WOT: Had a bad week and a worse fathers day..., I had to put my dog down (had her for 13 years) Options

[montoya 73 2.0]

She was a great dog and a great friend. I will miss her. Pissed off at the vet though. they charged me almost 300 bucks to do the procedure because it was Sunday. If I would have waited till Monday it would have been 40 bucks. Greedy bastards! With the wife losing it and the kids (19 and 18 year old girls) crying I had to be the one to take Daisy to the vets and it was hard. She's in a better place now no pain or bad days ahead. Nothing but Sunny days, All you can eat doggy bones and plenty of cats to chase!!!!

FYI she had a stroke two months ago after a surgery and it slowly just got worse. She lost use of her rear legs thursday night and lost her bowel control on saturday.

thanks for listening, had to talk to someone and you guys and girls have helped me in the past so thanks again.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) Here's one for the best dog and friend i've ever had!

Doesn't she have a great smile?

[MBowman325]

I grew up with a boxer, from age 5 to 19 (1999) and recall the week I had to have him put down. It was a bad week and a lousy month - mostly a long slow slide until he normally couldn't get around or control himself. He had a really good day, managed to get up and tell everyone bye and be frisky for an hour or so. The next day we had to take him in.

Took me years before I was ready for another dog. They're awesome companions and in my case, like many others, very much a part of the family. (Part of why I'm not heading to Africa any time soon).

My condolences, I know it's rough but you've nailed it - no more pain. Seems rougher though when you've got other dogs wondering what happened, or standing vigil over where you buried him for nearly a week. (not applicable in your case here but still) If you happen upon another dog soon that's fantastic.