My little Maggie Bear!!

[tulip]

hugs (((sweet Maggie)))

[andtckrtoo]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that!!! More prayers, cyberhugs and doggy love from Jimmy to Maggie!!!

[sundial]

Oh Aggie, I hate to hear this.

When my Jodi Bell got to where she rarely ate, drank, and played, I knew it was time to let her go. It doesn't get easier, but I do have a sense of relief when they take their last breath and their suffering has come to an end. Sometimes just making the decision to let them go is the hardest. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

[katluvr]

Amanda,
My heart and thoughts are with you. I am way overdue for a trip to my vet w/ my older girl kitty...she is not dropping weight fast, but has lost weight over the past few months. I think I just don't want to hear anything and I HAD to get thru the holidays.
These 4 legged creatures are our children...the are so wonderfully loving and giving. I am sending you good thoughts. And what ever time this buys you w/ your lovely Maggie, I know it will be good.
I've had some amazing aniamals beat the odds...I hope this is true for Maggie.
Keep us updated! Take care. (I have 6 critters...so I'm make sure they send critter prayers!)

K

[Aggie_Ama]

Well the good thing about being Aggies is we have a friend that is a DVM. He isn't local but he told my husband he had time to discuss Maggie tonight. The DVM was my husband's roommate and a groomsman in our wedding. He will shoot us straight but also has the education to understand what the vet is saying. My husband and I both just wish the vets said "the best thing at this point is to put her to sleep". Maybe they do and she isn't quite to that point. We have an appointment this evening to discuss her current condition with the vet since it is hard to relay it to my husband when the vet calls.

Before she got sick she was eating and pottying. She doesn't play since she is blind but until the past week or so she would come and ask for attenion. It is so hard because even as bad as she feels she is happy to hear our voices. Of course when they take her off that IV how good will she feel? That is where the vets are pessimistic, what will happen when she is off the pump and fluids.

[Brandi]

(((((hug)))))) to you ! It is hard when the kidney and liver are giving out. I have gone through this myself with a furry friend. it was hard but all they wanted to do to her to keep her alive was to much. Yet she was 18 yrs old so as you can understand she was very old and I didn't want to keep her around just for us. I thought that was being selfish. I hope your furry friend let's you know when enough is enough. Ours did and i respected that and let her go. But your is still young so things could be much different for you then it was for us. Good luck and thank you for keeping us so posted.

[sundial]

My first gsd died just 3 days after her last frisbee toss. She let me know when she was ready to go. I had the greatest sense of peace when we spent the last hour together. I will always be thankful for that.

[jesvetmed]

AGGIE: I really hope your hubby's friend was able to help you guys figure some things out. It's hard for us as vets to give up, too. And we hate to push you there if there is even a small chance that things could come out ok.

If you need any clarification on anything, feel free to ask me -- I can do my best to answer your questions, as a DVM but "not YOUR DVM"... it's always much easier from the outside of the situation.

Otherwise, just know my thoughts are with you guys. However it goes, you know you will make the right decisions for Maggie. Hang in there.
Jes