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Dogs eyes are spinning in his head?
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03-02-2012 12:49am#1
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... which can develop in geriatic dogs. ...
Good luck with this:(
Thanks man.
Yeah he has taken a turn for the worst over the past 6 months. (lost his hearing, developing pimples on his cheek, lump on his chest (too afraid to look into that) and now this... )
I've read a few other people who have said that in some cases it lasts for 2 days ... others ... a few weeks. Let's hope he has it for the shortest time possible.
Not looking forward to the vet bill. 0 -
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Completely forgot about this thread.
Thanks for all your help.
My dog passed away on the 7th of March, just over a month after starting this thread. The original event seemed to be a once off incident, however he never seemed to get back to full health. He got sick nearly every second day and had an uncontrollable bladder. Spent most of his final days in his bed or lying up beside me on the couch.
On the 7th, as a family, we knew that something wasn't right. It was a Saturday night, so the family and my dog spent the night by the fire watching the tv. We were all sure that it was his final few hours. I brought him downstairs to go out the back before putting him to bed. Opened the door, he went up to the back of the garden and wouldn't come inside. I went up to him and walked along side him to the door. He collapsed a couple of meters from his bed.
I picked him up and put him in his bed. He was breathing with some effort.
We had a discussion and decided that if he was still with us in the morning, we would head to the vets and put him to sleep. Not sure how my family was feeling but I knew his time was up. Family went to bed and I stayed by his side for an hour.
Hardest moment of my life, closing that door and saying "night" for the last time. Not going to lie I cried myself to sleep that night.
Sure enough he was gone the next morning.
I'm doing ok now but it took me a while to get over not having him around. Simple things like coming home from college and not having him there to greet me or going to bed at night (being the last one up stairs as usual) and not having to close the door behind me.
I guess they are right, you never forget your first dog.
Going up to the DSPCA tomorrow with my sister to go dog scouting
It's been a quite 3 months at home and we are ready to move forward.
Once again thanks for your help guys.
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Indeed not. I lost my (own) first to a hit and run. And I don't use that term lightly.
I gather it's been a while, but my best advice is to get straight back on the horse and find a new friend. You gave him a dignified end.
Our own has been with us, as a family unit, for ten years now. Before the kids, and with them. Dogs make fast friends. There's a great group in operation down here in Cork, who rehome dogs, but I'm sure the DSPCA will be very helpful.
This is Halle.
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RoundyMooney wrote: »There's a great group in operation down here in Cork, who rehome dogs, but I'm sure the DSPCA will be very helpful.
This is Halle.
Such a beautiful dog. We plan on going to<snip>
I'm surprised at how much adoption has changed in the 10+ years its been since we did it. So much more work, but hey I'm up for doing it for a new family member. 0 -
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Thanks for posting,very brave of you and I'm so sorry you lost your dog but happy you are going to give another dog a great home.Completely forgot about this thread.
Thanks for all your help.
My dog passed away on the 7th of March, just over a month after starting this thread. The original event seemed to be a once off incident, however he never seemed to get back to full health. He got sick nearly every second day and had an uncontrollable bladder. Spent most of his final days in his bed or lying up beside me on the couch.
On the 7th, as a family, we knew that something wasn't up. It was a Saturday night so the family and my dog spent the night by the fire watching the tv. We were all sure that it was his final few hours. I brought him down to go out the back before putting him to bed. Opened the door, he went up to the back of the garden and wouldn't come inside. Went up to him and walked along side him to the door. He collapsed a couple of meters from his bed.
I picked him up and put him in his bed. He was breathing with some effort. We had a discussion and decided that if he was still with us in the morning, we would head to the vets and put him to sleep. Not sure how my family was feeling but I knew his time was up. Family went to bed and I stayed by his side for an hour.
Hardest moment of my life, closing that door and saying "night" for the last time. Not going to lie I cried myself to sleep that night.
Sure enough he was gone the next morning.
I'm doing ok now but it took me a while to get over not having him around. Simple things like coming home from college and not having him there to greet me or going to bed at night (being the last one up stairs as usual) and not having to close the door behind me.
I guess they are right, you never forget your first dog.
