So Sad!, Loss of my friend Options

[Victoria]

Hello all
I just lost my best friend on Sunday. He was just short of his 15th birthday. He had been sick for about 2 months. I tryed everything to help but nothing did. His name was J-dog, he was a very speical dog a Jack Russell. This is the hardest thing I've had to do. I'm having a really bad day today. I have two other dogs another JRT she is almost 13, and a Lab who is 13. What a crew! Both of my other dogs are joining me in my grief. I'm worried about my Lab he too is just hanging on to life by a thread. I don't know how I will deal with back to back grief like this. The Lab is my husbands dog, J-dog was mine and my other JRT is both of ours. She is having a hard time dealing with Jays death. I try not to cry around her, but it hard because she won't let me out of her sight. I quess I need some encouragement on how to deal with her. Gosh I miss my buddie so much....

[forduffy]

Victoria,
I have no experience with fluids so I will not take up your time. I just wanted to say that I agree with everyone else- I would be sure to ask these questions of the vet and be sure that you can try to assure 24/7 access to the vet for a while, while your baby is sick and be sure that you can get him/her when you need them. From what I have read about dogs' health is that when the skin is loose, it is usually because of dehydration and when the skin is tight, it is a sign that the dog is hydrated. Scar tissue, I think, takes a while to develop-about 2-6 months. I would check this with the vet, though, because I do not know for sure.