My father told me tonight.

Basically he just seems lifeless now a days. Can barely walk, struggles to sit down, arthritis probably killing him. Came out at 3 AM to get some water and he was just standing there, head down. Same when my dad went to let him out around 5:30 before work like he always does.

He's been doing that for like the last month or so and walks sooooo slow, barely eating, etc.

It sucks, really it does. I've had the dog since 2005. I'm sure people here have put down an animal before. So after crying for a bit and texting a friend or two about it, I felt better as time went on. Honestly I know it's better to end his suffering instead of being selfish and keeping him around. He's not the same anymore anyway.


Dunno why I really made this thread, I rarely if ever dive into any of my personal life on here. I expect insults or something anyway. Just felt I should share. Maybe it makes me feel better? Or maybe I'm just an attention whore. Idk.

Quote from: Luciana on February 07, 2016, 11:08:15 PM

Quote from: Thunder on February 07, 2016, 11:07:24 PM

bitch

oh

don't put your dog down hoe.

 would you put down your parents?

If they were suffering or immobile or brain dead? Absolutely. He's miserable. Why would I keep him around? To prolong the inevitable and make him stay just a few months longer? I don't want to do that.

He's 12 years old. That's on that very far end for a Labrador. He's lived a good life.

That's terrible. Old, sick dogs make me so sad. I hope you're okay after this.

The sad thing is the last few years I've just been taking time out of my day to just lay on his stomach since he'd relax and let me. And just pet him and relax. Sleep sometimes.

I knew he was going to go soon, so I thought I'd spend as much time with him as I can. I expected his health to tank over the course of a year though. It tanked in a month and it broke my heart.

10-16 for a Shih Tzu, yeah I didn't know they could live that long. Huh.

And yeah, screw my perverted and clingy mind.

Quote from: Ender on February 07, 2016, 11:40:56 PM

I honestly have no clue how he's so healthy

In my experience, animal health declines rapidly at the end. My cat, 17 years old, was mostly fine up until the week before his death.
Everything fell to shit really fast.

I really wish I knew that ahead of time. I expected a slow decline like I said. The fact it was just a sudden jolt is what hurts. I let him outside to go to the bathroom one day and let him wander for like 30 mins. It was cold but not freezing.

My brother gets home and I ask to let him in, so he does. Comes in my room saying he was sitting at the corner of the house around the corner and he had to more or less carry him in. It's been bad ever since.