So sad right now....

[wannaduacentury]

Sigh... bad night in the Amos household.
Got home and found one very sick great dane. Took her to the vet and it doesn't look good. Part of her stomach is in the wrong place, liver and kidney tests are bad. Basically not good. She's on an IV at the doggy doctor tonight and we'll see in the morning. But she's an old girl - 10- so I have to face the facts. She prolly won't be coming home..... sigh.... Very sad in the Amos household tonight. : (
This just SUCKS!!
We have had her since Spencer was a baby. He has always had her with him. He takes care of her, feeds her, picks up her stuff, grooms her, etc. She is his dog and he is devastated.
sigh.... : (
I know it's part of life, but it's still hard to say goodbye, and even harder to watch your childs heart break.
Please send healing vibes to one sweet great dane named abby. There is still a bit of hope, so I'm clinging to that little bit.
It's so hard when you are at the vet and you feel like you are putting a price tag on your beloved pets life, but I have to face facts. She is an old girl and the xrays looked horrible. So they have her on an IV to re-hydrate and will do an ultrasound in the morning. Also some more blood work since the numbers were off the chart. I want to at least try to save her if I can, but I will not let her suffer. The worse part may be deciding if I should pay to have them operate- something I have the feeling will happen. Like I said, at what price do I say ok and when do I just let her go. Such a hard decision... Man this just sucks!
Please send some vibes our way if you would. I think the whole family needs them.
Thanks
Denise

I'm sooo sorry {{Denise}} about Abby. I can't watch my furry friends suffer either. It's only been a week when my golden/collie Blondie passed away at age 12 and I still look for her to greet me when I get home and remember to get her supper remembering that she's not there anymore. I send many hugs your way from both of us.

[mtkitchn]

So sorry to hear about her condition, Denise. Sending hugs and good vibes your way from across town.

[maillotpois]

So sorry, Denise. That's just one of the hardest things to go through - especially with kids.

I'll be thinking of you and Russo sends licks.

[Tuckervill]

I'm vibing for your dog, and especially for your boy.

Karen

[Tri Girl]

Oh Denise,
I'm so sorry about Abby. Hopefully when she comes home she can rest peacefully and you can get all the information you need to make the right decision.
I'm thinking of you right now- and please love the heck out of Abby while you can. She's one lucky dog to have you looking out for her!!!!

[Brandi]

I tried posting on this thread last night but I started crying. Then i couldn't spell (not that I am a good speller in the first place).
I am one of those people who has saved my animals and had to spend a bit of money doing it. My first and oldest living to this date had a thyroid condition at 14 years. It cost us over $1,000.00 and 16 hours driving her to and from. 1 lost muffler on the freeway while in transet. (That was scary for everyone in the car. The noise was awful!
Babies had to stay in the hospitol for a week. we could not visit her at all cause she was radioactive.
We did not hesitate to get this treatment for her even though we had no idea how many more years or months she had left. But she was a member of our family and that is all we saw.
It was funny when we got her home she went right to her scratch pad, gave a good scratching, then to her food dish, said hi to her brother and sister then went to her spot in front of the fireplace and slept for a long time. She was so happy to be home. She also lived for another 5 years till her kidney's started getting old and she started having complications. They said I could do all this stuff for her. But when I asked how long it would give her ? They said a month or so. And a lot of the time she would be going back and forth to the vet getting kidney flushes etc.. At that point we knew we would just be kepping her around for us. She looked so beutiful when she passed. Like a kitten again. Her coat was not old looking anymore and she was not uncompfortable or in pain anymore (she had really bad arthritis too). We have a wonderful painting of her we got from an artist in New orleans that hangs on our wall. I guess my point is you know when it is time. You feel it in your heart. And she told us she was ready.
We had her for 18 years and she had such a good life. I don't know if my story helps or hurts here. But when you know other people have gone through it it seems to help me.
But you know if you are doing the right thing and it sounds like there is a lot o love in your home for her and alot of support. Good luck we are thinking healing thoughts as well.