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In reply to the discussion: Riley went to rainbow bridge [View all]raging moderate
(4,316 posts)51. Oh, sorry. Riley surely knew you were trying to help him.
If anything, dogs are usually more perceptive than cats. I could not have a dog, but I volunteered at an animal shelter for ten years. I was highly impressed with the ability of dogs to understand what humans are talking about and empathize with human feelings. As a dog, Riley must surely have understood how hard you were trying to help him, and how difficult the decisions were, and how very much you loved him! And all this would have been even more comforting to a dog!
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You did the very best you could for him with the info & resources avail to you.
SheltieLover
Sep 2022
#10
I'm very sorry for your loss. There must have been something else that the vet
sinkingfeeling
Sep 2022
#12
So sorry for your loss..sounds like you had a plan, and it failed. Not your fault
PortTack
Sep 2022
#13
As a former nurse, I know human patients also have variable outcomes after surgery, even for
Ziggysmom
Sep 2022
#18
You did what you thought was best for him. You could not have known the outcome
CousinIT
Sep 2022
#24
You did what you had to do, you tried to help him! Am so very sorry, I know it will take time to
secondwind
Sep 2022
#41