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So I totally suck today....
but I'm going to be a debbie downer.... I just need to vent and I think that you ladies would understand better than anyone.... My mom called me at work yesterday and told me that she needed to talk to me after I got off work and to call her. Well, she had to put the family dog to sleep yesterday morning. I'm a wreck. We got Cookie the summer before my 8th grade year, so she had a good life, but she just wasn't doing well lately. She had severe arthritis, could barely walk. My mom said that she hadn't been eating and when she actually did, she would throw up all over the place. The vet said that the only other option was to keep her at the vet's office for observation for three freakin weeks while they kept her hooked up to an IV. She would have been miserable so my mom decided that the best thing for her was to put her down.
I know she's better off, but it still sucks and it makes me feel selfish. So now I'm sitting here at my desk with leaky eyes.... Sorry to bring everyone down, but it just sucks and if I talk to someone about it in person I get all weepy and do the whole ugly-crying thing.
Re: So I totally suck today....
Sorry to hear about your family dog. I can understand your pain. I'm sure you're not alone.
I know DH and I would be a mess if anything happen to our cat. I freaked out when he(our cat) started limping a few years ago.
Awww Stu, I'm so sorry to hear that! I know your heart is just breaking.
When Chloe started going through all of her stuff lately, I kept imagining, what if she has some sort of nerve disorder or bladder cancer, we'd have to put her down. I nearly come to tears just thiking about the possiblity of it.
Just know that Cookie is in a better place and has a better quality of life and is running and playing fetch in doggie heaven! I know that doesn't help the hurt at all though. Cry all you need, we're here for you!
You've heard what I've done, not what I've been through.
If you were in my shoes, you'd fall the first step."
Hugs i am so sorry for your loss! You lost a dear family member and just reading this made me tear up. Hang in there! We are all here for you!
THIS!
Oh Sweetie, I'm sorry. What a sad day for you and your family. Crying and a sucky mood come with the territory. You can be sad with us anytime. Hugs for you!
My MOH said something to me once that made a lot of sense (she's very wise in her oddball way). "Just because someone else's situation sucks more doesn't mean that yours sucks any less." Don't feel guilty for grieving a very real, really tough loss. The emotions and reactions are normal and healthy and are nothing to be ashamed of. I agree-- try to hold it together until after work, and then cry all that you need to. Adam will understand.
You're not a jerk for being upset about your dog-- pets are family members and it's completely understandable for you to be so upset!
I'm so sorry for your loss... we had to put down our 16 year old dog down last year, and the only thing that made me feel any better was knowing that he lived a long, happy life. I found a poem that I gave to my grandmother which helped me feel better:
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Don?t grieve for me, for now I?m free,
Though I left behind some misery,
My days of youthful agility,
Were no longer a possibility,
My weak joints and cloudy eyes
Were longing for the heavenly skies.
Before I lost all dignity
You helped me reach eternity.
Don?t grieve for me,
You?ve set me free,
Just remember how I used to be!
aww stu i'm so sorry. Back in March we had to put down on childhood family dog, I was devastated!! I wanted wedding pictures with her and everything. She had cancer and we did surgery once, but it came back. We knew there was nothing else we could do. So we let her ride it out and she let us know when she was in pain and couldn't do it anymore. A pet is family and its one of the hardest things to do. Just know that she isn't suffering anymore and she is in a better place.
*big hugs*
so sorry stu!!! i know your heart is hurting but just remember that cookie isn't hurting any more.
my mom had to put our family dog down a few weeks before our wedding and we had her for half of my life...but I just had to keep reminding myself that she lived an excellent and LOOOONG life (Molly was almost 16 and for labs that's pretty darned old). I haven't been home since, so that will probably bring a whole 'nother round of emotions once I'm there again.
So, I know it doesn't make your pain go away or any less, but just know what we're thinking about you...and it will get better. Hugs!
wow 16 is darn old!! Abby was a lab too, she was almost 12.