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ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:54 AM Feb 2022

Had To Put Doggie Down Tonight - Edited: Thanks Everyone!

Last edited Wed Feb 16, 2022, 06:01 PM - Edit history (1)

He had an aggressive soft tissue tumor on his right "shoulder".
In a couple months it got looking like a tennis ball was stuffed under his skin.
Blocking flow of lymph, the paw was swelling.
Took him to vet at 330, with agreement that it was time for palliative care.
Then, around 930 tonight, shallow, rapid breathing, and whining.
I take him out to do potty business and when he got done just collapsed into the snow.
Put him in car, and instead of getting on seat he just dropped onto the floor.
The 24 hour vet is 35 minutes away, so my wife calls as I'm leaving.
He barely moved the whole drive. I was checking regularly to see if he was breathing.
Second vet sees him today & says his system is in collapse. She guessed the tumor broke & started spreading toxins.
I couldn't stand for him to suffer, so we pulled the plug, so to speak.
Pretty sad.

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Had To Put Doggie Down Tonight - Edited: Thanks Everyone! (Original Post) ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 OP
Deepest Condolences SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
Always sad when you lose a loved dog. Many sympathies. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #2
So sorry...the price we pay when we promise! You did the right thing PortTack Feb 2022 #3
I am so terribly sorry. You have my deepest sympathies, I've been there, too Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #4
I am so sorry. My deepest sympathies. MerryHolidays Feb 2022 #5
Poop pup. Poor you now. Pup is in some giant dog park in the sky. applegrove Feb 2022 #6
I'm so sorry. You did the right thing for him. CousinIT Feb 2022 #7
I'm so very, very sorry for your loss. StarryNite Feb 2022 #8
I'm so sorry. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #9
I'm so sorry. It hurts so much to have to say goodbye, even when there's highplainsdem Feb 2022 #10
so sorry, ProfessorGAC Skittles Feb 2022 #11
Aww, that's really rough. 😥 ShazzieB Feb 2022 #12
He's gone over the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge and is having a blast. secondwind Feb 2022 #13
Am so very sorry. 😥 Duppers Feb 2022 #14
His Name Was Walter ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #67
Oh, I Am So Very Sorry DarthDem Feb 2022 #15
My condolences...I have never found a way to make it easier to go through Moostache Feb 2022 #16
So sorry, ProfessorGAC.. whathehell Feb 2022 #17
I am so very sorry for your loss. niyad Feb 2022 #22
Sorry for your loss of your pup. GoodRaisin Feb 2022 #18
I'm so sorry 💔 Raine Feb 2022 #19
I'm so sorry. It's hard to loose such a friend as your dog. Maraya1969 Feb 2022 #20
Lady of the Beasts, please take Your little one gently home in Your loving arms, and niyad Feb 2022 #21
So sorry for you and your wife. Hugs to you. Fla Dem Feb 2022 #23
You have our regrets. Dogs are the BEST humans. 634-5789 Feb 2022 #24
So sorry. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #25
He has escaped the suffering. Very best wishes to you, you did your little fur friend a service. Judi Lynn Feb 2022 #26
I'm so sorry! cate94 Feb 2022 #27
It's the right thing to do but damn it hurts malaise Feb 2022 #28
My condolences Ohio Joe Feb 2022 #29
I am truly sorry. LoisB Feb 2022 #30
I'm so sorry. Nt raccoon Feb 2022 #31
I'm very sorry for your loss, ProfessorGAC. brer cat Feb 2022 #32
I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved dog. phylny Feb 2022 #33
It's always hard losing a family member. You have my deepest sympathy! Emile Feb 2022 #34
So sorry Professor. I can sympathize. I have four dog graves here, dug in the hard soil, panader0 Feb 2022 #35
So sorry Meowmee Feb 2022 #36
sorry to hear that. Had to do that July 4th weekend 2020. It was awful. JanMichael Feb 2022 #37
Oh, Prof, I am so sorry! MissMillie Feb 2022 #38
That's such a hard thing to do. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2022 #39
Been through the same...it's hard even now 15 years later. MiHale Feb 2022 #40
I'm sorry. It's always the hardest thing to do, even though you know you have to. Vinca Feb 2022 #41
I'm so sorry to hear that. TheBlackAdder Feb 2022 #42
I'm so very, very sorry for your loss. dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #43
I am so sorry. Delphinus Feb 2022 #44
My deepest sympathy. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #45
So sorry. I put my dog to sleep about a year ago...same kind of situation. It hurts. Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #46
They truly are members of our families. mercuryblues Feb 2022 #47
I'm so sorry. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #48
Went through that recently myself Blue Owl Feb 2022 #49
Sorry to read this. It's always rough to lose a friend. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #50
So sorry to hear this peggysue2 Feb 2022 #51
I'm sorry to hear that. Ellipsis Feb 2022 #52
RIP XanaDUer2 Feb 2022 #53
I am posting this for you. Quite literally, I have tears flowing. Stinky The Clown Feb 2022 #54
So sorry for your loss. beaglelover Feb 2022 #55
So sorry. I went through a similar drill about a year ago so I know how you must feel. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2022 #56
This song comforts me. roody Feb 2022 #57
Never heard that one before Chautauquas Feb 2022 #63
It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #58
I had to do the same thing this past Saturday. Tracer Feb 2022 #59
Sorry for your loss Chautauquas Feb 2022 #64
Sorry, Prof. I'm sure your dear little guy had a happy life with you, Hortensis Feb 2022 #60
I'm so sorry Bettie Feb 2022 #61
Always so difficult Retired Engineer Bob Feb 2022 #62
I'm so sorry 😢 live love laugh Feb 2022 #65
That Stinks, Sorry To Hear This Professor Beetwasher. Feb 2022 #66
I'm so sorry, ProfessorGAC. LuckyCharms Feb 2022 #68
I'm so sorry, ProfessorGAC. Yorkie Mom Feb 2022 #69
I'm so sorry for your loss. 💕 MerryBlooms Feb 2022 #70
I am very sorry to hear that you lost your dog. EndlessWire Feb 2022 #71
Poor pup, many condolences ironflange Feb 2022 #72
Poor guy. Dr. Strange Feb 2022 #73
I'm sorry for your loss, but you did the right thing FakeNoose Feb 2022 #74
I'm very sorry to hear that. Condolences. NNadir Feb 2022 #75
My heart breaks for your family. Poor baby. BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #76
I feel your pain mcar Feb 2022 #77
So sorry Picaro Feb 2022 #78
Truly sorry for your loss. MrsCheaplaugh Feb 2022 #79
I'm so sorry. It is heartbreaking. Sending you and your wife hugs. MLAA Feb 2022 #80
Aw, man, I remember when we had to go through that with Goldie. calimary Feb 2022 #81
You acted out of love. TNNurse Feb 2022 #82
Really sorry to hear this. Pobeka Feb 2022 #83
So sorry for your loss. It is heartbreaking to lose a much loved pet. liberalla Feb 2022 #84
So very sorry for your loss. Peace and light to youl. virgdem Feb 2022 #85
I'm so sorry 😢😭 seta1950 Feb 2022 #86
Sorry to hear about this loss of your pup peacebuzzard Feb 2022 #87
So heartbreaking. blue neen Feb 2022 #88
I am so sorry to hear that. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Feb 2022 #89
My heart goes out to you appleannie1 Feb 2022 #90
I'm so sorry for your loss. iemanja Feb 2022 #91
It's always tough to go through this. I've been there a number of times, Abolishinist Feb 2022 #92
How awful for you both. You did the right thing. He knew he was in good hands. flying_wahini Feb 2022 #93

