Update as of 2 / 14. Our dog passed away at home. I still wanted to thank you all. But I was unsure how to ask for the thread to be locked. Do I just mention it here? Do I put it in the title?
We might have to put our dog down. Honestly I’m just making this thread because I could use a lil comfort right now.
Why does this have to suck so much?
Edit just to explain more:
She’s just old and we can’t really afford a vet. After doing some homework. Our dog looks to be in the final stages of congestive heart failure. So…yeah.
I just feel bad because I am so terrified of death that I can’t bring myself to go with Mom to have the dog euthanized. Reminders of death over here in real life mess me up
i feel so selfish for not wanting to go just because i dont want to break down in public or see the dog just before or after the procedure
its too much
Little tiny update: After 3 days. Their appetite came back. And they had the energy to whine so thats actually a relief. I don’t mean a “ow I am in pain and need help” whine. This dog has whined since she was a puppy. It might as well be her love language. The fact that she was QUIET these last few days was such a big red flag to me. But she ate finally. Then did some of her excited whines and what I like to call “The happy walk”. Where she walks kinda like a happy show horse. That happy lil trot they do. Just with shorter legs. Her breathing also isn’t quite as bonkers fast / hard. Still a little fast but was way slower when she was sleeping compared to the last couple of days.
So like Mom said. We are gonna try and see how she goes. If she’s fine and just getting old. We’ll be there for her. When I made this thread I was just really really really scared and going thru it.
I’m still very thankful for yall for helping me from freaking out even more. Trust me yall did me a solid. I was a wreck and this thread helped me feel grounded.
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Dogs are more like family than we seem to comprehend. Sounds like you gave them the best life possible. /hugs
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i know the pain i lost my pet ferret a few years ago
but just keep in mind another fur baby will come in and help out a lil bit
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We had to put down my Siberian Husky a couple years ago. That dog literally helped me get out of a depression some years back. I still have pictures all over and on my key chain.
It’s hard to lose pets when theyre family. Cherish the memories and just remember all the smiles they brought to you.
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I’m so sorry 
we had to do that back in December and it was so so hard. The pain will get better over time but allow yourself to grieve.
I found something online when I was struggling with it, it said something like “euthanasia is the final and kindest gift we can give our dogs, where we take their pain and make it our own”. I got some comfort from that, hopefully you will too.
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You have my deepest sympathy. Been were you are a few times in my 70+ years. It’s never easy.
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I… don’t have a gif for this.
What I do have is…
(hugs)
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Oh yeah? What’s wrong with it?
Details OP
Because it meant something.
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It’s hard to say goodbye to such good friends. I still miss dogs I had ten and twenty years ago. About all I can say is that it’ll hurt less as time goes by, and the pain can be eased by letting another one into your life.
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So sorry to hear. That devastating.
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Sending good vibes your way. Always a hard time when a family member, human or furry, is going through serious health issues.
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I had my first dog that died at home.
Second one was a bit of a rescue from a person who was terminally ill and couldn’t keep the dog. I had to put him down few years later and was horrible on my emotional self.
It sucks.
Never gets easy for me but just one of those sucky moments you have to get through.
Emotions are natural and as with anything else; you get back into the cycle again… with one more proverbial hole in the heart that reminds you of that person, dog, etc. that passed away.
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Aww, that sucks. 
Several years ago, I had to put down a pet rabbit. Was so hard. Many tears.
Here’s a virtual hug if it’s ok.
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They say a grown man doesn’t cry… but I do and did and have done so several times. it is heart breaking to see something you’ve lived with for so long have to be put down. often I blame my self for issue my pets go though… what could I have done to make it’s last days more comfortable. I’ve even cried during that screen in the first highlander where his first wife was dying… yet the highlander was still young and he never told her why. this is part of life and if you don’t cry or have these types of feeling, then you’re not human. Your pet will not feel pain or hurt anymore. So don’t worry, you’ll see your pet/s again when it’s time.
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I don’t believe in god or heaven, but this poem gave me solace as my dog I had for half of my life passed away in 2018. He’s been gone for 6 years now… Time flies.
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together…
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Because our pets are family and it’s always hard to say goodbye to family. I know it’s not much help but I’m hoping for a positive outcome for your dog.
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