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**CiccoineFed** · 06-01-2011, 04:57 PM

Nothing can prepare you for that kind of loss, no matter how long you have or how short. Try not to dwell on it. Be thankful for what you've had and cherish whats left. The rest will take care of itself in time.

That says it perfectly!

I watched my 13 1/2 yr. old, Sam, get grey in the face. Watched him having trouble getting up and down. Listened to him breathing with difficulty after walks. Still, I wasn't prepared for the day I had to euthanize him. I cried so hard on the way home from the vet hospital that I almost crashed my car into a tree. Sam was also my first personal dog, and my favorite out of the three dogs that I owned. He was my heart dog, and the loss of him still feels so fresh.

Less than a month later we had to euthanize our 12 1/2 yr. old Shih Tzu due to a MRSA infection that would not clear. That one was totally unexpected, and to this day I try to not think of him. Hurts too damn much. Even though we did everything medically that we could, I still feel so guilty.

It hasn't been very long since they both left my life. I try to think of all the wonderful things that Sam taught me, and of all the times he made me laugh. When I get too sad, I concentrate on the dogs I have now. I feel really blessed and thankful to have had two such wonderful dogs in my life. Nothing will ever prepare you for loss, but the wonder that your dog brings you makes it all worth it in the end.

06-01-2011, 04:57 PM	#17
CiccoineFed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 536 Senior Member	Nothing can prepare you for that kind of loss, no matter how long you have or how short. Try not to dwell on it. Be thankful for what you've had and cherish whats left. The rest will take care of itself in time. That says it perfectly! I watched my 13 1/2 yr. old, Sam, get grey in the face. Watched him having trouble getting up and down. Listened to him breathing with difficulty after walks. Still, I wasn't prepared for the day I had to euthanize him. I cried so hard on the way home from the vet hospital that I almost crashed my car into a tree. Sam was also my first personal dog, and my favorite out of the three dogs that I owned. He was my heart dog, and the loss of him still feels so fresh. Less than a month later we had to euthanize our 12 1/2 yr. old Shih Tzu due to a MRSA infection that would not clear. That one was totally unexpected, and to this day I try to not think of him. Hurts too damn much. Even though we did everything medically that we could, I still feel so guilty. It hasn't been very long since they both left my life. I try to think of all the wonderful things that Sam taught me, and of all the times he made me laugh. When I get too sad, I concentrate on the dogs I have now. I feel really blessed and thankful to have had two such wonderful dogs in my life. Nothing will ever prepare you for loss, but the wonder that your dog brings you makes it all worth it in the end.
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