Dog having a seizure

Darlyd

This is so painful.

Molly don't know what to do with herself. Hubby putting trampoline up, I never got out of bed till 11.30, just couldn't, just kept thinking Sam is downstairs with Daddy as usual, as he followed him everywhere. It hurts so much..

When will this pain go away?

candygirl

darlyd wrote: »

This is so painful.

Molly don't know what to do with herself. Hubby putting trampoline up, I never got out of bed till 11.30, just couldn't, just kept thinking Sam is downstairs with Daddy as usual, as he followed him everywhere. It hurts so much..

When will this pain go away?

it will take a while hun, but in the meantime try and remember the happy times.Look at pics of him, and talk about him to your OH, oh and cuddle your girly dog as she will miss him too:(:A

madget_2

Like candygirl says, it takes a while. But it'll eventually stop hurting so much and you'll be left with the lovely memories you have of Sam.

Whenever I go through this, I keep reminding myself that all of the love and happy times are worth the sadness when you lose them, even though it feels like the world has ended at the time.

rainbow_791

I have just read all of your posts and the way you speak about everything reminds me so much of our beautiful dog that we had to have PTS 5 weeks ago, it was the worst thing to go through. At first it is so hard feeling the empty space but in time it does get better where the hurt is not so strong. But i think when we lose something so precious to us we always remember them and feel the pain at times.
It is hard right now but in time you will start thinking of all the happy times together.
I hope you and your family are doing as well as possible

hethmar

Yes, it takes time Im afraid and I even now still wake up sometimes and think one of my dogs is in the room and bless, we lost her 12 years ago. But I can look at their photos now and smile when we talk about what they got up to.

rainbow_791

hethmar wrote: »

Yes, it takes time Im afraid and I even now still wake up sometimes and think one of my dogs is in the room and bless, we lost her 12 years ago. But I can look at their photos now and smile when we talk about what they got up to.

When we lost our dog our I could even look at pictures because it was too hard but now I can look at pictures and begin to smile at them It is so hard at first but time is a great healer

Darlyd

Thank you guys

Still hurting, but getting less and less as the day's come.

When we knew Sam was unwel, DH was talking about needing to get a puppy to help him recover, I was dead against it, now he has gone, out of curiosity I looked for puppies in our area and came across a family selling blue staffies, Well DH says he not ready, but rung the advert and is going to see them tomorrow. hmmm

Now I am thinking oh god are we ready? Yes would be good, keep us busy, liven this house up etc etc. But what about poor Molly? Will she be ok? she is 10 and I doubt very much she will want a little napper dangling off of her neck. We will keep them separated by all means until she gets used to him. But I am upset now, I don't want to replace him, neither of us do, I just want DH to be happy and entertained, he took Sam everywhere with him even work in the afternoons..

He is going tomorrow afternoon after work, but I will be in work and can't go, he says if it doesn't feel right he will say no, he did explain everything to her on the phone just now.

Help ?

p.s... Molly is not eating all her dinner like she did before? And she goes to the other side of the kitchen looking for Sam's bowl (they used to swap half way through).. .. She also keeps looking for him, sniffing poo (only hers), And sitting by his tire on the tree..

Humphrey10

darlyd wrote: »

p.s... Molly is not eating all her dinner like she did before? And she goes to the other side of the kitchen looking for Sam's bowl (they used to swap half way through).. .. She also keeps looking for him, sniffing poo (only hers), And sitting by his tire on the tree..

My aunt had 2 dogs, she (and the dogs) were living with us for a while, one had to be p.t.s., the other dog kept looking for him. It is very sad to see, but he got back to his old self in the end and I'm sure your Molly will too. Just let her take her time, and be with her if she wants company.

Re: a puppy, it depends how Molly is with puppies. Would an older rehomed dog be worth considering? Then you could take her to meet the dog first to see how they get on.
Though, our dog is old too (12ish) but still likes playing with puppies, she prefers them to older dogs when out on walks, so it really depends on your dog.

madget_2

Humphrey10's advice sounds good, darlyd.

Molly is bound to be missing Sam at the moment. As Humphrey says, it can be upsetting to see them like that, but she just needs a bit of time to adjust, too.

When it comes to adopting a new pet after such a loss, everyone is different. Some people need time to grieve and find it very difficult to take on another one soon afterwards (it took me over 6 months and would have been longer if my husband hadn't kept on at me so much about getting another cat). Others need to fill the empty space as soon as possible. Even after 6 months, I found it strange to have a new cat around and guilty for having "replaced" my beloved cat. Thankfully, those feelings passed and I grew to absolutely adore both of our new cats. So don't be worried if you or your OH experience the same at first.

As for Molly, some rescue centres and I'm sure some breeders, allow or encourage "play dates" where you can see how she gets on with the potential new addition to the family. If that's possible, then that might be a good idea?

Darlyd

Don't think getting a staffy from rescue would be a good idea with the kids. We would prefer a puppy so we know who he came from etc.

Hope he feels wrong and says now when he sees them now..

hmph

Still hurting over losing Sam. He was one in a million. And so is Molly she is unique.

will let you know