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My buddy is dying

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Sorry to hear this.
 
Healey Gal put it in the correct perspective.Don't let him suffer and start looking for a new pup right now.---Sorry too.---Keoke
 
Really sorry to hear about your Dog Basil.....My wife lost a cat many years ago and still tears up about it to this day......We just recently got a chihuahua, it's only been about a month or so, but I kinda enjoy it's presence....Even if it is more of a rodent than a dog.
 
That's lousy Bas. The guy I fly with is going through the same thing with his dog (also named Chance). He's really out of sorts because of it.
 
Duke and I are thinkin of ya both.



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Ahh Basil, I'm so, so sorry. There's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said. We've had our share of pets in the past (most when we lived in the country and they just sort of came and went). Sarah's kitten died at 11 years old (when she was 17) and it was devastating. Our pup Zoe has been with us for 9 years and I cannot bear thinking about when she won't be around.

So, what I can offer is just a simple hug and tell you that I understand what you're going through, we all do.

Good thoughts and postive vibes from me and Zoe both.
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You said it best in the subject line Basil; my "buddy" is dying. He isn't "just an animal, he is one of your family, friend, confidant, etc. I wish you and him both an easy journey with this.
 
2 cats and a dog here. I know it'll happen someday, but I don't want to think about it.
Our oldest cat, Wallace (he's 10) got very sick when he was only 1 or 2, and we almost lost him. He's been the coolest cat ever, and I'm glad for all the time we've had all our pets.
Here's an e-hand on your shoulder. May things go as easily as possible, and may all the memories be good.
 
Along the lines of Mickey's post...

"If there are no dogs in heaven, then, when I die, I want to go where they went." ~Will Rogers

"With the exception of women, there is nothing on earth so agreeable or necessary to the comfort of man as the dog."
~Edward Jesse

"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral restraint, and they do not for all their marvelous instincts appear to know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying." ~George Bird Evans
 
I'm sorry to hear about this, Basil. My parents had similar problems with two boxers over the years. We loved those dogs and they loved us.

We always had animals growing up, mostly cats, and having them die was always a sad time. Two of the cats growing up stick out out due in part to their personalities. One was just too gentle for words, and the other was had a wild streak like Tigger. But they all became like family.
 
I appreciate all the thoughts. The Doc is giving us some meds that will make him comfortable "for a while" but Mary and I have decided that once he gets to the point where he is not eating and teh meds are not making him feel better, then it will be time. I will be with him when he goes. I'll ball like a little school girl, but I'll be with him.

Basil
 
My English Bulldog and I came of age together, had her from when I was eleven to 23...12 years is a ripe old age for a Bulldog. After she was put down by the vet with me holding her, we took a last drive together in my Mini, her favourite mode of transport.
Cried like I've never cried before or since.
A friend is a friend, no matter how many legs they walk on.
Sorry to hear about Chance.
 
Ahh Basil, such a hard thing to do, but the most compassionate choice. Sad that we can't make the same choices for our human relatives.
 
Bas, I'm really sorry. I know exactly how you must feel, my Pit Bull, Joe died 11 1/2 years ago from liver cancer. I'd gotten him when I was 3 and he was only a couple months old. I was an only child and we lived in the middle of no where so he was my best friend and a family member. having to put him down was one of the hardest experiances of my life. Be sure to walk him and play with him as much as you can, and let him know that you love him.
 
I think I can speak for most of us here Basil that we are all here with you and Chance. Been there before and each time is as hard as the one before. I know that when my girls go i will be a total basket case.
 

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Sorry to hear. I know it's hard from personal experience & one of my daughters just went through it and may be about to again.

For myself, I've avoided getting another dog for years because I don't want to face this ever again. But I'm weakening...

You guys are lucky to have each other, I think.
 
Bas,

So sorry to hear. Find some strength and then read this:

IF IT SHOULD BE

If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle cannot be won.

You will be sad, I understand.
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day, more than all the rest,
Your love for me must stand the test.

We've had so many happy years.
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so;
The time has come -- please let me go.

Take me where my need they'll tend,
And please stay with me till the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time that you will see
The kindness that you did for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

Please do not grieve -- it must be you
Who had this painful thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, these years;
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.

--- Anonymous ---
 
I got weepy through most this thread, but Scott, you put me right over the edge with that poem.
~sniff~
 
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