Bad news at the vet...

[wnabeabeast]

Sorry about odie brother, I know doesn't matter what I say it is not gonna change how you feel. All I can say is I know the feeling and it is hard but like the others said you have three other pups to take care of. Again so sorry about your loss.

[SonofBone]

Sorry to hear this Grinder. My thoughts are with you.

[grnmchn]

Be thankful you had the chance to say goodbye, you don't always have that luxury...I'm sure Odie knew what he meant ot you and vice versa. Playing with your other dogs will def help take your mind off things!

[redback]

Been through that, ive had 6 dogs , only had one put down tho when i was a kid livin with my dad. The dog attacked another animal so my dad took him out the back and blew him away, i didnt get to say goodbye.

[Chadd77]

Sorry to hear that brother. My pup is 9.5 years old and I don't know how I could get by without him. Stay strong and keep your head up. Like B said you have other pups that need you. Give them extra attention right now.

[phatchopper]

Sorry for your loss bro, I know its hard to do, but think about all the good times you had with him and the fact that you got to spend 11 years with him, sometimes that isnt always the case. I cant imagine your pain as I have 3 dogs that mean the world to me, I dread the day that I have to do this. But as everyone else said go enjoy your other dogs and take them for a long hike or do something with them to get your mind off of it. Keep your head up!

[JUICE]

sorry to hear that bro :(

[The_Grinder]

Thanks for all the kind words. Its still tough today. I have been around the other dogs pretty much every second since I got home yesterday. Riley (beside Odie in the picture), knows somethings wrong and I am trying to keep him entertained by playing with him a lot. He and Odie were together for a long time so I hope he will be ok. Thanks again everyone the words have really helped.

[Bouncer]

The dog attacked another animal so my dad took him out the back and blew him away

thanks for sharing. :wacko:

[redsquirrel]

Last night our oldest dog Odie (the shepard on the far left of the picture), started throwing up, a lot. He was really weak, tired, and could barely hold his head up. So first thing this morning I took him up to the vet. Luckily this morning, he was feeling a little better. But they did some bloodwork and it turns out his platelet level is very low. He thinks the problem is probably Odie's spleen. If it isnt his spleen, it is probably an infection which might be treatable with medication. As I am posting this, they are at the vet doing an ultrasound to see if it is indeed his spleen. If it is, there are only two options. Surgery to remove the spleen and putting him to sleep. I asked the vet to be honest with me and tell me what he recommends as far as major surgery on an 11 year old dog. He gave me a straight up answer, and an answer I pretty much already knew. He said the chances of a dog his age making it through the surgery and making a recovery are slim to none. Even if he didnt die during surgery, which he said was a major possibility, he probably wouldn't live much longer and that would only mean his last days with us would be in pain. The only thing that would really be fair to the dog in this case would be getting him put to sleep. We are waiting for the call now. If we do have to get him put to sleep we are going to ask how much time we can take, since Odie isn't in any pain right now. I know its just a dog but I've had him since I was 10 years old. I've never had a friendship or a relationship that has lasted 11 years, so this is pretty tough for me to take in. I suppose its part of owning a pet but I wish it wasn't.

I can't even imagine having to do that to our animals. We have an 8 yr old Rott, and a 5 yr old mutt. The Rott has absolutely no problems, but I still think about when we may start to have problems....He hasn't been the greatest dog, but I still can't bring myself to think about it. Now, if something ever goes wrong with the mutt, I will be devastated.

Seriously thinking about putting both of them on some HGH. Kidding (Not really)

[The_Grinder]

I can't even imagine having to do that to our animals. We have an 8 yr old Rott, and a 5 yr old mutt. The Rott has absolutely no problems, but I still think about when we may start to have problems....He hasn't been the greatest dog, but I still can't bring myself to think about it. Now, if something ever goes wrong with the mutt, I will be devastated.

Seriously thinking about putting both of them on some HGH. Kidding (Not really)

It's very tough. I really hope you don't have to go through it. Odie seemed fine for an older dog, he just got sick all of the sudden. And then when they said they found that tumor, it put us in a really tough place. The hardest thing was the fact that the doc couldn't give us a time frame on how long he would live. He said he could bleed to death internally in a few days, or it could be a few weeks or longer. We couldnt take a chance on letting him die like that. Like I said though, it was the hardest thing Ive ever had to do and even now the tears come back just thinking about it.