I hate these kind of posts, I really do…having to say goodbye to a beloved dog. We found out Zack has cancer Tuesday, it’s already spread through his lungs. We have an appointment with our vet tomorrow at 9a to put him down. We’ve had him for nine years, he’s been a good protector for my little family. Say a prayer please, if you’re so inclined. My sweet wife is having a hard time… we all are.
"Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen...
Posts: 7158 | Location: TEXAS | Registered: July 18, 2005
I went through this with my best buddy six months ago. Be prepared to cry and just let it go when you do. Honestly I wailed. It hurt bad. It is very tough. All I can say is take it one day at a time. I am really sorry for you guys. It is one thing to lose a beloved family member to old age. It is another to lose them before their time. Prayers for you all brother.
I went through this a few months ago. I'm sorry. But this is the price we pay for the time we're granted with these magnificent beings. Consider yourself lucky for having had the opportunity to spend time with, and be loved by, such a wonderful individual.
We lost our second dog, also a German Shepherd to cancer several years ago.
We noticed that Nikki was not jumping up and sleeping on her couch as was usual. Then, we noticed she would wince while walking down the back three steps to go into the yard.
We took her to our vet and after x-rays found she was loaded with cancer. We brought her home and two day later she threw a seizure and never came out of it.
We ran Nikki over to the emergency vet and had her put down. I stayed with Nikki through the entire procedure. To say I cried like a baby would be ab understatement.
Steve "The Marines I have seen around the world have, the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945
Posts: 3459 | Location: Northeast PA | Registered: June 05, 2000
Lifting up prayers for your pup and your family. My condolences…
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
