Euthanasia and your pet

[woob]

Sorry to hear about your pup, Shane. Almost sounds like she had a stroke or something. How is she doing today?

[shane_c]

Originally Posted by woob

Sorry to hear about your pup, Shane. Almost sounds like she had a stroke or something. How is she doing today?

Unfortunately things took a very quick turn for the worse and we had to have her put down. Not long after we took her to the vet she began to lose all control of her back legs and tail. Everything was cancelled on Wednesday because of a major snowstorm (my area had 76 cm) so we called the vet on Thursday morning. He made a house visit to check on her and did a deep tissue pain sensation test. She could not feel anything and given the seriousness of spinal injuries he suggested that we get her to the Atlantic Vet College (AVC) in PEI immediately. So we loaded her in the car and made the 4 hr drive.

Given how quickly she went from having some sensation to absolutely nothing the AVC did not believe it was a compressed vertebrae. Based on previous cases they’ve seen like this they were inclined to believe that it was either a tumor in her spine which was now pushing on her spinal cord or a disease in her spine. If it was cancer they could do surgery to remove it but since they can’t take as much of the surrounding area they’d like it would likely return in 2-3 months. During this time she would be in the same condition and unable to move her back legs. If it was a spinal disease they could do surgery but said that we’d have to wait 8 weeks to determine if she’d regained any deep pain sensation (less than 30% chance), let alone ever walk again. We made the decision to have her euthanized rather than subjecting her to any further testing since no matter the diagnosis the chance of her making a recovery were slim to none.

We have been absolutely devastated. She was so athletic and fit. She had a heart of gold. She used to follow me around everywhere and I feel incredibly alone without her. Our other Husky realizes that she’s not around and several times now has gone to the place where she used to sleep and just stand there and stare at the empty space for a few seconds before moving on. It breaks my heart.

[Reaper]

I'm so sorry Shane.

[bigtmac19]

Shane - so sorry to hear this, my sympathy!

[Suzles]

My sincerest condolences.

[FLAME ENVY]

Thinking of you Shane.

[PIMking]

Rip Loki 4/20/2005 - 5/12/2015

The gf of 10 years and I split up and I packed up to start a new life in Florida. He's never been sick until last summer when he got sick and had diarrhea really bad and went from 25lbs to 19lbs and we almost lost him. After that he wasn't really 100% normal kinda almost like he had a stroke, his back legs didn't work right but other than that he seemed normal.

But about two months ago he started to have Diarrhea again and after I left it got worse. The ex ran him to Mississippi State which is a good vet school to look at him. His liver failed and his glucose wouldn't come up with out IV's.

He lived a very long and good life, we got him in 2006 when the breeder took him back from the original owner for beating him.

I drove from Gainesville Florida to Starkville, Mississippi on Monday night in 8 hours nearly 600 miles to see him one last time before he died. I got to hold him and give him love one last time when they put him down in my lap. The good news is I was able to get him to sleep before they administered the medication. I miss him dearly, I had lost my cat of 16 years in December and then him. the other one is still alive and good to go but I hope he doesn't get sick soon because loki is gone.

[White Out 403]

RIP Loki

Beautiful dog. Sorry for your loss

[manwiches]

What a handsome boy. Sorry for your loss PIM.

[#22]

Sorry for your loss

[JonDuke]

Condolences, PIMKing.
Such a beautiful lil guy.

[WhiteTiger]

RIP, Loki

[pope04]

Sorry to hear, PIM. Nice looking pooch.

[bigtmac19]

So sorry for your loss, what a beautiful dog :'(

[Igster]

RIP Loki. Glad you got to be there one last time.

[brocoli]

Sorry for your loss. He looked like a champ

[FlamesAddiction]

That looked like an awesome dog... very happy.

I had to make this hard decision today on my cat. It really sucks. After spending about $1,700 trying various things, her condition was just getting worse. I had to do the more dignified thing for her.

Brutal. I hate seeing this thread bumped. Condolences to both of you.

[Reaper]

So sorry PIM. It is the dance we do as pet owners. I bet Loki danced well.

[Suzles]

Such kindness to make this tough choice. So sorry to both of you for your loss.