Rhiannon12866

(202,958 posts)
4. I am so terribly sorry. You have my deepest sympathies, I've been there, too
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 03:03 AM
Feb 2022

You did the right thing for your dear friend. And you need to remember how fortunate he was to have had you.

CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
7. I'm so sorry. You did the right thing for him.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 03:21 AM
Feb 2022

I know it doesn't help to know that right now but it's true.

highplainsdem

(48,718 posts)
10. I'm so sorry. It hurts so much to have to say goodbye, even when there's
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 03:34 AM
Feb 2022

no other way to spare them suffering.

Skittles

(152,963 posts)
11. so sorry, ProfessorGAC
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 03:35 AM
Feb 2022

I know how hard it is

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me
as if I were beside you......
I loved you so
’twas Heaven here with you.

- Isla Paschal Richardson

ShazzieB

(15,952 posts)
12. Aww, that's really rough. 😥
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 03:56 AM
Feb 2022

It's so hard to lose one of our beloved furbabies. Sounds like you did exactly the right thing, though. Small comfort, I know, but it's the truth. You did right by him.

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
14. Am so very sorry. 😥
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:08 AM
Feb 2022

Losing a cherished dog is devastating.

What was your doggie's name?





We had to end our 12yo Lab's suffering on NYD, this yr. He'd had a long, good life but was collapsing on his feet and couldn't hold any food down. He was diagnosed with systemic cancer last July; so, it was time.

ProfessorGAC

(64,413 posts)
67. His Name Was Walter
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 05:59 PM
Feb 2022

I called him "Doof" or "Big Boy" a lot, too.
Had another sad today.
I subbed 7th grade math, so I'm gone from 7:20 to 3 pm. I get home & no pal waiting at the door.

DarthDem

(5,253 posts)
15. Oh, I Am So Very Sorry
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:17 AM
Feb 2022

He sounds like he was very, very loved. My deepest condolences. He's over the bridge now.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
16. My condolences...I have never found a way to make it easier to go through
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:24 AM
Feb 2022

The more deeply we love - any one in our lives whether family, friend, pet or acquaintance; the more acute the pain and deep the feeling of loss when they are gone. May memories of pleasant times and happier days overcome your sadness and leave you with the warm remembrance of a rich life for your pet and happy companion before nature turned on your time together.

GoodRaisin

(8,885 posts)
18. Sorry for your loss of your pup.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 04:50 AM
Feb 2022

I went through a similar experience with mine last Feb. He passed on the way to the vet. It’s a very sad thing.

niyad

(112,424 posts)
21. Lady of the Beasts, please take Your little one gently home in Your loving arms, and
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 05:25 AM
Feb 2022

send peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones.

