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My dad had to put his beloved dog of 12 years down last week. It was very unexpected, and very hard for him. She had suddenly gotten a condition that is apparently common in older, deep-chested dogs, and my dad, not knowing exactly what was wrong, waited a little too long to take her to the vet (a mere six hours, and she had initially gotten ill at 1 or so in the morning, and he simply waited until his vet's office was open) and it had already damaged her heart and kidneys. She was going into renal failure when he made the decision to not have her suffer any longer, as she had suffered greatly throughout the day.
I feel very badly for him, but at least he was with her during her last moments, and she was being held and talked to as she slipped away. Not knowing she was going to die so soon, he had also recently gotten a Border Collie puppy, thinking they could keep each other company. Now at least the puppy is keeping him occupied and hopefully not dwelling too much on his much-loved Australian Shepherd.
What was your favorite pet?
I feel very badly for him, but at least he was with her during her last moments, and she was being held and talked to as she slipped away. Not knowing she was going to die so soon, he had also recently gotten a Border Collie puppy, thinking they could keep each other company. Now at least the puppy is keeping him occupied and hopefully not dwelling too much on his much-loved Australian Shepherd.
What was your favorite pet?
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Despite my grumblings, Dumb Cat is by far my mos beloved pet ever. M had to take him to the kitty ER last week at 2am in the morning, and said the only reason he did so was because he was afraid I would never recover if the cat passed away while I was away.
I'm so sorry your Dad is having to go through this. Pets give us so much love and unfortunately, we also have to deal with losing them.
My thoughts are with your dad.
Favorite pet? The three dogs my family had growing up. I loved them all unconditionally and wept copiously when they died. I think dogs crawl into your heart deeper than any other pet, although I know there are cat-lovers who will disagree with me. JMO.
I liked all the animals that I have owned over the years. I really loved our family dog a lot, she was a sweet border collie/sheltie mix. I think she was my all time favorite and I hope to find another dog like her some day for my kids.
Send my love to your dad please babe.
Our cat, Hamlet, who died at almost 17 about a year and a half ago. Man, he was the perfect cat--he played fetch, never peed anywhere but where he was supposed to, never got mad at us, never tried to eat the kids when they were babies, sat on my bed all day and purred when I was sick, always greeted us at the door...he was awesome. Of Russian Blue extraction, he was so beautiful to look at.
We have two cats now and I love them to bits as well, but no kitty can ever replace Hamlet.
My favorite pet was a cat named Smokie. She used to live in my My Little Pony House.