

7. You did the best thing for him

So sorry for your loss.

[murielm99]

8. I am so sorry. n/t

[CountAllVotes]

9. sorry ProfessorGAC

I know how very important our animal friends are to us. I do know how you feel.

Just know that your poor old guy is no longer suffering and in pain.

:hug:

[roody]

10. A tear for your doggie. What was his name?

[ProfessorGAC]

13. His Name Was Barney

When he got all excitable, i would tell "put your bullet back in your pocket Barney".

He was named after Barney Fife.
GAC

[Bonhomme Richard]

11. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. n/t

[badgerpup]

12. Sorrow for your loss...

:cry:...and when it comes outta the blue like that it's devastating.
Cry as you need...your heart is missing a big yellow-lab shaped piece right now and it HURTS.


:hug:

[Paper Roses]

14. I am so sorry for you. Yellow Labs are the best-almost human friends

we can have. I care for an old, wonderful yellow Lab. After years of medical problems, I know her day will come soon. I dread it. I know I will have lost one of my best friends. My sympathy to you.

[Curmudgeoness]

15. I am so sorry for your loss. RIP Barney.

Just know that both of you were better for having each other. They don't die if we keep them alive in our memories.

:hug:

[Withywindle]

16. RIP Barney

And :hug: to you.

I'm so so sorry for your loss. Animals are not only family members, they're often our best family members.


If there's a world beyond this one, Barney will be there with you. If there isn't, well, at least your grief will stop. :cry: