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Our 11 nearly 12 year old lab has suddnely become v. uncomfortable in his hips... hes constantly breathing heavily after just wandering a little down the road and we have found a lump on his side :( His tongue was quite blue tonight as well... hes going to the vets tomorrow :(
Hes my first memory, my first dog and is my everything... :(
I am so worried he will have to be PTS tomorrow as we think he is in quite a bit of pain from his hips... he also has no sense of people around him etc. any more and is generally quite confused :(
This will just break my heart... :(
 
nikicb said:
So sorry to hear this. I am just at the beginning of my labrador owning days and they are very special. My thoughts are with you and your family. Always hard when a faithful friend reaches a certain age. xx.
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Thank you. really really dreading it :(
 
Sorry your dog is poorly. Wait and see shat the vet says tomorrow. i thought our 15yr old dog would have to be put down after faintng, panting etc, he was put on medcation and is still with us 4 months on with a good quality of life atm.
 
reddie said:
Sorry your dog is poorly. Wait and see shat the vet says tomorrow. i thought our 15yr old dog would have to be put down after faintng, panting etc, he was put on medcation and is still with us 4 months on with a good quality of life atm.
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Glad to hear he is ok :)
Sadly i think it is the end, he just seems so sore in his hips and hes been on medication before with little affect and the lump doesn't seem good at all :( i will keep the fingers crossed though..
 
Oh, bless him, and you, fingers crossed they can do something for him tomorrow, but if not, take comfort that he has had a long and happy life and if he is entering his last days, you are able to free him from any pain that he is feeling - that is the last and best thing you and your family can do for him xxx
 
Its always the part pet owners dread and yet, we carry on doing it just because we love their lives with us and our lives with them in it.
If it is the way you fear, you can be comforted by the fact he has had a long and happy life with you and your life has been all the better for knowing him :)
Massive hugs to you and your boy, I know how hard it is to deal with not knowing what's going to happen.
You'll know what's right, but until then just see what the vet says tomorrow and go from there.
Take it easy xx
 
Hugs to you, it is an awful time. Fingers crossed the vet is able to give him a little more comfortable time, but if his time as come try and take comfort in the fact you have given him a wonderful life, and you will be making the best decision for him.
 
Thoughts to you and yours.

But be happy in the knowledge when you PTS is not horrible or unsightly. When my old friend was PTS it was all done very sweetly and his last breath was so peaceful, unlaboured and calm and I knew then I'd done the right thing. It was a sigh of peace I think.

Good luck and I hope if they can give you some pain free time together they do. But don't be scared or worried if its his time, no sooner will he have left your arms than be woofing down on you from heaven, restored to his former glory x
 
I think im dreading it because i have not known a day without him... yes we got him when he was 4, but thats really when i can remember from...
Im going to miss playing in the snow with him, the way he used to go mad in the garden, the way when i cried hed come and lick my face or if id hurt myself hed come and lick it better for me. The way he looks like a big fluffy teddy bear, the way that when my first two ponies died i curled up on his bed and cried in to his neck and he just lay there all night... :(
I think deep down, i know its his time to go... and i know its for the best but the hole he'll leave is never going to be filled... :(
 
Any news, Grey Eventer - been thinking about you? I have a 9 year old Lab with early arthritis and worry about this day coming. Hugs XXXX
 
Were making him as comfortable as possible... hes on tablets to control his breathing etc. and going back on monday...they are talking about x-rays etc. of his heart which we aren't going to do as we don't think that it is fair on him...
just making him as comfortable as possible :(
 
Fingers crossed for you on Monday. At least he is comfortable now and you can enjoy time together this weekend if the worst were to happen.

Thinking of you both x
 
Ive lost 2 dogs in the past 2 years, it is the hardest thing to do. People always said to me " You will know when its time" they were right, you will.

Thinking of you ((huge hugs)) xxx
 
I really feel for you; I have five dogs, the oldest of which is five and the the youngest are sisters from the same litter and are almost three. It's great now because they're all young and full of life but I am constantly reminded that my lovely, lively, adorable dogs will get old together and I will be faced with what you're faced with now only five times over. I actually can't bear to think about losing them. Sincerely hope you have some more time together. xx
 
I so hope it won't be the end on Monday; but if it is, make sure you're with him, and try to hide your distress until he's gone. Dogs pick up on owners ' feelings so much. Over the years nine of our dogs have gone, and the one that haunts me is the one I couldn't be with. The others all went so gently with me cradling them. I'll be thinking of you both all weekend. Please let us know the outcome. God bless.
 
I hope you have him a while longer, but to put a different point of view please don't feel you have to be with him. It is entirely your choice and you should not feel guilty if you can't face it. I have lost many dogs over my life, some I stayed with, others I didn't as I knew my distress would only upset them . If you feel you can't do it ask a member of your family, but if there is no one rest assured that your vets will show the utmost care and compassion to your dog.
 
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