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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCancer developed. Rapidly aggressive over two weeks. Inoperable.
My mother had to put her beloved dog down today. She is sobbing because of this and the fact that while it was happening, the dog was licking her face with an "I'm sorry" look on his face, sort of blaming himself for this.
You can see the cancer in his face
Goodbye, Dude. You have a miserable life with terrible owners that abused you until my mother adopted you. At least in the last five years of your life, you were a spoiled, pampered prince.
Justice
(7,185 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,398 posts)Endured 4 weeks of immobility to reset the bone, only to find that cancer was the root cause of the break. Really a tough time with my buddy......
Srkdqltr
(6,265 posts)Irish_Dem
(46,828 posts)My little dog was the light of my life. We were soul mates, I know it sounds crazy.
She went very suddenly with kidney failure.
But I did get another little dog some years later and I love her.
Not quite the same however.
Sending good vibes to your mom and Dude.
BigmanPigman
(51,582 posts)I cry all the time aince my baby died 111 weeks ago today (yes, I still am in pain over it).
Irish_Dem
(46,828 posts)Yes it took me some time to get over it.
It was years ago and I still think about her.
May sound strange, but I can feel her with me.
BigmanPigman
(51,582 posts)but less and less which makes me sad. I like hearing her specific sounds briefly around my apt.
Irish_Dem
(46,828 posts)I just don't pay as much attention as in the past.
Busy with other things I guess.
Or maybe the go off to doggie heaven.
Tetrachloride
(7,826 posts)I had good dogs.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)Cant say how sorry I am for you and your poor mother
Whether we lose a pup quickly or slowly, its just devastating
I am so so sorry
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)renate
(13,776 posts)Their innocence about what's happening is a gift to them but it makes what they're going through, and what has to be done out of love, even more painful.
I'm so glad that for the second part of his life he was spoiled and loved and given the care and devotion he deserved. Something special brought him and your mom together, and that love will be his legacy.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,659 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)had a wonderful life with her.
867-5309.
(1,189 posts)while it was happening. His kisses were affection and gratitude for a good life.
Going to Canada
(169 posts)Dogs are one of the greatest gifts. Unconditional love. Crying with you.😢😢
niyad
(113,216 posts)spanone
(135,815 posts)peggysue2
(10,828 posts)It hurts. Sorry for your mom and the pup, of course. Nice to hear/read he was a rescue who found a forever home and heart.
aocommunalpunch
(4,235 posts)We dont deserve them. Those five years were indeed packed with pampering and love.
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)Botany
(70,483 posts)... mom gave the greatest gift she could to her best buddy.
Liberal In Texas
(13,542 posts)Cancer in dogs just goes like wildfire. I know from experience that one can have the vets agressively treat it but in the end there isn't really much that can stop it.
Just know your mom gave her friend some really good years.
UpInArms
(51,280 posts)am glad you all had each other
and broken he had to leave
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)niyad
(113,216 posts)send peace and comfort to his grieving loved ones.
What a precious boy. I am so sorry for your Mom's loss.
mvd
(65,169 posts)Dogs are the most wonderful creatures.. I know from experience how hard it is to lose them. My dog Gordon was 10 when he quickly died of lymphoma. Dogs got the short end of the stick on life span.
waterwatcher123
(144 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Rescue dogs are the absolute best.
Skittles
(153,138 posts)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
halobeam
(4,873 posts)Skittles
(153,138 posts)it's so....poignant
housecat
(3,121 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)He was 16 and I adopted him at 5 months. I am bereft.
Raine
(30,540 posts)for you
Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)Skittles
(153,138 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,074 posts)Skittles
(153,138 posts)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
vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)I'm so sorry for your loss. But cant let the poor thing suffer so badly like that. Yall had to do it. Rainbow bridge is there and they'll be waiting
Kali
(55,007 posts)went pretty fast, didn't bother him for a month or two but then he started losing weight and had to put him down.
Raine
(30,540 posts)I'm glad that the time he was with your family was filled with so much love and happiness for him, that means everything. A big hug for your mother and all who loved him.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,428 posts)He was lucky to have someone like your mother to love him so much.
