Today, I am putting my dog to sleep. She's almost 17 now

LOL that's hilarious. make a video when it kicks the bucket!

Sleep tight, pupper.

>>2394000
I'm certain she's a fantastic dog and you're a fantastic care-taker for her to have lived so long (many wonderful years). Sleep tight, pupper. You've been blessed by your heavenly trips.

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>>2394018
>>2394020
Thanks.
She's resting on the outside rug now. I want to take more photos of her, yet I don't. Probably going to get her a burger or something soon and then we'll be off on our last car ride.
Just noticed the trips too.

Anon, you are making me cry. :(

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She is very cute and looks healthy despite her condition.

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>>2394037
Sorry about that. I've been pretty teary lately too, it's really hard to make the final call.
>>2394038
She is a cutie, and has always looked very pretty. She has a big fluffy fox-like tail. This photo is about a year old.

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Good bye, pupper I've never met.
Hello anon, remember sadness is beautiful because it meant you were happy.

Why killer if she isn't in pain?

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Thanks for the kind words, she has made me happy, that's the reason for the sadness. I know she can't live forever.
I don't think that she is in pain, but I also don't think she is comfortable unless she's sleeping. She can't get herself off the floor anymore whenever she needs to go to the bathroom, I've had to clean her up a few times now. She's hardly eating or drinking anymore and whenever she is walking or standing, she has very little balance and can't even walk in a straight line.
I'm outside with her now, her breathing is more shallow and rapid and she seems kind of half-awake. I think this is it everyone. I'll miss you Sox.

Goodbye, Sox, we love you! Say hello to Hannibal and Lily for me

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>>2394061
She'll be seeing them soon. I just called the vet. I moved her out of the sunlight and put the fan on her, she was getting a little warm. I'm going to miss her.

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Spending my last moments with her

>>2394053
>She has been getting slower lately, but a few days ago she really started struggling with movement. . She's been sleeping sprawled out on the floor, which she never does.
>She can barely stand up by herself now and isn't eating or drinking much
>>2394000
Sorry for your loss op

>>2394088
Thanks. I'm taking her in at 5, so we still have some time left together.

>>2394074
farewell Sox.

;_;

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Minor update. She got up and walked around the yard for a little bit. She used to like roaming through the garden and hiding out in the plants. The old house had a huge backyard that she loved to run around and play in.
She walked around for about 20 minutes, then walked pack to the patio. She finally for her water bowl and had about half of the bowl before she her legs gave out and she dunked a little bit of her face into the bowl.
I changed out the water and tilted it toward her while she was laying down, she had a bit more. Then I hand fed her a few kibble pieces with some water. She had about 15 or so before she stopped. I don't think she has much of an appetite. She's laying under the fan again. Unfortunately me feeding her attracted a few flies, I'm trying to keep them off of her.

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>>2394000

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>>2394260
>>2394000
I just put my 17 y/o asleep today too pic related. She was doing the same thing. She hadn't eaten in days, she could barely stand or even walk around.

I took her outside to let her sniff around one last time and then brought her back inside. She tried to go outside again and she just kept walking around the grass in circles like she was trying to shit but forogt she hadn't eaten in days. She got slower and slower and almost just collapsed into the grass and I brought her back inside and wouldn't let her go out again

I tried to give her water but she just tripped over the bowl then she just curled up into a ball and didn't move. I had to bring the bowl to her face so she would drink. I knew she was a gonner when I tried to feed her hot dogs and she wouldn't eat them. We put her down about half an hr ago

Sorry OP I know that feel atm

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>>2394000
I know the feel OP. My dog was diagnosed with lymphoma 3 months ago and shes getting sicker and sicker.

>>2394260
It does sound like she is on her last legs. Do not let her suffer any longer. I am sorry for your loss. She is done and it's for the better if she can sleep right now.
>>2394287
My condolences ;_;

>>2394295
>She is done and it's for the better if she can sleep right now.

this OP.

