Posted on 01/06/2014 10:02:58 PM PST by GreyHoundSailor
May God bless you for your good deed.
I know what you mean. I was in a really tight spot about 15 years ago and I had to let teeth rot in my head so that I could pay for an operation for my dog!You made me smile. We spent months looking for a new place to rent recently (that would allow multiple pets; we have four) because we were essentially being kicked out of our last rental (for no reason; the landlady has something wrong with her mind ..........and heart), but even a priest told us to get rid of some of the pets, but my husband said, "Well, which ones should we pick over the others? They're ALL part of the family. We've had them for years and years." The priest had no answer. (And with buckets of prayer, we did finally find a home for all of us).
We had a golden lab and when his time came he found the place he wanted to die and laid down. We hunted everywhere for a couple of days and finally found him right before he passed away. Every dog I’ve had that died of old age usually looked pretty bad at the end with weight loss even though they were getting all they wanted to eat.
Thanks for caring for the dog. I would have done the same. The last couple of days I have been praying and thanking God for food warm shelter, the health of my dog Sam and my health and thanking Him for all the blessings He provides. I said to my dog, not every dog is as fortunate at you to have a warm place to lay their head, let’s pray and thank God for it and let’s Pray that the Lord take care of the dogs who don’t.
Obviously, reading what you did, God answers Prayer.
Been there.
When I lost my house, I tried to get into “Over 55 Active Adult” housing.
But they only would allow pets under 20 pounds, and Lynn-Dah is much bigger than that. One leasing agent even suggested that I euthanize Lynn-Dah so I could qualify for their stripped, shabby, leaky doublewide.
At that point I told them where they could put their BINGO, Shuffleboard and Line-Dancing (and the Doublewide too!).
There are places, even in the Sunshine State, where the sun don’t shine.
That is awful; but you gave that doggie some kindness in her last few hours. That is truly a mitzvah for you.
This happened with my boyhood dog. She was quite elderly and slipped her leash after being let outside on Halloween night when I was in college. We never saw her again. One of the saddest nights of my life.
There’s no excuse for abandoning an animal. There are too many good options for placement these days. But sometimes animals do run away to die.
We adopted a nine tear-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever who had been seized from the abusive, neglectful owner by the law. The owner faced charges of animal cruelty because she never treated the dogs Lyme disease, flea infestations or worms. She also never had a large bone fragment which had lodged in his cheek removed. A surgeon had to do it and he thought it had been there a year or more.
Dodger was a big dog with nearly worthless hind legs. He could walk but not run or climb stairs. Most of the fur on his back was gone and his tail was bare. We got him in June and simply gave him love and his maintenance medication. Every morning I carried his 80 pounds downstairs and every night I carried him back up so he could sleep in our bedroom; he acted to be alone. Our other dog, Anna, learned to like him and, in their own way they played. Dodger sat in a sphinx position and Anna would spar with him. It was charming.
By October, Dodger had improved. His fur began to grow back. He learned to, slowly, climb stairs and his play with Anna got more active. He could walk around the yard and even lope a bit. On October 5th he and I were walking. He was nosing at something and then suddenly stiffened up all over and rolled over dead.
It was likely an embolism that killed him; a result of the Lyme-caused arthritis in his hind legs. We had him only about four months and those were probably the only four months of his life that he had known kindness. We miss him terribly and will never understand how his previous owner could have treated him so horribly. By the way, the previous owner is a nurse who lost her job due to her drug addiction.
Sick dogs sometimes go away to die, it is possible that she was not a discard.
Thank you, GreyHoundSailor.. for your humanity. Silly as it may sound, this precious dog received love and care for her two last hours on earth. Yes.. could more have been done if she was discovered days sooner? Maybe. But you took the initiative to do something good vs hoping someone or some agency would just show up. For that.. thank you. My Grandmother use to have a saying: “What gets you in heaven isn’t what you necessarily do in public but it is what you do privately when no one is watching”.
God bless you for adopting Dodger. He died knowing he was loved.
I found a litter of puppies, maybe 2-3 months old in the woods. 5 puppies, 3 had already died. The litter had found the rotten carcase of a cow to eat. I took the 2 live pups to the vet but they were so full of parasites that even they died at the vets in a few days.
The joy that the 2 live puppies showed at being rescued has haunted me because I was still too late to save them.
IMHO, I don’t believe there was any harm intended by the writer. He, or she, seemed deeply appalled and clearly upset and simply didn’t know this is a behavior sometimes exhibited by dying animals. I, too, didn’t know and will add this info to my “file box”. My experiences, on this order, have been with rescued dogs, and according to the vet, one of them had been tortured with a blowtorch. I’ve had many dogs and cats in my lifetime, and fortunately, all of them stayed close to us when their health began to deteriorate and they passed away. I agree with you that GreyHoundSailor is a good and compassionate soul. Thank goodness this little doggy passed away warm, snug, and feeling safe. :-)
What a terribly heartbreaking experience. I’m sorry you had to witness and bear that, Ditter.
Yes, He does! Thank you, chicagolady.
There’s something wrong with that video; it gets all blurry about 1/3 of the way in.
so I could qualify for their stripped, shabby, leaky doublewide...-lol- Funny and I hear ya.. that 20-pound and under rule seems just about everywhere, if they even allow pets at all. I trust you found a place for you and sweet Lynn-Dah. What type of pup is she? Love the name, btw.
Lynn-Dah is a Black lab-Chow and weighs 55-60 pounds.
She was a rescue. But we have not yet determined who rescued whom!
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