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Dealing with Pet Loss
Started by gommie at 2008/12/17 08:51PMLatest post: 2009/11/11 05:03AM, Views: 998, Replies: 116
gommie |
We lost our little Lhasa, Lamar, last August-while dealing with his loss I discovered a site at Rainbow Bridge where for $25 a year you can honor your pets memory-like a little virtual cemetery- I registered Lamar and visit him there often-I am in the process of creating a site in his memory on my server-but the Rainbow Bridge site is nice to have while I work on mine- |
rei1 |
wow Gommie your little dog is the first to be represented in the stories and he is so cute. I'm happy to hit on that site to help. Sorry for your loss. |
Eppy |
gommie, I've had this site in my bookmarks for months and I go there every day and click. I also buy many products they have to offer knowing that the sponsors are donating the bowls of food. And, I also sent several "Lamar" ecards too. Love that picture of him. |
cats meow |
gommie, i am so glad you posted this, it is a great comfort for all of us that have lost our companions |
Sunnydaz |
Gommie became a close friend of mine when i was going thru Princes sickness. She reached out to me as did cats meow and helped me cope with the devasting treatments i had to give him and the decision to put him down last week. Both of them are true animals lovers and anyone who loves animals that much is a friend of mine. Thank you gommie for your friendship and sharing the site with others. When yours is done, count me in! |
pinetree |
What a nice tribute to your little fellow! Thank you so much for sharing the link with us. |
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gommie |
You guys are so kind, thanks so much! Lamar was a very special little man- they all are- I so wish they didn't have to leave us-I am a firm believer in clinging to anything that gives me comfort at times like this-I have a friend who had to get rid of everything that reminded her of her little doxie- I, on the other hand, cling to any reminders- we are all different and we grieve differently as well-I leave a little light on at night for Lamar still- crazy,probably-but it helps me sleep better knowing it is on-- |
raving |
Quote gommie: You guys are so kind, thanks so much! Lamar was a very special little man- they all are- I so wish they didn't have to leave us-I am a firm believer in clinging to anything that gives me comfort at times like this-I have a friend who had to get rid of everything that reminded her of her little doxie- I, on the other hand, cling to any reminders- we are all different and we grieve differently as well-I leave a little light on at night for Lamar still- crazy,probably-but it helps me sleep better knowing it is on-- This will be a very hard Christmas for you too Sunny. I am so sorry, but all you can do is grieve through it- awww geeze gomme...ya got me...right in the ol heart....snif sniifff!.. he is adorable! and sounded like a real sweetheart! |
grits1976 |
My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. |
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Sunnydaz |
Quote grits1976: My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. I don't believe we need to immediately replace her I think we need to grieve a bit... My MIL doesn't agree and she breeds dogs I hope they don't give my kids a puppy for Christmas as ours was a little daschund and she raises bulldogs our fence needs to be fixed before we get anymore animals a tree fell on it during a storm, especially a large dog like that. grits, i hope you dont mind me saying but i think its possible the vet is right...when Prince got sick (kidney failure) he started to lose weight also...i was doing the injections (dialosis) to try to keep him alive but he just kept losing weight....when i had to put him down last week the vet said he was emaciated....i looked it up on the internet and one of the symtoms of emaciation (extreme weight loss) was due to organ failure....i just wanted to let you know what i found out....sorry about your daughters doggy. |
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grits1976 |
Quote Sunnydaz: Quote grits1976: My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. I don't believe we need to immediately replace her I think we need to grieve a bit... My MIL doesn't agree and she breeds dogs I hope they don't give my kids a puppy for Christmas as ours was a little daschund and she raises bulldogs our fence needs to be fixed before we get anymore animals a tree fell on it during a storm, especially a large dog like that. grits, i hope you dont mind me saying but i think its possible the vet is right...when Prince got sick (kidney failure) he started to lose weight also...i was doing the injections (dialosis) to try to keep him alive but he just kept losing weight....when i had to put him down last week the vet said he was emaciated....i looked it up on the internet and one of the symtoms of emaciation (extreme weight loss) was due to organ failure....i just wanted to let you know what i found out....sorry about your daughters doggy. I think that the liver failure was correct but I wonder if the med change didn't cause it. I had to take her off Frontline b/c it made her puke and she was doing well on tri heart and the vet quit carrying it. Some times meds caus liver damage she was almost 4/ |