DaBronx
(281 posts)How lucky this dog was to have been rescued by a wonderful, caring person. I wish your mom strength and happy memories.
dchill
(38,464 posts)ShazzieB
(16,352 posts)I really don't think dogs think that way. He was just concerned because his special human was upset, and he wanted to comfort her the only way he knew how, sweet little angel dog that he was.
I am so, so sorry for your mother's loss and hope she can find some measure of peace in the knowledge that he has been spared untold suffering and now rests comfortably in the arms of whatever kind angel is in charge of welcoming all the greatly loved beasts who have had to precede their beloved humans into the next world. There he will wait, safe and sound, for her eventual arrival. Blessings be upon him, and her, and all others who knew and loved him.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)So beautifully said. ❤️
Trueblue Texan
(2,424 posts)So sorry for your family's loss.
marieo1
(1,402 posts)He's a beauty...........so sorry for your Mom's loss....hugs!!
halobeam
(4,873 posts)my sympathies to both of you. She will find the light he gave her, in the dark where she is now.
StarryNite
(9,442 posts)His beautiful soul still shines through what the cancer did to him. He is shining even brighter now and know he is still around your mom and your family. They never really leave us...not ever. I suspect he was licking your mom in love and thanks for the wonderful life she gave him and for doing the kindest thing to do for him even though it was tearing her apart. R.I.P. Dude.
StarryNite
(9,442 posts)Adrift! A little boat adrift!
And night is coming down!
Will no one guide a little boat
Unto the nearest town?
So Sailors say on yesterday
Just as the dusk was brown
One little boat gave up its strife
And gurgled down and down.
So angels say on yesterday
Just as the dawn was red
One little boat o'erspent with gales
Retrimmed its masts redecked its sails
And shot exultant on!
~ Emily Dickinson ~
calimary
(81,189 posts)And all the angels dogs.
shrike3
(3,556 posts)Saying goodbye to a beloved pet. I'm sure he forgot all about the bad part of life and left this earth with only memories of your mom.
live love laugh
(13,095 posts)Theyre so trusting as long as were with them.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)a star constellation that you & mom see outside all the time. It provided SO much
comfort for me between my dad dying (because MF trump didn't warn anyone) and our beloved 12 yo dog dying of cancer just like you. You can talk to them. OK. realize I've gone beyond the scope of crazy, sorry
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,309 posts)Lost my big buddy in 2020.
C Moon
(12,212 posts)Demovictory9
(32,445 posts)EnergizedLib
(1,892 posts)R.I.P. How sad and heartbreaking. What an adorable looking dog that wouldve been even more adorable without the tumor.
At least hes not suffering, but you have to hate when that happens. Hopefully, lots of good memories.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)three weeks from her sitting on my lap breathing fast after work to me in a bawling haze after having to put her down.
We were cat-human soul mates.
I got a new kitten the same day...it definitely helped.
samplegirl
(11,474 posts)just why?
DFW
(54,330 posts)I know many of us have had to go through similar experiences. It doesnt lessen the psin.
woodsprite
(11,909 posts)She had degenerative myelopathy, which we were dealing with (meds, water therapy, a walking sling), but then her kidneys rapidly failed and we had to let her go. It's never easy to say goodbye to a beloved pet. It sounds like your Mom gave him a great home and lots of love. He knew and appreciated it.
Scalded Nun
(1,236 posts)cate94
(2,810 posts)PCIntern
(25,518 posts)May his memory always be for a blessing.
onecaliberal
(32,812 posts)😭😭😭😭😭
SWBTATTReg
(22,100 posts)that you gave him in his last days. RIP.
ProfessorGAC
(64,971 posts)We lost our Walter in February.
Rapidly growing soft tissue tumor around the front right shoulder.
The tumor either passed a clot or burst, releasing toxins. Went from pretty much OK to critical in under an hour.
He had hours to live when we decided we needed to take him down.
So, we feel your pain.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)ago. It was a very aggressive tumor that developed along her jaw.
GoodRaisin
(8,921 posts)Its really hard, I know. I lost my dog to deadly canine spleen cancer last year and still grieve over him. It happened so fast and left me stunned and empty.
Evolve Dammit
(16,719 posts)dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)sellitman
(11,606 posts)I've had to put 2 down in my life and they are amoung the hardest days of my life.
Hugs