lightheaded at the vets office

I am really sorry Carol.

I love animals as well, but people come first...you come first!

If you dear dog is sick, and it is going to cost that much money, then you ultimately are just buying more time, and very expensive time at that.

Also, you would not want to extend any suffering that he may be going through.

I understand you feeling woozy...I would have as well I am sure. Dealing with the emotional and financial stress of that situation just sounds like too much.

I have two stories that I will share as they relate to how you were feeling yesterday.

The first was when I went from standing...to a dead faint on the concrete vet's floor. I was holding one of my cats as the vet infused it with a Vit 'B' I.V. The strong smell, along with the visible lump it was creating subdermaly, and did I mention I was pregnant? It was too much, and crash! I woke up to a panicked vet asking if I was okay, and did I want an ambulance. No!!! I recovered, but was mortified.;p

The second story is about a cat that we had taken in just as my first marriage was starting to implode. My husband was out of control addiction wise, and I was trying to keep some semblance of normalcy in out house for our daughter, until we could get out. I knew that we were going to be moving anyway...and this cat wouldn't stay off of our kitchen counters. I literally watched her once go from litter box to counter and that was IT! I freaked, realizing that I could clean all I wanted, and we were still likely to get sick from that cat. (I tried squirt bottle training to no avail) I utimately took the cat to the shelter. While I felt guilty...in that situation, I had to choose my sanity and the safety of my daughter...people come first.

I don't know if this helps or not...but know that I am sending comforting hugs from across the miles, okay?

S.C.

Carol know where you are about the dog, I got a yellow lab two years ago, when he was 1yr. he got poisoned at thanksgiving
I spent 600.00 and the vet told me he needed surgery, it would be another 1200.00 this was the sweetest dog I ever owned
he had turned almost white during the year and had two hand sized angel wings on his shoulder blades.
Sometimes being broke and having people who also need money for health reasons really shouldn't happen at the same time.
My whole family cried for a week, Stoney was a good dog. I am not fickle but have two new pit's and am happy again, but I
have to realize that People always come before animals. Peace

Larry ***

I am so sorry Carol.:(

I am deeply sad for you. You take time to grieve and feel all the things that are of course a part of this hard day.

Know that we are thinking of you now.

S.C.

Thank you for helping me. Even though I was very sad, I realized that it was a relief not to be taking care of a dying dog. He had heart disease, and was not expected to get better. We were only prolonging his life with meds. I was anxious a lot during these past 3 weeks taking care of him. After I put him down I felt the anxiety leave, as I had dealt with it. It was very hard and stressful taking care of him on top of everything else in my life. He had to have a diaper from his basic, and always was a mess, he had to have meds 3 times a day. A lot of stress.

Carol

Thanks SC, I really feel I did, although I regretted not staying with him. I bet he was scared. I called and the vet said they gave him a mild additive first to calm him, then the injection. He probably would have been difficult for me to hold. I think after seeing my other Chihuahuas die I probably would have have not felt ok.


Ahh, today is a new day.

Carol

That is a beautiful song berock....

:)

Hahaha I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!

House breaking is the tough part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LL

I think I better surrender! Love

Larry

Arf!

I'll fetch your house shoes if you will rub my tummy!

LL

Now I need to go outside.