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Post by Woody Williams on May 12, 2006 8:14:25 GMT -5
A friend of mine just had to put down his family dog. The dog was getting up in age and came down with cancer.
I know a lot of us reach that point and words mean little to console.
I found this and I think it is very soothing to someone that is putting down a pet..
A Dog's Prayer.
If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle cannot be won.
You will be sad, I understand;
Don't let your grief then stay your hand
For this day more than all the rest
Your love for me must stand the test
We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears,
You'd not want me to suffer so,
The time has come please let me go.
Take me where my need they'll tend
And please stay with me until the end,
Hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time that you will see,
The kindness that you did for me
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Please do not grieve, it must be you
Who has this painful thing to do,
We've been so close, we two, these years,
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.
Robin Hooper, Veterinary Surgeon.
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Post by bill on Aug 11, 2006 9:39:06 GMT -5
Woody
I sent this poem to my wife and was told not to send something like this again. She said she cried.
I bought her a Lassa two years ago and this dog goes everywhere with her. ( Best kid we have )
Bill
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Post by hunter480 on Aug 17, 2006 17:47:34 GMT -5
Wow-What else can you say.......
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Post by mullis56 on Aug 29, 2006 6:30:51 GMT -5
A man's best friend ;D
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Post by drgreyhound on Dec 10, 2006 12:34:47 GMT -5
Wonderful, and very true! Thanks for sharing!
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 11, 2008 7:40:17 GMT -5
BTDT more than once. Never easy as your bud lies there in pain moments before the vet makes the first injection.
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Post by jmlarcher on Feb 18, 2008 12:20:53 GMT -5
Thanks, How true it is. Jack
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Post by kdog8173 on Dec 19, 2009 7:05:44 GMT -5
true story..my neihbor and friend died out fishing. his dog was his bestfriend and fishin buddy..when we put his dog down, vet came to house, i was with {maggy} the dog the hole time..we became good buddys..anyways..as i walked back to my house sheding some tears, the trees on the road started loosing alot of leaves..no wind..they were just fallin on the road and even COVERED the road..i beleive maggie and ed {my friend who passed} met back up and left me that sign to say its ok..me and my wife watched as the leaves just kept fallin down covering the road with no wind...amazing and my tears stopped and turned into a smile on my face...A MAN AND HIS DOG...
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Post by biggdogind on Oct 27, 2012 20:17:40 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this poem. My wife and I had to put are rottweiler of 11 yrs to sleep last month. We got her a month after we lost are son Peyton.. Her name was fancy. She helped us through the hardest time of are life. We felt like just giving up on life. But god gave us fancy to help ease are pain. She was such a good dog, and will always hold a special place in are heart. She was such a big spoiled baby, that loved to cuddle. She made us laugh so much. She was are kid..
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Post by Woody Williams on May 27, 2019 11:35:36 GMT -5
I just reread this.. I’m getting ready to put down my cat Kasey Tuesday. He is 14 years old and has come down with toxoplasmosis and has thyroid problems.. He is not responding to treatments and has lost a lot of weight. He refuses to eat and barely drinks water. Breaks my heart but as the poem says I need to do this..  |
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Post by swetz on May 27, 2019 12:44:49 GMT -5
I just reread this.. I’m getting ready to put down my cat Kasey Tuesday. He is 14 years old and has come down with toxoplasmosis and has thyroid problems.. He is not responding to treatments and has lost a lot of weight. He refuses to eat and barely drinks water. Breaks my heart but as the poem says I need to do this.. Sorry to hear that. We had to put down our dog Saturday morning and losing a pet sure is hard. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on May 27, 2019 12:45:25 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that Woody, but at least we are able to do that for them and stop the pain and suffering before it gets too bad.
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Post by Woody Williams on May 28, 2019 7:18:07 GMT -5
Got up this morning and Kasey had ate about half his canned food I left out for him. I gave him some fresh and he ate a little of that. This is the first time he has showed ANY interest in food since Friday. Not sure what to think..
He has been on the anti-biotic for 5 day’s now. Is it just now starting to work? False hope? I don’t know.. but we’ve decided to put off putting him down for two more days. One last chance...
Pray that we are making the right decision..
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Post by Woody Williams on May 29, 2019 17:49:39 GMT -5
I couldn't put him down after watching him
eat a little Tuesday morning. I told my wife one more trip to the vet to see what she says and treatment if necessary.
So we took Kasey to the vet yesterday.
She said as long as he eats there is a good hope of him whipping it. She said that the antibiotic does take a little while to really do some good. He has been on it five and a half days now.
She gave him a B12 and an anti nausea Shot.She gave me one of the appetite booster pills to give to him this morning.
We came home yesterday and he went over and ate a few bites out of his dry food. He had not done that in way over a week. I gave him a few “snacks” and he ate a couple of those.
Last night and again this morning he ate well.
We were gone most of the day and when we came just a little while ago he had eaten all his canned food, half of his "snacks" and was chowing down on his dry food! That is way more than he has eaten in over a week!
He is way more alert and seems to be getting around better.
Prayers answered..
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Post by HighCotton on Jun 3, 2019 6:40:17 GMT -5
Tough decision but seems like the right one for now.
Enjoy each day together!
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 3, 2019 8:13:01 GMT -5
Tough decision but seems like the right one for now. Enjoy each day together! He is doing quite well.. eating like a horse and back to his old self. Needs to put on some weight. He doesn’t know how close he came to being planted in the backyard. He gets a thyroid pill once a day and the antibiotic twice a day. He is 14 so maybe this buys him a year or two.. who knows.. |
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Post by budd on Apr 2, 2020 9:57:00 GMT -5
Just seen this post...damit.
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