Can't stop crying...

*UpsyDaisy*

Sorry if i depress you all but i just had to talk to someone.

I've just had to have my dog put to sleep, and i can't stop crying.

I've had him 14 years, (since i was 7) and he's always been fit and healthy. About 2 weeks ago he went off his food and i've been doing everything i could to make him better. The last couple of days he seemed to be getting better, and i started to feel less worried about him.

Last night, he just kept throwing up, i was right worried about him, and i took him to vets tonight. The lovely vet said his kidneys were failing, and that there was nothing she could do.. and that it would be best to put him to sleep.

So i held him in my arms as he went to sleep for the last time.

Now obviously im heartbroken. As is the rest of my family.
He's been here with me for the best part of my life, and my 2 year old absolutely adores him.
How do i expain to her whats happened? And does it get any less painful?

Sorry for my outburst.

L x

mumslave

awww it does get easier. I am sorry you lost your dog but you did the kindest thing for him. I grew up with a labradoor, she was the same age as me. She died aged 16. I sat in her kennel with her whilst she went, just purely from old age. I felt as though I had lost a limb at first, she had been my companion for as long as I could remember. I am 25 now, and when i think of her its very happy thoughts. It will get better, dont you worry. For your two year old, dont lie to her, tell her that your dog died (dont say put to sleep, you may scare her about bedtimes) and has gone to doggy heaven. Perhaps you could pick a star to show her. She is young enough to accept and move on if she even manages to grasp fully what you mean.

skiTTish

I lost my first dog when I was 15 and I thought I might die from grief ,Im 34 now I still think about him often but for as long as I can remember I think of him and smile and remember what a great dog he was.
Its so unfair that something so loving and loyal has such a shorter lifespan than us xx

candygirl

Sending you massive (((HUGS))) hun:( It will be so hard right now, but does get easier believe me.I've had this happen to 2 of my dogs, and was devastated at first, but now have happy memories x

RacyRed

I'm so very sorry.

It does get better, in time. But right now you have suffered a loss, you need to grieve and are here among people who understand that. xxx

Fire_Fox

(((((hugs))))) Very sorry to read of your loss. It does get better with time, try to keep remembering that you have done the right thing as he is out of pain, eventually that thought will get thorough the grief.

geminilady

*UpsyDaisy* wrote: »

Sorry if i depress you all but i just had to talk to someone.

I've just had to have my dog put to sleep, and i can't stop crying.

I've had him 14 years, (since i was 7) and he's always been fit and healthy. About 2 weeks ago he went off his food and i've been doing everything i could to make him better. The last couple of days he seemed to be getting better, and i started to feel less worried about him.

Last night, he just kept throwing up, i was right worried about him, and i took him to vets tonight. The lovely vet said his kidneys were failing, and that there was nothing she could do.. and that it would be best to put him to sleep.

So i held him in my arms as he went to sleep for the last time.

Now obviously im heartbroken. As is the rest of my family.
He's been here with me for the best part of my life, and my 2 year old absolutely adores him.
How do i expain to her whats happened? And does it get any less painful?

Sorry for my outburst.

L x

(((hug)) Sorry about your dog but you did the kindest thing in not letting him suffer any longer.He died safe in your arms knowing he was loved,what better end could anyone wish for?.As to your two year old it depends how much he/she understands i would just say the dog was very old and has died and gone to heaven.It will get easier and less painful as time passes and you have 14 yrs of memories to look back on.

loulou123

Big hugs, know exactly how you feel and it really will get better over time. Lost my hugely loved dog a couple of years ago after nursing him through cancer for months and i thought i'd never get over it but slowly you do.

I'm guessing as it was so sudden your also properly in some shock, right now (the dog i owned before the last one had a heart attack, out of the blue, and because its so sudden you cannot even hope to prepare yoursel for the loss.)

You have done the most caring and loving thing, for your dog, by letting him go, try to hold on to this thought. x x x

Stephb1986_2

I'm so sorry for your loss I could cry for you I know what you mean having a pet for so long you think that they will be there forever but it upsets me to know that they won't be, I've had my dog for the last 9-10 years she's had cancer twice and she is still with us but everyday when I look at her cute face I know it's one day closer till she leaves us I'm dreading it so much that I'm crying now.

Thinking of you

Steph xx

spike7451

I'm so sorry to hear about your puppydog,My cat was diagnosed with the same & sadly passed away in Sept so I know how you're feeling.

beachbeth

I echo what everyone else has said. Of course you can't stop crying. Its a terrible thing when you lose a dog (or a cat!). I had a large Cavalier King Charles spaniel (large in build not weight!) who was nine and died in January. I had her from the age of 3 and so was only with her for 6 years. She adored me and was happy as long as I was with her. She had an upset stomach one morning and went downhill fast. By lunchtime I took her to the vets and I left her there for tests. She had a bad stomach infection and they kept her there. I was going to visit her the next morning. She sadly died that night and I was distraught that I hadn't been there with her when she died. I loved her so much and really miss her.

Its been nine months but I still get upset about it so please don't beat yourself up about being upset. Its a natural thing to cry and grieve and you can comfort yourself that you were with your little one at the end. You have grown up with this dog and so of course you are going to feel a big loss. Give yourself time and you will start to feel better.