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Post by scrappintoee on Sept 12, 2020 3:18:02 GMT
I forgot to say....PLEASE stop beating yourself up saying you're a bad dog mom!!! Like so many others told you, dogs tend to be very stoic and don't show their suffering...it is true!!! We lost our precious 9-year-old girl (she's the puppy in my avatar) in June from a RARE illness, and my DH is blaming himself for not noticing, which breaks my heart even more. I am the type of person who admits my faults and mistakes very easily, and I KNOW neither of us missed anything with her. We also lost a precious foster boy a few years ago who showed absolutely NO symptoms, then died suddenly. I REALLY hope you can let go of the guilt you're carrying! More (( hugs ))
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smcast
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Post by smcast on Sept 12, 2020 13:22:33 GMT
Oh, poor little guy. That picture is so sad. Im very sorry. They're like our children. It's hard to watch.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 12, 2020 13:40:34 GMT
They really do hide it when theyāre unwell, so you canāt blame yourself for not knowing. Iām so sorry youāre going through this with your beloved dog! Hugs to you and Rudy. I hope the time you have left with him is peaceful.
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maryannscraps
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Post by maryannscraps on Sept 12, 2020 14:08:25 GMT
I'm so sorry about Rudy -- he's a beautiful dog.
I do (unfortunately) have experience with Lymphoma with my dog. Last December, I took 13-year old Sophie into the vet for her rabies shot. She wasn't acting sick in any way. The vet noticed her lymph nodes were swollen, and took a cell sample. Sure enough, she had lymphoma. She had no other symptoms at the time. Three weeks later, she woke up and had difficulty breathing and wouldn't eat (for the first time in her life.) We put her down -- I couldn't live with myself watching her struggle for air. It just broke our hearts. That was the first morning she acted sick at all.
I would never have known if I hadn't taken her in for shots. She completely hid all signs of illness until that last morning.
ETA: There are different types of lymphoma, and apparently Sophie had the very fast acting kind.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2020 16:06:49 GMT
Sending you big fat hugs. It is just crushing when our fur babies are sick...especially in their golden years. I am sorry.
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Judy26
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Post by Judy26 on Sept 12, 2020 16:20:16 GMT
Iām so sorry. Spoil him and love him up and give him extra hugs from the Peas. Losing a dear pet can rip a hole in our soul. They are so loyal. The saying that pets a a part of our life but we are their whole life is so true. It sounds like you have given Rudy the best possible life and I hope you can find comfort in that.
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Sept 12, 2020 16:24:03 GMT
I'm so sorry. Thoughts with you and your sweet pup.
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Sept 14, 2020 2:25:09 GMT
UPDATE 9/13 Thank you all soooo much for your kind thoughts and prayers and all around support. I will try to respond to each of you who reached out, but please bear with me. I have been overwhelmed by it all.
Our vet called with Rudy's blood test results yesterday, and the only thing that showed up is that he is severely anemic. He said there are various things that can cause this. He is on an antibiotic twice a day, and I have been feeding him hamburger and rice, which he is eating. He still has a fever (Yeah, that has been fun! LOL)
Logically, I do know that dogs hide their pain and illness. But it is still hard to wrap my head around that. Again, I thank you all!
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Post by Merge on Sept 14, 2020 2:26:37 GMT
So sorry to read this. Good thoughts coming Rudyās way!
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Post by lucyg on Sept 14, 2020 2:35:16 GMT
I missed your post first time around, but Iām so glad to read your good update. Long live Rudy!
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muggins
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Post by muggins on Sept 14, 2020 2:57:17 GMT
Iām so sorry. My old dog Angel went through a very similar quick decline about 3 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2020 10:00:10 GMT
So sorry your sweet Rudy is so sick! Hope you get more time to love on him and make memories.
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Post by Basket1lady on Sept 14, 2020 12:10:03 GMT
UPDATE 9/13
Thank you all soooo much for your kind thoughts and prayers and all around support. I will try to respond to each of you who reached out, but please bear with me. I have been overwhelmed by it all.
