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[Muddy]

Our dog Pepper (the Great Dane) has been having some kind of degenerative issue with her hind end. At first it was just a weakness that made her struggle some but lately she's been going downhill and very quickly. Now she really struggles and she slips and falls down, especially with trying to use stairs. The last thing we ever want to do is have her live a life in pain so we are pretty sure that the end is very near and that we're going to have to put her to sleep in the next few days. I'm going to be an absolute mess when that day gets here.

Sorry, Bud... Lukes been falling apart lately as well.

[deebakes]

terribly sorry to hear lance :cry:

we scheduled the vet to come tomorrow to put down my gf's 16-year-old lab/shepherd that she's had since it was 4 weeks old. tomorrow is going to be an awful day.

[Muddy]

Sorry Dee.. that sucks homie.. dogs are our greatest friends, but their time is short from the onset.. you have to enjoy their few years of awesome and realize their existence is probably pound for pound better than ours..

[Godfather]

Our dog Pepper (the Great Dane) has been having some kind of degenerative issue with her hind end. At first it was just a weakness that made her struggle some but lately she's been going downhill and very quickly. Now she really struggles and she slips and falls down, especially with trying to use stairs. The last thing we ever want to do is have her live a life in pain so we are pretty sure that the end is very near and that we're going to have to put her to sleep in the next few days. I'm going to be an absolute mess when that day gets here.

I'm so sorry buddy.

Went through the same thing with my childhood dog with his hind legs going, I know exactly what you mean by going downhill very quickly. Wishing your pup sweet and peaceful final days together and will be thinking about you.

[Godfather]

terribly sorry to hear lance :cry:

we scheduled the vet to come tomorrow to put down my gf's 16-year-old lab/shepherd that she's had since it was 4 weeks old. tomorrow is going to be an awful day.

Aw man you too... awful. So sorry Dee. Thinking of your pup and a peaceful goodbye for now.

[lost in melb.]

Sorry to hear, guys. They are the best little souls and leave many humans behind for dust in terms of loyalty and companionship.

Here's a bit of good news. My old girl has been given a second lease on life with a cruciate ligament operation.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thanks everyone, she seemed to have a better day yesterday, so we are going to have to play it by ear, but we are going to make sure that when it's time, we will make sure that she goes out with dignity. We'll see how she does today.

And that sucks Dee, that's probably what we are going to do, schedule to have someone come out and do it at our home. Mostly because she would be more comfortable at home, plus the fact with the weakness in her back end/legs. getting her in a vehicle won't be the easiest thing and we don't want to put her thru anything else traumatic on that last day.

[lost in melb.]

I second having it done at home. We did this last time with mum's dog.

Comfy place that she/he knows with family around vs a strange environment with slippery stainless steel bench and bright lights. This is not a dignified way to depart a love one.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I second having it done at home. We did this last time with mum's dog.

Comfy place that she/he knows with family around vs a strange environment with slippery stainless steel bench and bright lights. This is not a dignified way to depart a love one.

Our vet actually has a pretty decent set-up for having to put your pets to sleep. It's a quiet room with very soft instrumental music playing, there's a water fountain in it so you hear the sounds of the running water. The lights are dimmed. For a very horrible situation, they actually try and make it as easy on everyone as possible.

[Muddy]

Thanks everyone, she seemed to have a better day yesterday, so we are going to have to play it by ear, but we are going to make sure that when it's time, we will make sure that she goes out with dignity. We'll see how she does today.

And that sucks Dee, that's probably what we are going to do, schedule to have someone come out and do it at our home. Mostly because she would be more comfortable at home, plus the fact with the weakness in her back end/legs. getting her in a vehicle won't be the easiest thing and we don't want to put her thru anything else traumatic on that last day.

Our Vet put Luke on a CBD chew.. It has brought him back from us thinking he was going to die..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Our Vet put Luke on a CBD chew.. It has brought him back from us thinking he was going to die..

The wife has been giving Thor CBD oil with his meds for his seizures. Not sure if it's just the meds or if the CBD oil is helping too, but it's almost been a full year since his last seizure.

[deebakes]

my gf's great dog has had a tremendous run, we've been doing cbd and all kinds of pain management over the last year. you can tell from the picture, but she is having some vestibular disease that is causing her head to tilt and really only turn in one direction. she had acl repair several years ago on her 'driver's side rear' as we call it, she almost puts no weight on that leg anymore. she's a big dog so needs help getting up from laying down and hasn't taken the stairs for about 3 months.

this will not be an easy one and the thought 'just get a new one' is insulting to how important the dog has been to her. you wouldn't say that about someone if they lost a child

[Muddy]

The wife has been giving Thor CBD oil with his meds for his seizures. Not sure if it's just the meds or if the CBD oil is helping too, but it's almost been a full year since his last seizure.

This stuff is called "Chroniquin" it's in the form of a chew, we have to get it from the vet... For real.. We thought he was gonna die.. This bought him some time.

https://www.drugs.com/vet/chroniquin-soft-chew.html

[Muddy]

my gf's great dog has had a tremendous run, we've been doing cbd and all kinds of pain management over the last year. you can tell from the picture, but she is having some vestibular disease that is causing her head to tilt and really only turn in one direction. she had acl repair several years ago on her 'driver's side rear' as we call it, she almost puts no weight on that leg anymore. she's a big dog so needs help getting up from laying down and hasn't taken the stairs for about 3 months.

this will not be an easy one and the thought 'just get a new one' is insulting to how important the dog has been to her. you wouldn't say that about someone if they lost a child

Rear acl is a mthr fkr for a dog..

[DemonGeminiX]

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