My Furrbaby Options

[carrie31023]

Hello, I am new on here and I would like to share my story with all of you. I am struggling with the decision I made to put my 13 year old Pittbull dog THUNDER down. She had been struggling with a skin condition for over 4 years that would leave her hairless in spots and she was on antibiotics and prednisone tabs. In the last two months, while giving her her bath I found hard lumps in her mammary glands. I took her to my vet and she advised that since she was aged that she may or may not come through the surgery to remove them. We opted for more meds and to keep her comfortable. Within the last two weeks, those lumps busted and left deep holes in her belly and she began to sleep for hours and hours at a time. She also started not to be able to walk and her back paws started turning under and she was trying to walk on her front of the paws. She also could not stand steady to go to the bathroom. I took her this past Saturday to the vet again and I was advised that those lumps were actually tumors that had ruptured and that the only way to stop the progress was to either take them off or put her under. She would not live through the surgery. My Furrbaby died at 9:00 AM 01/18/14. I am so upset with this that I can't sleep because I hear her crying for me. I cry all the time. I thought if someone was in the same situation or similar situation as I am that they could help me through this. My boyfriend of 13 years made the decision with me, but I am the one that seems to be taking it the hardest. When I try to talk to him he seems like he doesn't want to hear it and doesn't care. We brought her home and she is buried out in the edge of the clearing on our property. I miss her so much!!!!!

[Mistletoe]

Carrie----

So sorry about Thunder---the decision to put them down is hard, even if they are ill--because you hope, maybe there is something that can be done---

I know what you are feeling---there doesn't seem to be the words to make the pain go away---it's not a bad thing to cry---it's more for yourself, than them---but it helps.

This site will help too--because the people here--truly understand your pain.

Take care and give it time----

Mary