Our vet called with Rudy's blood test results yesterday, and the only thing that showed up is that he is severely anemic. He said there are various things that can cause this. He is on an antibiotic twice a day, and I have been feeding him hamburger and rice, which he is eating. He still has a fever (Yeah, that has been fun! LOL)
Logically, I do know that dogs hide their pain and illness. But it is still hard to wrap my head around that. Again, I thank you all!
Interesting that his white blood cells count isnāt elevated. That usually comes with a bacterial infection. Thatās great news that he is eating, though!
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 14, 2020 12:26:01 GMT
I hope the antibiotics do the trick. Poor Rudy!
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Sept 25, 2020 22:16:38 GMT
I updated the OP:
UPDATE 9/25 I thought I would update that we had our sweet boy put down this morning. He went downhill so fast over the past two weeks. When the vet told me two weeks ago that he was anemic, he said it could be from a couple of things: a bacteria attacking his red blood cells, an autoimmune thing, or cancer. We treated him with antibiotics for a week, and he didn't improve at all. So last Saturday, the vet gave me prednisone to give him twice a day. Again, no improvement at all, in fact, he got so much worse over the week. To the point where he barely moved at all. A few days he laid in the same spot for over 8 hours. I took him in this morning, and in the past two weeks, he has lost 5 pounds, and he had already lost quite a bit before that. The vet said there is nothing else to do for him, he is sure he has cancer, but he wouldn't put him through any surgery or biopsy; he said as weak as he is, he wouldn't survive it. Yesterday, he was breathing so fast and hard, and last night he was panting in his sleep. So we made the decision today to put him down. I know it was time, but still so hard. He was a great dog. My 26 year old son went with me, and he was just sobbing.
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brandy327
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Post by brandy327 on Sept 25, 2020 22:21:04 GMT
Oh no. I'm so sorry. Thoughts are with you.
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Post by mnmloveli on Sept 25, 2020 22:23:38 GMT
So sad to hear about Rudy š
Not that it helps right now, but know he has no pain and is back to his puppy-self.
((HUGS))
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Post by mnmloveli on Sept 25, 2020 22:26:54 GMT
Your sweet boy will be waiting for you š
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 25, 2020 22:31:10 GMT
Oh, I'm so sorry about Rudy. It's so hard having to do that, but you definitely made the right decision.
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Post by Zee on Sept 25, 2020 22:32:28 GMT
I'm so sorry for your loss
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Post by belgravia on Sept 25, 2020 22:33:21 GMT
Iām so sorry š¢
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Post by GamGam on Sept 25, 2020 22:34:23 GMT
I am so sorry. Our pets love us in such a special way.
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Post by whipea on Sept 25, 2020 22:47:03 GMT
So very sorry.
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Sept 25, 2020 22:51:02 GMT
Thanks everyone. I know he is better off. This week has been rough on him, I was just giving the prednisone a chance to make a difference, and every day, I wanted to cry when I looked at him. I am glad I have zero doubt this was the right thing to do; that knowledge helps a lot.
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MizIndependent
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Post by MizIndependent on Sept 25, 2020 22:53:51 GMT
I'm so sorry.
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jayfab
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Post by jayfab on Sept 25, 2020 23:24:46 GMT
I'm so sorry about your sweet Ruby.
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Sept 25, 2020 23:51:43 GMT
I am so so sorry.
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Post by nlwilkins on Sept 25, 2020 23:53:41 GMT
Oh I am so sorry. Our fur babies enrich our lives so much and their love teaches us what unconditional love means. When they go they leave such awesome memories.
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Sept 25, 2020 23:55:48 GMT
I'm so sorry about you pup.
It's so.damn.hard. losing them.
Mine is just starting to show early signs of aging (he doesn't know it or act like it) and it's already distressing to me.
((hugs))
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Sept 26, 2020 0:05:06 GMT
I'm so sorry!
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