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>>2394287
>>2394294
>>2394295
>>2394296
Thanks everyone. I have about 90 minutes left with her. I'm just sitting beside her while she drifts in and out of sleep. This picture is about an hour or so old, right now she's laying down and sleeping in the same spot.

>>2394000
So sorry, anon.

>ITT: too many intense feels for which I was unprepared

Remember the good times, anon.
Sox, say hello to Scrappy for me, he was 15 when he collapsed one night out in the yard and couldn't get up til I went searching for him the next morning. Even though he couldn't stand anymore, I found him by the sound of his wagging tail. He had stopped eating and drinking those last few days, too. I never remember those times unless I have to, you automatically remember them in their best years, the times they made you laugh, the fun you had together.
RIP, pretty girl.
I'll drink to you guys and Scrappy tonight.

Have her taxidermied.

>>2394000
>She has been getting slower lately, but a few days ago she really started struggling with movement. She can barely stand up by herself now and isn't eating or drinking much.

Damn, time to take my grandma out back and shoot her on the back of the head too

>>2394352
Really, euthanasia should be an option for humans too.

>>2394356
Indeed

>>2394000
Rest easy sox, you lead a good doggone lyfe...

F

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I took her inside out of the heat and laid her on some towels where her bed normally is. It's still drying outside from when she peed it in earlier. She's sleeping soundly now. I'm going to go get her some chicken fingers for her final meal.

>>2394363
It will be ok, max, she lead a great life. Now go get her some tendies!

>>2394373
Hah, thanks Garrett. She's getting a Cane's meal.

I feel your pain OP. I'm sorry you cumguzzling fagget

Rust never sleeps.

>>2394381
I will literally ban you from the Internet

>>2394382
Every1 no OP faggo

>>2394363
OMG no don't leave. She might die while you're gone

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Sox is in heaven now. She had a very relaxing car ride, and looked very comfortable. She was looking at me the whole ride there, glancing away for maybe a few seconds in total. Whenever we got into the room and put her on the table, she got a bit nervous. I think she knew it was the end. She liked her last meal (hotdogs, didn't have time to go out for chicken) and was given another treat when we got to the vet. She just held the treat in her mouth the whole time, and never ate it. It seemed like she was clenching to it like someone would a leather glove. I tried to make myself the last thing she saw whenever she passed, but it's hard to know when that exact moment is with an injection.

I miss her already

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Just going to post a few more photos.

>>2394436
Sounds like you did the best in giving her a peaceful way to pass OP, good job and smile when you think of the memories with your doggo

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Here she is on the table after she got her treat. She just held it in her mouth the whole time.
>>2394441
Thanks, we have a lot of good memories of her. She was a great dog.

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Right before the sedation injection. I took two more photos but I probably won't post them. One is after sedation, she's barely conscious and can't really respond any more. I think that may have been when she mentally left. Unfortunately she had some twitches and a minor seizure. It was short, and I was with her the whole time. The last one is after it's all said and done and we've said our goodbyes. I couldn't bear to take a photo from the front, I only wanted to take photos of her face while she was still alive.

>>2394436
Fuuuuuuuuug

Rest in pepperoni pupperonis

I thought the op image was a homemade contraption to put your dog down with.

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>>2394445
Now just pick your fav photo of her and frame it

Fret not, her memory will never leave, once something is posted on the internet, it's there forever.

https://youtu.be/kIP_l6a8n6A

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>>2394456
OP here, holy fuck that is actually pretty funny. Thanks for the comic relief, friend.
She walked under there by her own, not sure why as she didn't like to be under tables typically.
>>2394457
I'm thinking about it, but I'm not really a photo frame guy. I have a few pictures of her, but they're all scattered around digitally. I guess it's time to make an actual album of all of her photos.

