Sad Day

[rjm158]

Yesterday (4-18-24) we had to put our old Lab, Izzy, to sleep. She had developed a cancerous growth on her rear leg that encompassed the bones. The vet was nice and tried to offer alternatives, but the end result would have meant her mobility issues would have gotten worse. Rather than having her suffer and be miserable every day we chose to let her rest at peace.

She was happy and pleasant to the end. Afterwards we took her home and buried her next to Frankie, her companion for the 15 years we had her.

I truly hope I don't have to do this again any time soon. Twice in 7 months is more than enough.

Ron

 

[JD338]

Sorry for your loss. That's always a tough decision to make and a rough ride to go through.
Cherish the many great memories.

JD338

 

[truck driver]

Sorry for your loss.
I went through a similar situation with my last Lab and though I love dogs he was more child like then just a dog and I won't go through that again.

 

[sako2]

Sorry for your loss. It's a tuff decision. But they are to good to us to make them suffer. R.I.P. Izzy

 

[Teknys]

Sorry for your loss. I haven’t replaced my Lab that I had for 14 years that I put down 2 years ago. Feel for you.

 

[DrMike]

Yeah, our dogs have a way of wrapping themselves around our heart. I grieve with you at your grief.

 

[Guy Miner]

Tough stuff right there. It's hard to lose a good dog. You made a wise decision.

Am sure that I'm on my last dog now. Not looking forward to his last day.

Guy

 

[salmonchaser]

Dogs are good people; so sorry for your loss.

 

[gerry]

We sure get attached to them and they are big parts of our life. It's sad when we have to say good bye but thankful for the time we had with them.

 

[NYDAN]

Sorry for your loss. Congratulations on having the courage to make a tough decision.

 

[rjm158]

Thank you, guys. I appreciate you.
Ron

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Sorry. They do get close to you. Dan.

 

[IdahoCTD]

I had to put my chocolate down in Feb. I feel your pain there. 2 in around a year would truly suck. Mine was only 9 and got a brain tumor that resulted in frequent seizures. I have a hard time not having at least one dog around. I currently have a 1yo yellow lab and a 9 week old Drahthaar puppy. I hope you can bring yourself to share the love of another pooch. They seem to just make life better IMO.

 

[6mm Remington]

They are family for certain. It's never easy.

 

[rjm158]

CTD, after I had to put my dog, Frankie, to sleep in September I got another one named Buddy a short while later.
He is half Lab and half, I believe, whitetail because he runs and jumps like a deer. He is not an aggressive dog, he is just full of love and affection. He is just past a year old. He is alert and lets us know when dangerous turkeys, deer, and crows are in his pasture

Ron

 

[IdahoCTD]

Good to hear Ron.

 

[cloverleaf]

The good Lord made good dogs to show us what unconditional love should look like. Sorry for your loss- tough decisions, but sometimes just the best thing to do. CL

 

[Vince]

I’m sorry for your loss.
All we can do is try to be the person our dog thinks we are.

Vince

 

[bdbrown66]

So sorry for your loss. It's never easy, that's for sure.