Guitar God Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Today was a very sad day for me. My Shih-Tzu/Bichon mix I've had since I was 9 years old had to be put down at 13 years and 4 months old. Had her since the very day she was born. She started going downhill badly a couple of weeks ago. At first it started with her having a hard time laying down and the next day she started walking around confused, in a daze, and like she was lost and got worse after that. There was pretty much nothing else that could've done. She was one of the sweetest, precious dogs I've ever been around. Very, very sad day and month. Loosing a pet is really hard, but having two dogs, both I've had since childhood, pass within 3 weeks apart is very rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry for your loss. I have been through this, they are family. Just think of the good times you had. Take care, Drog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I am sorry for your loss. Know that you gave her a good life, that is the best any of us can hope for. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry for your loss.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry to hear mate. Lost a favourite myself last month. Just remember the good times with them, that's the good you get to keep deep down. And smile. We're with ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrian66 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thats one of the hardest thing you will ever have to do. I have had to put down two of my dogs over the years. I cried my heart out both times. They are a part of your family. For me its the unconditional love they give you. Its what makes me keep going back to the shelter to bring new dogs home, knowing they are going to break your heart one day. Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry to hear this, I have an 11 year old sheltie and I have noticed her really slowing down the past 6 months and so I have began to think of that day to come that we all dread. I have never been through it but I am sure I will cry like a baby...makes me sad for you as I know how much you must have loved them. Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thank you all so much. A week after me and my Mom and Dad had to put our 12 years and 7 month old Newfoundland down due to cancer, our little 13 years and 4 month old Shih-Tzu/Bichon mix goes downhill bad and has to be put down today. Going through one is very hard, but going through two in 3 weeks time is very hard. :( But, they both lived long, great, and happy lives. Pets are family. It's loosing a family member loosing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Yes they are family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm so sorry to hear that, man. Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Dogs are a huge part of my life and I've had many over the years, and had to deal with the loss. Sometimes we have control over the loss, sometimes not. Putting them down "when it's time" is the right thing to do, even though that may seem like the farthest thing from it right now. It's a conflict between what's best for the pup and what we think is best for us. We cherish them and don't want to say goodbye. But it's not about us, it's about doing what's right for them. For now, just wallow in it. Tell us stories about her if you like. And know you did right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatstrat Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Very sorry for your loss. I kinda feel bad about admitting that I really don't think I ever grieved as much over losing anyone in my life, as I did over losing my beloved Golden Retriever "Sam". You can establish a bond with a dog unlike any other. I might add that many years ago, my "childhood" dogs also passed within weeks of one another. I always thought that the 2nd one grieved itself to death over the loss of the 1st. It obviously effected her as she went from a healthy happy dog to dead in about 2-3 weeks. And wouldn't eat etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblooded Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry for your loss Guitar God. All I can tell you is it gets easier with time as you think more and more about the wonderful time you spent with them when they were here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 As is everyone here, I am sorry for your loss Guitar God. It's not a lot to say, but it is meant with real sincerity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm so sorry to hear this. Our pet family are often closer to us than some family....after all, we live with them every day. Hang in there and know that you gave your friend the best life they could have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Mac Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'll not delve any further into this thread than the first post... I get way too emotional over my pets and way too attached to them. I weep open when I lose one. I always thought I would get better with it as I get older and I found just the opposite, such things in life mean even more to me as I mature and it get harder and harder and harder for me as time goes by... Just when I thought I should be growing more immune to the devastation of such things my mother passed away of cancer in 1997 and then within two weeks I had to have my 17 y/o Walker Hound; "Daisy May" put to sleep. That was a bad time!!! I checked-out for about a year and don't remember much of 1998 at all... Good on ya for having the quality and character to allow yourself to care so much for these gifts from God we are blessed-with! I never understood those that don't seem to care much about/for their pets. I am utterly consumed with love by them... It is often more painful to me than losing people in my life... Time won't heal it or make it better, but it will make it easier or at least less difficult to deal-with as time passes as you grow used to the simple truistic reality... Trust in the faith that as time passes your memories will be less of the haunting tragedy and more of the good times and happy healthy visions or your beloved. It will happen, just be patient and keep faith! It is what it is, we will all shed our mortal coils one day. I only hope to be able to see them all again in the next life in the hereafter! God Bless! Can't get into this any further without balling... Too many of my own memories dancing around in my head full of a lifetime's worth of pets family-members... Peace-out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brytam Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Sorry for your loss. We had to put down our dachshund we had for 16 years about a year ago. I held him as they gave him the final injection that ended his life. One of the hardest things I have ever done, but knew for him, it was the right thing. Really does leave a void but know you did the right thing when your dog needed you most. Very difficult as they really are a part of your family. The next few weeks will be difficult but remember the good times you had with your faithful friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Rough time for sure , hang in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It's always hard to lose a pet, they give us so much and ask for nothing in return.My first dog was already our family dog for two years when I was born, we were inseparable, he lived 16 years,So I can understand just how you feel, you have lost a friend, one that shared much of your life with you.There will not be another one like that pet, but we need that companionship as much as they do, and there are many out therethere that will give you as much love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Pick up your guitar mate, plug in, and play. helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 If loss was not part of life it would mean we never had anything worth caring for. I lost my best four-legged friend a couple of years ago to cancer. He was in a lot of pain and still wagged his tail as best he could whenever he saw me. He went to sleep for the last time in my arms. They are not just pets and give so much more than they ask for. We are better for it. Our childhood friends move on and yet are forever a part of who we are. They are still alive in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sorry to hear about this GG. I've had dogs almost all my life, I know how this feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Thank you all for your thoughts. Very much appreciated. It's rough loosing a pet. It's loosing a family member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Very sorry to hear about your loss...... remember the good times you'll be together again someday......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 It's horrible when they go. I lost my old staffy 'Ellie' 14 months ago. I still fill up when I think of her. My other staff 'Red' grieved so much I had to get another. I got a Shih Tzu/ Cairn cross. Bertie's 10 months now and it's worked out great. Let's have a pic of your girl. My sympathies to you and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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