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Sunnydaz |
Quote grits1976: Quote Sunnydaz: Quote grits1976: My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. I don't believe we need to immediately replace her I think we need to grieve a bit... My MIL doesn't agree and she breeds dogs I hope they don't give my kids a puppy for Christmas as ours was a little daschund and she raises bulldogs our fence needs to be fixed before we get anymore animals a tree fell on it during a storm, especially a large dog like that. grits, i hope you dont mind me saying but i think its possible the vet is right...when Prince got sick (kidney failure) he started to lose weight also...i was doing the injections (dialosis) to try to keep him alive but he just kept losing weight....when i had to put him down last week the vet said he was emaciated....i looked it up on the internet and one of the symtoms of emaciation (extreme weight loss) was due to organ failure....i just wanted to let you know what i found out....sorry about your daughters doggy. I think that the liver failure was correct but I wonder if the med change didn't cause it. I had to take her off Frontline b/c it made her puke and she was doing well on tri heart and the vet quit carrying it. Some times meds caus liver damage she was almost 4/ Only 4? awwww i'm sorry...i learned its very hard to really figure out whats wrong, why and how they got it...i hope your daughter reads the rainbow bridge poem. |
wannazach |
Quote Sunnydaz: Quote grits1976: My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. I don't believe we need to immediately replace her I think we need to grieve a bit... My MIL doesn't agree and she breeds dogs I hope they don't give my kids a puppy for Christmas as ours was a little daschund and she raises bulldogs our fence needs to be fixed before we get anymore animals a tree fell on it during a storm, especially a large dog like that. grits, i hope you dont mind me saying but i think its possible the vet is right...when Prince got sick (kidney failure) he started to lose weight also...i was doing the injections (dialosis) to try to keep him alive but he just kept losing weight....when i had to put him down last week the vet said he was emaciated....i looked it up on the internet and one of the symtoms of emaciation (extreme weight loss) was due to organ failure....i just wanted to let you know what i found out....sorry about your daughters doggy. I lost my dog to kidney failure too. In May 2006 my dalmatian I had then got sick with pancreas disease. He died a month after diagnosis. After he died my female stopped eating and was grieving. She would not go near her brothers grave. I would sit beside it everyday crying and she would come only about 70ft away and sit there and wait on me. She had been over weight and she started losing weight like crazy. We were happy because we thought she was getting healthy. She would not let me out of her sight. She went to work with me and sat in the car with the a/c running at the grocery. A few months later it was time for her yearly physical. I was so proud of her weight loss but the vet looked concerned. He drew a lot of blood and asked told me he would call with results the next day. I still had no clue anything was wrong. I called the next day to check and the nurse told me that he wanted to talk to me in person. He told me she had kidney disease and didn't have more than 3-6 weeks at the most before things shut down. I wouldn't believe it. I did not think that there was anyway possible that fate could be so cruel as to let me lose them both the same year. I forcefully pushed it out of my mind. He had said that her kidneys were no longer filtering the toxins. I took her in for several flushings and dialosis. I begged for a cure but the vet said there was none. At the end she would eat nothing at all. She even quit the baby food and she threw it all up anyway. I would give her water through a syringe. It would only be a second till she would throw it up. She threw up all through the night and day. We kept her on the bed with towels all around her. My husband had to carry her out to the bathroom. She couldn't even stand up. I looked in her eyes that last day and asked her to please give me a sign as to what she wanted me to do. She just looked at me with her big sad eyes. That day as hard as it was we decided to go ahead and put her to sleep. I called the vet and he said he would do it when we got there. My husband left work to come take her cause I could not carry her nor did I want to go alone. Just as my husband walked up on the porch she died in my arms. My husband came in and we tried so hard to bring her back. We did mouth to mouth and cpr. She came back for about 30 seconds and that was it. My husband said that she picked that time to die cause she did not want us to have to go through putting her to sleep. My heart still aches every single day for them. My boy died April on out anniversary and my girl died on Christmas. It was a REALLY bad year...  My heart will break forever for the loss of them.