I am so very sorry for your loss. It is so hard when we have to make that decision, even though we do it from love.

malaise

(267,784 posts)
28. It's the right thing to do but damn it hurts
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 05:58 AM
Feb 2022

I still tear up when I think about letting go of my beloved Roots and that was decades ago.

brer cat

(24,401 posts)
32. I'm very sorry for your loss, ProfessorGAC.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 07:00 AM
Feb 2022

It hurts terribly to make that decision even as our brain knows we are doing the right thing.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
35. So sorry Professor. I can sympathize. I have four dog graves here, dug in the hard soil,
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:06 AM
Feb 2022

covered with large rocks.

JanMichael

(24,846 posts)
37. sorry to hear that. Had to do that July 4th weekend 2020. It was awful.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:10 AM
Feb 2022

You did the right thing but it's never easy. We adopted another dog about 2 months after that and he's turned out fabulous but we still think about Scout everyday.

MissMillie

(38,450 posts)
38. Oh, Prof, I am so sorry!
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:11 AM
Feb 2022

It hurts so much to see them suffer, and losing them is no picnic either.

He knew you loved him. He'll miss you too.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
48. I'm so sorry.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:55 AM
Feb 2022

Been there too many times myself.

It's the final, full measure of love - horribly painful for the owner; far less so for our beloved.

Blue Owl

(49,902 posts)
49. Went through that recently myself
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:56 AM
Feb 2022

Not fun -- stay strong and remember the good times... Giving him a good loving home was the best thing!

peggysue2

(10,811 posts)
51. So sorry to hear this
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 11:20 AM
Feb 2022

Because I know how hard it is. Every time, never gets easier.

One of my Bernese Mountain dogs went like this with an encapsulated tumor on her side. I'd had her to the vets on a Thursday for labored breathing. X-rays came back fine. By Sunday, she could barely stand. X-rays of her lungs looked as if they were filled with spider webs. That fast!

Sad, yes. But at least we can relieve the suffering.

Take care.

Stinky The Clown

(67,669 posts)
54. I am posting this for you. Quite literally, I have tears flowing.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 12:25 PM
Feb 2022

We have lost far too many dogs. In fact there was even a day when we lost two. This gave us comfort. I hope it does for you, too.

Tracer

(2,769 posts)
59. I had to do the same thing this past Saturday.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 01:47 PM
Feb 2022

My sweet little boy Rudy had Cushing's disease for about 3 years and I thought he was doing OK.

But I took him to the vet a week ago for a usual test and after a ultrasound, she said he had a large tumor on his spleen and was bleeding into his abdomen.

Although it was shocking diagnosis to me, there was no question as to what to do. It was the kindest thing to do. He was 10.

I also have a younger dog who is now looks for her best buddy and doesn't find him.

62. Always so difficult
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 02:29 PM
Feb 2022

A dog’s love comes at a price, a price that is low compared to what we get in return. You released your friend from pain and suffering.

EndlessWire

(6,373 posts)
71. I am very sorry to hear that you lost your dog.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 08:15 PM
Feb 2022

You took care of him to the end. Good job. Condolences to you and your wife for your loss.

FakeNoose

(32,328 posts)
74. I'm sorry for your loss, but you did the right thing
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:03 PM
Feb 2022

I went through the same thing with my dog (terrier/husky mix) about 15 years ago. She was 14 and otherwise healthy, but she had the same kind of tumor you've described. My dog was trying to "doctor" herself (it's instinctive) and she would bite the tumor and try to lick it clean as much as she could. But of course it kept growing bigger, and I finally discovered it when it was too late to save her. I took her to the vet and she could barely walk. I didn't want her to suffer, so the vet put Nakita to sleep.

mcar

(42,206 posts)
77. I feel your pain
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:21 PM
Feb 2022

We had to put our 12 YO hound/husky fellow down last year. He went downhill fast. All his blood work checked out but he was failing.

It was so hard but we knew - and I think he knew - it was time. I still miss him.



Sad to happy for us - the next day, our first grandchild came into the world.

I am sorry for your loss.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
81. Aw, man, I remember when we had to go through that with Goldie.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:32 PM
Feb 2022

Aw, man, it STILL hurts, and that was last year. Every time I think of her, a little hole opens up in my heart. You have ALL my sympathies and empathies.

You don't mourn alone.

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
83. Really sorry to hear this.
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 10:51 PM
Feb 2022

Pets give so much emotional companionship.

Hope you and your wife are coping well.

Abolishinist

(1,257 posts)
92. It's always tough to go through this. I've been there a number of times,
Thu Feb 17, 2022, 01:49 AM
Feb 2022

although the last one was easier for some reason. I kept telling myself that we were so blessed to have had such a great companion for so many years, but it was time to let go. In this case it was a cat... several months later we found another one and she is now just as special, but in different ways. I find you can't really 'replace' a pet, they are all unique, so it's those fond memories I hang on to.

My condolences.

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