Post by 90GTVert on Oct 24, 2016 21:06:28 GMT -5
My dog, Bingo, was put to sleep tonight. He was 12.5 years old and healthy till today. He started acting lethargic and eventually struggled to walk or stand. He has a good vet that will be there if they are needed any time so we took him over once it was obvious there was a problem beyond just feeling a little tired or under the weather.
The vet first looked at his gums and they were almost white. Then she used and ultrasound and confirmed her suspicion. She said he was bleeding severely internally. I forget the name, but she said most commonly it's a tumor on the spleen or liver that eventually bursts and when it bursts they loose a lot of blood quickly. She said he could be taken to a larger city where they could try to give him blood transfusions to stabilize him, then he'd have to have a surgery to see if it were able to be fixed depending on the organ and exactly what's happening. She said a 10% chance of survival would be generous in her opinion and it would be a lot to go through and a lot of money. Even less of a chance of him living many happy days at his age after all of this.
After listening to the vet, it didn't even seem like a choice to me. We didn't want him to suffer so they put him to sleep while we rubbed and petted him.
I miss my buddy already. I spent pretty much all of my time with him. I wish he were annoying me by barking at nothing or demanding treats right now. I'm grateful that he lived a healthy life until today though and that he went peacefully.
The vet first looked at his gums and they were almost white. Then she used and ultrasound and confirmed her suspicion. She said he was bleeding severely internally. I forget the name, but she said most commonly it's a tumor on the spleen or liver that eventually bursts and when it bursts they loose a lot of blood quickly. She said he could be taken to a larger city where they could try to give him blood transfusions to stabilize him, then he'd have to have a surgery to see if it were able to be fixed depending on the organ and exactly what's happening. She said a 10% chance of survival would be generous in her opinion and it would be a lot to go through and a lot of money. Even less of a chance of him living many happy days at his age after all of this.
After listening to the vet, it didn't even seem like a choice to me. We didn't want him to suffer so they put him to sleep while we rubbed and petted him.
I miss my buddy already. I spent pretty much all of my time with him. I wish he were annoying me by barking at nothing or demanding treats right now. I'm grateful that he lived a healthy life until today though and that he went peacefully.
