My Dog Died Tonight. :(

Love to you and your family. God Bless. he's gonna be waiting for you at the gates! :-)

There is no such thing as "just a dog."

The sad thing is that we are pretty much destined to outlive our dogs, since they typically do not live as long as humans. This basically means that we will be destined to grieve when our dogs die. Some people don't understand this -- "it's just a dog!"

No "it" is NOT "just a dog!" They become a part of our family. We take care of them, and they confort (take care) of us. People who love dogs, subject themselves to suffering when their friend (who do not live as long as humans) dies.

Is it worth it? Some people would say "No." I say "Yes", even though it hurts when we lose them. They love us. They comfort us -- yes, they (or at least some of them) can tell when we are sad or troubled, and they do their best to make us feel better.

Basically, they love us, and we love them. That alone makes them more than "just a dog."

Casey, our beloved Chocolate Lab, died this evening at 6:45pm CST. He was 12 1/2 years old. He suddenly started to go downhill Sunday evening, refusing to eat, and not being able to walk. We took him to the Vet early this afternoon, and the x-ray showed he had cancer all through his lungs.The Vet said he had a couple of hours, maybe a few hours until he passed away. We refused euthanasia, as he was going quickly. He did get a pain shot before we left. We brought him home to die with his family. He died peacefully a little over 4 hours after we got home, without any pain, as we all held him.

Yeah, he was just a dog, but he was a cherished member of our family. He was also the ears for Sheba our other dog, who is totally deaf. Casey had been her constant companion for the past 11 years, ever since we brought Casey home from the Humane Society Shelter, after our other dog, Rufus, died. Rufus was also Sheba's ears and her constant companion. Sheba has now outlived both of her best buddies. Poor Sheba is in shock, and just staring into space.

My husband is devastated, as Casey was his buddy too. My kids are inconsolable, and blast it, I can't quit crying. We will bury Casey in our yard in the morning, right by Rufus and our late Fluffy Kitty, close to the Elm tree.

We will donate Casey's arthritis meds and toys to a Vet Clinic that does sliding scale services for low income pet owners.

The pics of the Chocolate Labs in the vid made me cry. :(

Blast it, I can't quit crying. :(

Sheba is not doing too good. She will not do anything but lay around, staring into space. She went kaka on my back porch/breakfast nook floor this morning. She got it good from one end to the other, except for the spot that Casey was laying when he died. Sheba is well house trained. This is totally out of character for her.I had just scrubbed the floor down, and washed all the rugs last night, so I got to repeat it all this morning.
My husband is so grief stricken, I can't even think about getting another dog. I am not much better at this point. Last night I tried looking at online pictures of available dogs at the local shelters, but my heart is breaking too bad.
I got to go through Casey's toys this morning, so I can drop them off at the shelter when I take his meds to donate. I will keep a couple of his special toys for Sheba.
I called the pet meds place in Wisconsin, to cancel Casey's med reorder. I overpaid last month, so I had a credit of a few bucks. I told them to put it towards another dog's meds, where the family might be struggling to pay. I know what it is like to be on a low fixed income.

As for my truck, I swear I got a bullseye on it, as I was almost hit 3 times this morning, after dropping off my daughter at grandma's. :( My oldest goes over there 2 mornings a week, to help out with my mother, who will be 93 next month.

To top it off, today is my birthday, and I don't want to celebrate anything. My family was supposed to take me out to dinner tonight, but postponed it to Friday. I told them I don't want to go at all. :( Not only do I not have an appetite, but my mouth is still very sore after all the extensive oral surgery I had 2 1/2 weeks ago.

Thank you all for your kindness !

My oldest daughter and I took Casey's meds and toys to the Humane Society no kill shelter early this afternoon. We both lost it in the lobby. :( We had adopted Casey from this shelter 11 years ago.

We are giving Sheba extra love and attention, and extra treats. She is eating OK, but is still just laying around. My oldest daughter did get Sheba to play a little bit today. Our cats are giving Sheba extra attention. They are laying down next to her. They know she is having a rough time.

Huge hugs and much love still being sent your way Tiger!

I'm so happy to hear that Sheba is getting the love and affection she truly needs right now (not that I expected anything less from such a wonderful woman as yourself).

Keep giving Sheba love and receiving that love back. You all need each other's support right now.

Hang in there sweetness. <3

Blast it, I can't quit crying. :(

Sheba is not doing too good. She will not do anything but lay around, staring into space. She went kaka on my back porch/breakfast nook floor this morning. She got it good from one end to the other, except for the spot that Casey was laying when he died. Sheba is well house trained. This is totally out of character for her.I had just scrubbed the floor down, and washed all the rugs last night, so I got to repeat it all this morning.
My husband is so grief stricken, I can't even think about getting another dog. I am not much better at this point. Last night I tried looking at online pictures of available dogs at the local shelters, but my heart is breaking too bad.
I got to go through Casey's toys this morning, so I can drop them off at the shelter when I take his meds to donate. I will keep a couple of his special toys for Sheba.
I called the pet meds place in Wisconsin, to cancel Casey's med reorder. I overpaid last month, so I had a credit of a few bucks. I told them to put it towards another dog's meds, where the family might be struggling to pay. I know what it is like to be on a low fixed income.

As for my truck, I swear I got a bullseye on it, as I was almost hit 3 times this morning, after dropping off my daughter at grandma's. :( My oldest goes over there 2 mornings a week, to help out with my mother, who will be 93 next month.

To top it off, today is my birthday, and I don't want to celebrate anything. My family was supposed to take me out to dinner tonight, but postponed it to Friday. I told them I don't want to go at all. :( Not only do I not have an appetite, but my mouth is still very sore after all the extensive oral surgery I had 2 1/2 weeks ago.

First world problems...well at least your beloved dog had a good life and never suffered starvation and war like millions of humans experience every day!, you guys are not mentally prepared to survive after the SHTF.

Love to you and your family. God Bless. he's gonna be waiting for you at the gates! :-)

Thank you all for your kindness !

My oldest daughter and I took Casey's meds and toys to the Humane Society no kill shelter early this afternoon. We both lost it in the lobby. :( We had adopted Casey from this shelter 11 years ago.

We are giving Sheba extra love and attention, and extra treats. She is eating OK, but is still just laying around. My oldest daughter did get Sheba to play a little bit today. Our cats are giving Sheba extra attention. They are laying down next to her. They know she is having a rough time.

As humans, we could and should learn from our pets. True unconditional love.