On Friday my dog Chase 14 passed away she had Cancer, Diabetes and Stomach issues so we decided to put her down read below?

[mattissebfan5]

She was the 1st Dog that I ever had my Mum and I had her for nearly 12 Years she was very special what I'm asking for people who lost a pet did you feel lonely, empty and feel like something missing and did it get better over time we have her daughter Lily still with us it has been hard not seeing both together she seems to be doing better than I expected so far

[exitseven]

It is hard to lose a pet. I have had a dog and a few cats over the years. It is always hard to lose them. We had our cat Harry for 20 years. He was losing his eyesight and could hardly walk. We took him to the vet a couple of times to have him rehydrated but we were only delaying the inevitable. One day we brought him to the vets and she gave him a shot and my wife held him while he passed away. We had a small pad on our bed that he slept on. It seemed strange to not have him sleeping there. For the longest time I would look for him when I got home only to remember that he was gone. He is buried in my backyard and I still say Hi to him when I mow the lawn. It will get better. I got harry at the shelter and I try to concentrate on the fact that he had a nice life. He was well taken care of and he loved his little backyard. You should think of how your dog was well taken care of and she really appreciated having a nice home.

Harry the cat

[mattissebfan5]

Thank you and I'm sorry for your loss yeah she was at a house down the street the 1st Year of her life and she once escaped and we looked after her for a few hours while we found her owner and 6 months later he asked would you like to have her and my Mum told me which was a surprise but on the first night she made it her home under 2 Years later she had puppies which wasn't planned but we took in a boy dog who kept escaping his house we returned him to his owner a few times but owner didn't care so we took him in for a few months and found him a new home we kept one of the puppies who we have now Lily who just turned 10 we made sure we treated Chase and Lily well and they got walks almost every day and spoiled them Lily still wants her walks which is good to see I am worried about how she will be without her Mum I'm glad we gave Both a loving home

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[BoopBoopBeep]

I had to put my dog down when I was 23 or 24. 20 years later I still miss him every day, but everything I do for other animals I do because of him. I would never trade the wonderful time we had together if it meant never feeling that pain. I don't have another dog because work makes that hard, but I have two rescue kittens, and I brought back a dog from Afghanistan that asked me for help as well as a kitten that the SOBs had lit on fire. She's living a great life with one of my former teammate's grandmas who has a giant catio, an elderly cat and a little chariot puppy (back legs paralyzed). They chase each other through the house and her vet insurance is taken care. She's very loving.

[mattissebfan5]

Sorry for your loss and you seem to be just a lovely person the world needs more people like you

[MsBrie]

My parents and grand parents wanted a dog so bad but allergies kept that from happening I love dogs either way.
I am so sorry for Your lose.

[mattissebfan5]

Thank you

[MsBrie]

If You need to vent I am just a IM away.

[mattissebfan5]

Oh that is so lovely of you I appreciate that it's ok at the moment but that is really nice of you

[MsBrie]

You're welcome it there if You need it.

[laly520]

the poor baby

personally I would never do anything that is as cruel as putting my own pet down

would rather try my best till last second

[mattissebfan5]

It is not cruel she had Cancer, Diabetes and Stomach problems for a week before She wouldn't eat and didn't want to go for her walks it was about putting her out of pain how can you possibly think it's cruel what is cruel is leaving her to suffer in pain it was the vet that advised us to put her down it's not a easy decision it's one of the hardest decision of our life

[laly520]

there r meds to help with pain n as long as she is breathing there is chance
one of my cats nearly died, she consumed poison when she left house n vet recommended putting her down, I didn't do that n I kept trying, she is around 9 years old now n healthy living happily in my house
I respect ur own opinion but for me its still cruel I would never agree to putting my pets down n decide when n how they will die

[mattissebfan5]

We obviously didn't want too but the vet said she had too many problems to fix if it was one thing they could but not with what she had and I can tell you in the last week she wasn't living she wouldn't eat on the day she died I took her for a walk and she couldn't even walk 2 streets she wasn't the same dog I knew she could barley walk I understand what you said and if she was younger Absolutley we would of done everything possible but she was old 14 whippet's usually only live on average to 12 when you watch your dog struggling it was time as a owner I think you know when it's time she meant the world to us but she wasn't the same dog in the end even if we decided to operate on her Cancer she probably wouldn't of survived the anesthesia it would of been cruel to leave her in pain and no quality of life

[laly520]

may she rest in peace
im sure she had a happy life full of love

[mattissebfan5]

@laly520 Thank you yes she did we tried to give her the best life possible

[Lyndsielee666]

Did you not read that she had cancer? That’s a painful death that meds can’t fix.

[andreasderjuengere]

We all need to leave one day.
As long as our (your) time together was good time, this is a memory that will prevail.
The sadness remaining can only be the regret that now we can not longer add additional good together-time.

[mattissebfan5]

Yeah I have some great memories I have already smile thinking about the funny things she did

[Wallythewalrus2]

Why did I have to stop and read these stories? Wally has tears in his sexy amber eyes now! Well, I least I have an excuse to drink.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I am sorry for your loss…

[mattissebfan5]

Thank you

[Lyndsielee666]

That poor baby):

[mattissebfan5]

Yeah she wasn't the same late on she struggled to do anything and she just lay down I would of loved more time with her we gave her the best life we could and she was tough but being old and the cancer she was struggling I think we made the right desicion for her not to be in pain

[Lyndsielee666]

You definitely madd the right decision and she passed knowing nothing but love. The empty feeling does get better but it’ll take some time

[mattissebfan5]

Thank you