Just seen the worst thing ever!

Miffy

Frigging my St Bernard of 11 years just got put down because she broke her leg and had a tumour in it and she was in so much pain she could barely breathe. So weird to see the radical decline of her in 12 hours of her being perfectly fine to dying all because she tripped and broke her leg, then found all this.  Just seeing her being put down with her gasping for air as she was in so much pain, is the worst thing I've ever seen. 

The weird thing is about big animals is they seem more real, you become more attached to them than a small pet. Frigging also they are so innocent and perfect, they don't talk behind your back or wish you harm because they stick with you no matter what. So in a way I felt more attached to her than any human I've known, so seeing her in such pain was so hard. 

Just wish they could have done sumthing but she is so old for a st bernard.

Humph

 

Draenor

That sucks man, sorry to hear about your loss.

Vomikron

Sorry to hear that.  Take comfort in that she gave and received love for 11 years.

GTwander

Big dogs never seem to last long. My good buddy had st. bernards growing up and they never made it past 9 or so.

 

I do have a far more messed up story though, forgive me if it seems like I'm changing the subject or trying to compete for grievances, I'm not. It's just in the vein of "the most f'd up thing I've seen", and has to do with pet drama.

To cut the setup to the story short; our cat had a couple litters, and one of the males from the first batch died in a fashion that was really messed up. It had been poisoned, or just got into something it shouldn't have, and had acute kidney failure with all the telltale signs (urea on the breath, etc). It was extremely skittish and impossible to domesticate, but an older lady down the street got close, and basically took care of it out of her backard. When it was on it's last legs, she walked over to my house for help.

When I got there the cat was already dead, or so I thought, This tough sonovabitch waned in and out of death repeatedly, and to this moment it still gives me absolute chills. I mean, it died - over, and over, and over. It'd scream it's head off and gasp for air, then go completely limp for half a minute, then it's heart would jumpstart and start screaming again. When I saw the "doraleous and associates" on escapistmagazine.com where the wizard guy brought a cat back to life, only to have it repeatedly die (then explode), it was a huge reminder to the event. Really messed up.

Anyway, this thing went to the precipice and back at least 20 times before I got it to a vet to officially end it for him, but at the time I was so shaken up by it that I didn't want to watch it happen.Perhaps because I was afraid it might actually work after he's tried so hard to fight it. I just paid the guy and left saying "I can't handle this anymore". To this day I regret that decision, thinking maybe that jackoff put the cat aside to die on it's own so he could save money on the drugs needed to put him under. I should have taken him home to bury, but maaan I was trippin at that point. Since that day, I've made sure I was there for every other cat I've had to put down (which by now is pretty much all of them).

Teala

I know where you are coming from.   We once had a german sheppard chow mix and he was the best dog ever.   He came down with Lupus and we had to have him eventually put to sleep.   I held him when the vet administered the necessary drugs and when Max looked at me with those eyes of his for the last time...I knew he knew and I think it was his way of telling me he understood and was glad I was with him - holding him.  OMG I never cried so hard in my whole life as I held him in my arms after he breathed his last breath.      Even now I cry when I think about it.

Techleo

 Sorry to hear about your loss It really sucks when you love a dear friend. I remember losing my Australian Shepard. That dog was there when I was 8 and lasted tell I was 27. She became such a fixture in my life that when I heard she had to be put down due to alzheimers and various conditions it broke my heart... 

Neanderthal

Ugg, I've lost so many dogs in my life and it's always hard.  Most I took to the vet to put down when they were suffering in their old age.  One died on his own when he was old.  A couple died young and I think those were the worst.  One I had to shoot myself because she had been run over and was suffering horribly and I didn't want to let her suffer even longer while I took her to the vet.

But I always have at least two dogs and I think that helps to make it a little more bearable.

AtrusV

I'm sorry for your lost. Anyone who had a pet knows how painful it's to lose close friends like them. I hope you overtake this and be happy again. You must remember the good times and forget the bad ones.

HYPERI0N

I am a Man and your story made me shed a few tears. Especiall the gasping for breath while in pain bit

 

Here is a heartfelt hug for you and your family

 

I am sure tho that he wil still be with you and be there when you pass on into Spirit.