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3 Nov 2005
My 10 year old pug Daisy Mae is going fast of a spinal degenerative disease that affects the brain. In the past week she has gone from tinkling here & there to losing all control of her bowels & bladder. She also won't hobble into the grass anymore & just sits straight down when I take her outside...when last week she was hobbling all over the back yard. I say hobble because she hasnt been able to walk correctly for a long time.

I took her to the vet for a last ditch attempt to make her better but there is nothing that can be done. The vet told me she's in the last stages, that soon she will be completly paralyzed from the mid-back down...and then her organs will start shutting down. After doing a lot of hysterical bawling last night & looking at her photograph book from the last 10 years, I realized the quality of her life is terrible. She was such a vibrant, sassy...full of personality baby and now she sits on her pillow in diapers & looks miserable. I think I've taken her as far as she can go and at this point I'm just being selfish keeping her w/me.

I've decided that I'll let her go next friday (nov. 11). I'm going to take off work a couple days since I'll be useless. I'm going to give her the best last week on earth. I'm going to feed her all her favorite people foods & carry her out to her favorite parks & just let her sit there & enjoy.

I realize I'm blessed to be able to do this....I know a lot of you had no choice in the matter and that is so terrible. I still can't stop crying though, and I'm already grieving horribly......I would love to hear from you guys.....and any advice is much appreciated and if I'm doing this all wrong please let me know that too.
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Juls
2 Nov 2005
Hi everyone,
I am new to the boards. I am brokenhearted right now & it's good to know there are other pet fanatics out there that feel the same way I do. I've been watching my pug Daisy decline due to a degenerative spinal disease. According to the vet she will be completely paralyzed from the mid-back down in about 3 months. She has lost total control over her bladder & bowels and has to wear diapers. It's amazing she can still hobble around a little bit...but that ability is going away really fast. Anyway, I think I'm going to have to let her go soon...and it's killing me. The only consolation is that she has no feeling in her backside so there is no pain....but she can't really do anything either. She's 10 years old & has been the best friend I've ever had....I got her for a birthday present when she was 6 weeks old. I've never had to make this kind of decision before....all my other dogs throughout life died of natural causes. I know I'm being selfish keeping her with me....BUT she still seems so happy(!).......My brother told me that Daisy will let me know when she's ready......I found that really comforting. Any thoughts, comments or advice would be appreciated...and my prayers are with all of you who are struggling at the moment.
Juls
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