Going up to the DSPCA tomorrow with my sister to go dog scouting It's been a quite 3 months at home and we are ready to move forward.
Once again thanks for your help guys.
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Completely forgot about this thread.
Thanks for all your help.
My dog passed away on the 7th of March, just over a month after starting this thread. The original event seemed to be a once off incident, however he never seemed to get back to full health. He got sick nearly every second day and had an uncontrollable bladder. Spent most of his final days in his bed or lying up beside me on the couch.
On the 7th, as a family, we knew that something wasn't up. It was a Saturday night so the family and my dog spent the night by the fire watching the tv. We were all sure that it was his final few hours. I brought him down to go out the back before putting him to bed. Opened the door, he went up to the back of the garden and wouldn't come inside. Went up to him and walked along side him to the door. He collapsed a couple of meters from his bed.
I picked him up and put him in his bed. He was breathing with some effort. We had a discussion and decided that if he was still with us in the morning, we would head to the vets and put him to sleep. Not sure how my family was feeling but I knew his time was up. Family went to bed and I stayed by his side for an hour.
Hardest moment of my life, closing that door and saying "night" for the last time. Not going to lie I cried myself to sleep that night.
Sure enough he was gone the next morning.
I'm doing ok now but it took me a while to get over not having him around. Simple things like coming home from college and not having him there to greet me or going to bed at night (being the last one up stairs as usual) and not having to close the door behind me.
I guess they are right, you never forget your first dog.
Going up to the DSPCA tomorrow with my sister to go dog scouting It's been a quite 3 months at home and we are ready to move forward.
Once again thanks for your help guys.
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You have me in tears here..what a loved pet he was0 -
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I don't think I would ever be able to put a dog to sleep. Just knowing the "due date" you part company is enough to bring a shiver down my back. As much as I knew my time was short with Blackie, there was that slight doubt in my mind that his time had come. It's never easy to lose a loved pet.
Just back from The DSPCA there and I thought I would fill you in. Was there with my sister to have a look at their range. I can honestly say that it was harder then I thought it would be. When you are a true dog lover it is difficult to go to such a place and pick just one.
After 15 minutes or so of having a look around, both my sister and I had different favourites. A black German Shepard had taken a liking to me and to be honest, I spent the majority of my time there locked eyes with him. Titan was his name. A real beauty to look at. A placid dog who couldn't bring himself away from the glass door when I was with him. Lay there, sniffing me from beneath the door. I was weaned off of him because of his long coat and the time and effort to groom him, not to mention their natural protective nature (didn't bother me but I guess when you are getting a family pet, everyone needs to like him/her)
My sister was looking at some golden lab puppies but unfortunately we are not the candidates for pups.
A lot of Luchers there as well. I would love one but again, my family wasn't sure. I just love their "couch potato" nature. Something I can relate to... on the weekends and when I am off college anyway...) Such a majestic animal. They had one in the lobby who just lay there while I rubbed her. Closed eyes, in heaven...
One dog that we both just looked at and said "yes" was a Boxer Lab X. Such a beautiful dog. Short brown coat with a lab body and a face of a boxer. Like Titan, she was very placid in her cage and only really started to play when we were about to leave. (Got the impression she thought she had "lost the sale" and had to put on a show
). We were set on her, Millie the Boxer Lab.
We were going to book a "play date" with her tomorrow and so we went up to the main counter to get it sorted. Long behold the dog was reserved but had no sign on her kennel. We were gutted. An added pain was that the couple who were interested in her were there the same time we were.
I'm not sure if the lady from the DSPCA could see the disappointment on our faces or not but she informed us that the woman interested had told her that she had arthritis and wasn't sure if Millie was too playful for her or not.
Long story short the other couple are checking out another dog as well (an older pet) and haven't made up their mind yet. Thus we are playing the waiting game. We will sleep on it and hope she is still there in the morning.
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Very sorry for your loss. I hope that you get the dog you want as I'm sure you will give him/her a great home. We have a Lab/Boxer X at home called Bruno. In fact he is lying beside me as I type this out. He is a bundle of joy and makes me very happy.
Ohh great! I was going to look up info on the breed. What are they like? Was there any difficulties with him?
Cheers.
