Author Topic: Doggie Question (Read 4082 times)

jocelyn · « **on:** June 15, 2007, 06:28:19 pm »

So my family dog (not Sadie) has been really sick and we were pretty sure he wasn\'t going to make it through the week.

We discovered today, however, that he has congestive heart failure. He has all kinds of medications now but still won\'t eat, get up, etc. He\'s very listliss and is like a bag of bones.

I guess what I am asking is has anyone here had any experience with something like this? Any advice would be much appreciated. The vet hasn\'t been very helpful. I couldn\'t even get a real prognosis from him.

Oh yeah, and Yogi is an old man: he just turned 12.

Spacey · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:25:52 pm »

sad to hear but I don\'t think that we ever had a dog with that serious of problem. I\'ll ask my mother because we a dog or two when I was really young and not sure what happened to them.

hope things become a little greener.

jocelyn · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2007, 07:55:13 pm »

Thanks...

From the looks of it I imagine we\'ll put him down most likely. He\'s a good \'ol guy and I don\'t want him to suffer.

Rickey Roux · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2007, 08:09:32 pm »

Jocelyn, sorry to hear about the family dog. I know it sucks, but you never want them to suffer. I put down several cats last year and my dog is getting up there in age. I feel for you.

wildcoyote · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2007, 09:06:55 pm »

Having your pets get old is one of the most difficult things you can go through. My Murph is 10 and is currently on five different medications.

Good luck.

sallyalli · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2007, 09:11:47 pm »

Im sorry joc. This is very sad. I know you are a lover of animals and I hope the best for you ang yogi.

bellbottomtear · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2007, 09:06:00 pm »

Im sorry for what your going through.Im hoping for the best.

I lost my Arlo a year ago he was a Springer Spaniel he was older than we thought we took him from the pound and they said he was 2 but we never knew his birthday when he passed away they said he was very old.

Nermel9 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2007, 12:00:48 pm »

I\'m so sorry to hear about your dog, having a sick pet is awful. My chinchilla died last summer and I\'m still not really over it. Maybe there is something that can be done so he can get better. You never know.

derickw · « **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2007, 12:49:16 pm »

i had the same thing happen to me a couple years ago but my dog had cancer. sometimes it\'s better to not let them have to suffer

Todd · « **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2007, 01:09:14 pm »

Good luck to Yogi and your family!

FrankZappa · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2007, 01:29:57 pm »

hope things get better jocelyn.

jocelyn · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:00:38 pm »

Thanks for all of the kind words guys.

We\'re putting him down tomorrow.

davepeck · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:02:56 pm »

sorry to hear that joce.

stefpav · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2007, 04:15:47 pm »

joce that\'s a very tough thing to go through, i watched my dog be put to sleep and it wasn\'t a very good feeling at all...sorry to hear things aren\'t looking up. but at least you have sadie to comfort you still. hope everything goes smoothly and feel better.

jocelyn · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2007, 05:54:38 pm »

My mom just called to tell me Yogi died. I was just about to drive over there to say bye to him since they were going to take him to the vet tomorrow. I didn\'t get to say goodbye.