I Just Joined... I Just Lost My Sweet Pea, Doug, i lost my dog Options

[dougsmom]

I am in shock I guess. He played with me this morning, though I noticed some limping. He was a French Bulldog, and they have back problems pretty often I guess.

After a few hours, he was yelping when I touched him! I took him to the vet, he was fine, the vet couldn't find anything. When I got there to pick him up, he was yelping again. I made plans to bring him in tomorrow. Took him home, he was acting very strangely- like he was confused, didn't want to go inside. It breaks my heart to even think about it.

I took him to the emergency vet. Had to go to work for a few hours, which frankly sucked. When I got back, he had just passed- he was in distress from the pain and they were trying to sedate him. They gave him steroids, noting helped his mouth- it was getting more and more swollen. Couldn't get the tube in his throat! He was choking to death, and it kills me. They had to knock him out, then he stopped breathing.

I don't know how to say good bye to him. I was with his body and just cried and cried. I feel awful that I wasn't there at his terrible time of distress! Why is what I keep asking over and over.

I have a cat who keeps going to the door, looking for Doug. He's in my lap now, which is weird for him, he is not a lap cat. But he's being so sweet and supportive now. I appreciate this board- I just had to vent and write it out.

Doug was a total, complete love bug. Snuggled with me every night, always greeted me with his special snorting way, loved to run around with me. I am lost, he was such an immense force in my life.

[bearbear]

i think they have bacon and all those special treats that our special, precious babies loved, in the place they are waiting happily for us in. my baby bear's favorite one was ramen and spaghetti noodles. i still have yet to go to the vets to pick up my boy's ashes and his stash of partially chewed up rawhide bones is still on our bed stuffed between the wall in the spot that he slept. actually when he sttttrreetched out our whole king size bed was his spot! i can't believe he's been gone more than a month, now. it seems like forever since i've grabbed him and hugged him and told him how much i loved him, but i still find myself looking for him- he was such a major part of everything i did. i haven't gone back to "his" park since(no reason to). he loved to run in it so much. maybe i'll take some of his ashes down and throw them at "his" ducks he liked to chase into the water. i feel so badly for all of your losses and will continue to pray for you all, and for the time that we will be allowed to share our love with our beloved friends once again. ron in pa