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raving |
wanna...that is heart breaking.....I still can't even begin to talk about the last two pets (dogs) that I lost. and they were 3 years and the other one was 14 years ago...still chokes me, so normally I stay out of these threads....but you are all much more brave and open than me. |
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Sunnydaz |
Quote wannazach: Quote Sunnydaz: Quote grits1976: My daughter's dog died today... she had liver damage and lost a lot if weight very rapidly. The only thing that I can think of is her heart worm meds got changed about the time she started to loose weight. But we didn't think much of it at the time b/c we went to a different brand of dog food at the same time that she nor my mom's dog ate real well, but Twinkie was obese, so we were glad she lost some weight. We went back to the brand they were eating and she still was loosing weight. So I think it was the meds, vet doesn't agree. I had to tell her after school today... It sucked. I don't believe we need to immediately replace her I think we need to grieve a bit... My MIL doesn't agree and she breeds dogs I hope they don't give my kids a puppy for Christmas as ours was a little daschund and she raises bulldogs our fence needs to be fixed before we get anymore animals a tree fell on it during a storm, especially a large dog like that. grits, i hope you dont mind me saying but i think its possible the vet is right...when Prince got sick (kidney failure) he started to lose weight also...i was doing the injections (dialosis) to try to keep him alive but he just kept losing weight....when i had to put him down last week the vet said he was emaciated....i looked it up on the internet and one of the symtoms of emaciation (extreme weight loss) was due to organ failure....i just wanted to let you know what i found out....sorry about your daughters doggy. I lost my dog to kidney failure too. In May 2006 my dalmatian I had then got sick with pancreas disease. He died a month after diagnosis. After he died my female stopped eating and was grieving. She would not go near her brothers grave. I would sit beside it everyday crying and she would come only about 70ft away and sit there and wait on me. She had been over weight and she started losing weight like crazy. We were happy because we thought she was getting healthy. She would not let me out of her sight. She went to work with me and sat in the car with the a/c running at the grocery. A few months later it was time for her yearly physical. I was so proud of her weight loss but the vet looked concerned. He drew a lot of blood and asked told me he would call with results the next day. I still had no clue anything was wrong. I called the next day to check and the nurse told me that he wanted to talk to me in person. He told me she had kidney disease and didn't have more than 3-6 weeks at the most before things shut down. I wouldn't believe it. I did not think that there was anyway possible that fate could be so cruel as to let me lose them both the same year. I forcefully pushed it out of my mind. He had said that her kidneys were no longer filtering the toxins. I took her in for several flushings and dialosis. I begged for a cure but the vet said there was none. At the end she would eat nothing at all. She even quit the baby food and she threw it all up anyway. I would give her water through a syringe. It would only be a second till she would throw it up. She threw up all through the night and day. We kept her on the bed with towels all around her. My husband had to carry her out to the bathroom. She couldn't even stand up. I looked in her eyes that last day and asked her to please give me a sign as to what she wanted me to do. She just looked at me with her big sad eyes. That day as hard as it was we decided to go ahead and put her to sleep. I called the vet and he said he would do it when we got there. My husband left work to come take her cause I could not carry her nor did I want to go alone. Just as my husband walked up on the porch she died in my arms. My husband came in and we tried so hard to bring her back. We did mouth to mouth and cpr. She came back for about 30 seconds and that was it. My husband said that she picked that time to die cause she did not want us to have to go through putting her to sleep. My heart still aches every single day for them. My boy died April on out anniversary and my girl died on Christmas. It was a REALLY bad year... My heart will break forever for the loss of them. I just fell to pieces 
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