EDIT : Just got a call from the DSPCA, the woman who was ahead of us for the Boxer Lab X has gone with another dog. I guess it is meant to be 0 -
Sorry to hi-jack your thread or anything gav, but just got this news, and I'm in tears after reading your replys, and then hearing this:
Just got a call from my Mom there to say she's in my Grandma's, and her dog, who she got when I was one is breathing badly and in pain, so he's going to the vets for 6pm...
I used to be minded by my Grandma everyday while my parents were in work, and then when I started school, I'd go to her house after and get picked up when my parents were finished work. So I basically grew up with him. I'd see him almost everyday for 12 years.
Then when I started Secondary school it was closer to home, and my Mom had stopped work to look after my little sister, so I wasn't in my Grandma's as much and I never really paid as much attention to Joey as I used to. He'd want to play, even though he was pushing 12-13 years, and I'd ignore him. Looking back now I feel really bad, cause in the last few months, after his sister died, my Grandma got a new puppy, and I would play for hours with her, and ignore him...
So anyway in the last few months he has gone deaf, and has had arthritis, and is going blind, and today he has been breathing heavily and been in pain.
I'm not sure If I'll get to see him before he get's brought to the vet to be put down, but I'm nearly in tears here at just the idea, that he was my best childhood friend, and today, at 6pm, he'll be gone forever...
My only regret is that I ignored him in his last few months...
I'm really gonna miss you Joey
Joey (1997- 2012)
Joey, and his sister Daisy, who dies a few months ago
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Gav, have been reading your thread and it has brought me to tears, Both happy and sad! So sorry to hear about your dog and the other furbabies who have passed on. Can't imagine (and don't want to) the pain of losing your lil dog. Best of luck to you and Millie, she's gorgeous and going by the photos is just dying for love, cuddles and a family to call her own. 0
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Long Road 8378 wrote: »Gav, have been reading your thread and it has brought me to tears, Both happy and sad! So sorry to hear about your dog and the other furbabies who have passed on. Can't imagine (and don't want to) the pain of losing your lil dog. Best of luck to you and Millie, she's gorgeous and going by the photos is just dying for love, cuddles and a family to call her own.
Thank you Long Road.
It was a very hard few days for me back in March.
Have the home check tomorrow from the DSPCA and then if that all goes well she will be here in the afternoon or Friday at the latest. So excited to bring her home.
We are debating her name here at the moment. Narrowed the choices down to either Zoe or to keep Millie.0 -
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Completely forgot about this thread.
Thanks for all your help.
My dog passed away on the 7th of March, just over a month after starting this thread. The original event seemed to be a once off incident, however he never seemed to get back to full health. He got sick nearly every second day and had an uncontrollable bladder. Spent most of his final days in his bed or lying up beside me on the couch.
On the 7th, as a family, we knew that something wasn't right. It was a Saturday night, so the family and my dog spent the night by the fire watching the tv. We were all sure that it was his final few hours. I brought him downstairs to go out the back before putting him to bed. Opened the door, he went up to the back of the garden and wouldn't come inside. I went up to him and walked along side him to the door. He collapsed a couple of meters from his bed.
I picked him up and put him in his bed. He was breathing with some effort.
We had a discussion and decided that if he was still with us in the morning, we would head to the vets and put him to sleep. Not sure how my family was feeling but I knew his time was up. Family went to bed and I stayed by his side for an hour.
Hardest moment of my life, closing that door and saying "night" for the last time. Not going to lie I cried myself to sleep that night.
Sure enough he was gone the next morning.
I'm doing ok now but it took me a while to get over not having him around. Simple things like coming home from college and not having him there to greet me or going to bed at night (being the last one up stairs as usual) and not having to close the door behind me.
I guess they are right, you never forget your first dog.
Going up to the DSPCA tomorrow with my sister to go dog scouting It's been a quite 3 months at home and we are ready to move forward.
Once again thanks for your help guys.
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Sorry for your Loss What a beautiful Dog0 -
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UPDATE : DSPCA have come and gone. Had a nice chat with her and she told us where the dog had come from. A nice touch is that she was the inspector who took in Millie so she knows her inside out.
Waiting for a call from our rep and will probably be up there tomorrow to finish the process. 0
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