Rest in peace Soxy.

these feels, i didnt ask for these feels

>>2394445
OP, as a veterinarian, we never get used to euthanasia and I'm tearing up seeing your puppers go through this. My heart goes out to her as she seemed like she lived a nice long life with you. I'm glad that you knew it was time for her to go and you didn't prolong her pain, yet the loss of a companion is always heart-wrenching even if they're in pain.
You and Sox will be in my thoughts

Sleep tight, pupper ;_;

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>>2394436
aw fug the eyes

OP, I recently had to have my old girl put to sleep. If your girl got proper care, lots of love and attention, lived over 16 years (pretty damn decent for a dog) and went out peacefully, in little pain and in the company of her family unit, well, there's really nothing more a dog could want. Feel good that with you, she had as lovely a life and as gentle a death as she ever could have.

My doggo was put down 2 weeks ago, OP. Hurt as if a brother had passed away. Getting another dog really helps with the grieving process. It distracts you, and it fills that void you get every time you do one of the sneaky "little things" like noticing when it's time you should be feeding the dog or making sure the dog is inside and the doors are closed before leaving the house, etc. There's no such thing as "too soon".

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>>2394052
this...*cry

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>>2394000
Feels - the thread

>>2394823
When my first dog died during surgery, I was surprised that the vet and the assistant were crying when I went in to say goodbye. Many of them do care.

The vet that took care of my last dog as he died just didn't give a shit, had no bedside manner and kept telling us "it isn't anything serious" for weeks and then when my dog died the first thing he mentioned was the money we needed to pay and the cremation costs. That phone call was the worst I've had, broke down in my car. Never touched that vet again.

I can't imagine euthanasia would get easier, anon. And dealing with the bereaved owners/families must be really hard/upsetting.

>>2394000
fortunatelly you enjoyed till the last moment your life with her... that life for a dog is happiness and true love, god bless you both

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>>2394004

My sincere condolences, OP. It may be hard right now but it does get easier with time. It hurt to think of my old boy until nearly a year after he was gone, and even now it can still hurt from time to time, but it does get easier.

Rest well, pupper.

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Rip in rip

HAVE YOU EVER DREAMT ABOUT DREAMING IF THE SCATMAN CAN'T DO IT NOBODY CAN

Crying laughter for ye

Checking up on u OP, since I showed this thread to bae and you've been in our thoughts. Hope all is well and you're moving through the grieving process ok. Think of the good times, know that you guys had more than a lifetime of fun and you did your absolute best, yummy hotdogs are the best meal for good doggos.

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>>2394436

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Shit OP, best of luck to you.

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>>2394436
I'm ... sad. Have tears in my eyes reading this. Why? :(
I know I'll have to do the same with my dog soon ... but when? I don't know. Do you literally find a vet and tell them you want to kill your best friend and they'll do it? I don't want my friend to suffer. Why can't it tell me when It's time? When my best friend dies I'm going to lose it. I know it. As edgy as it sounds, I care more about my dog than anyone else. I love my dog. I love cuddling with my dog. I love playing with my dog ... but he's 10 now, and fat ... being fat doesn't help ... but how would I confuse it being fat/depressed and not suffering? Aaaaah

>tfw at work and can't hug my doggo now

;_;

>>2396626
I had to put my dog down a few years ago because he had organ failure, he was 12 years old and fat(not as fat as your pic related).
it's not too late for it to lose weight and it might make him live longer

rip puppers, have fun on the rainbow bridge

Why would anyone watch that movie A Dog's Purpose?
I don't want to be crying like a baby every time the dog dies and reincarnates itself(which seems like a lot from the trailer)
shit the trailer had me crying

>>2394376
Cane's? You're a fellow Louisi/an/on?

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>>2396812
>tfw ate at raising canes last week in Ohio

>>2395302
To each their own, let op choose how they want to grieve.

>>2396818
Seriously? Good for the owner. They told him he could never make the restaurant work and now it's a huge chain. I think he's on his 3rd or 4th Cane and I heard he isn't going to get another after

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>>2396812
>tfw ate at raising canes yesterday in Kentucky

>tfw your dog is 18 years old
N-Not yet bros, please

>>2396819
>let op choose how they want to grieve.
No. I'm going to put a gun to his head and force him to get another dog this weekend.

OP the same thing happened to me recently as well

You have my deepest sympathies if that makes you feel any better