Sorry for your loss.
You gave doggo a decent life and a painless way out.
You're a good man.
Sorry for your loss.
You gave doggo a decent life and a painless way out.
You're a good man.
It’s interesting that your wife was the one saying you need to let go. From what I’ve seen it’s usually the wife who thinks you owe it to your pet to go broke keeping them alive as long as you can. They don’t think about the pain your pet may be feeling.
I’m glad your dog went out in peace.
It’s interesting that your wife was the one saying you need to let go. From what I’ve seen it’s usually the wife who thinks you owe it to your pet to go broke keeping them alive as long as you can. They don’t think about the pain your pet may be feeling.
I’m glad your dog went out in peace.
I sit here with my doggo that has had an ear infection for 3 weeks, second ear pack. No one seems to know why she wants to get up every 10 min and go outside. She already has sundowner but this started after the second ear pack.
She gets fatigued as she’s 12 and a larg breed. We have the at home people contracted for the time it comes.
Just can’t figure out this latest thing up all night ranting to go out every hour or so. Don’t need to pee or poop. Don’t seem to be in pain she gets up as fine as months ago (she’s still old and has weak hips).
We think it’s just age progression and sundowners and she gets confused of what time and what not.
If she wants to eat at 3am fine. She gets what she wants.
I sit here with my doggo that has had an ear infection for 3 weeks, second ear pack. No one seems to know why she wants to get up every 10 min and go outside. She already has sundowner but this started after the second ear pack.
She gets fatigued as she’s 12 and a larg breed.
We have the at home people contracted for the time it comes.
Just can’t figure out this latest thing up all night ranting to go out every hour or so. Don’t need to pee or poop. Don’t seem to be in pain she gets up as fine as months ago (she’s still old and has weak hips).
We think it’s just age progression and sundowners and she gets confused of what time and what not.
If she wants to eat at 3am fine. She gets what she wants.
Try Monistat on the ear if it is yeast infection. My old girl's ears were going nectrotic, though. A shame because her enormous ears were part of the charm. She wouldn't win a dog show, but she could hear the pet treat bag crinkle from a hundred paces.
Try Monistat on the ear if it is yeast infection. My old girl's ears were going nectrotic, though. A shame because her enormous ears were part of the charm. She wouldn't win a dog show, but she could hear the pet treat bag crinkle from a hundred paces.
Never thought of that.
How do you surmise it’s a yeast and not bacterial?
She had both to start.
Never thought of that.
How do you surmise it’s a yeast and not bacterial?
She had both to start.
One of my dogs had test infection before so I just tried that. If your pooch is getting smelly it might be yeast.
One of my dogs had test infection before so I just tried that. If your pooch is getting smelly it might be yeast.
That sounds like her kidneys are failing.
That sounds like her kidneys are failing.
She is peeing just fine and y that I mean how she has for the last year.
She is peeing just fine and y that I mean how she has for the last year.
Can you share more information about this? I just now recall hearing that some cells in your ears and kidneys are exactly the same type of cell. Do you suggest this because of the ear problem, or were you looking at the other behaviors?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1288/00005537-197309000-00007
Abstract
The not uncommon association in clinical practice of problems existing simultaneously in the kidney and ear, prompted a closer look at these two distant organs, revealing in fact that they may be comparable in a variety of ways.
Can you share more information about this? I just now recall hearing that some cells in your ears and kidneys are exactly the same type of cell. Do you suggest this because of the ear problem, or were you looking at the other behaviors?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1288/00005537-197309000-00007
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>The not uncommon association in clinical practice of problems existing simultaneously in the kidney and ear, prompted a closer look at these two distant organs, revealing in fact that they may be comparable in a variety of ways.
The getting up to go outside every 10 seconds. I have personally had kidney issues because I didn't know what Oxlates are and ate a "healthy" diet consisting of all of the foods that have the most amount oxalates. Kidney stones formed and blocked my ability to pee. I remember feeling like I had to pee, try to and get a couple of drips. Walk away and immediately feel like I was about to piss myself again over another couple of drops. It wasn't until I smhad to have a sit down session that prompted my bladder to really release, I think it had to do with the seated position.
Anyhow, once I went through that, I remembered that my first dog ate table scraps and was eating all of the stuff I was eating. I remembered how he would always ask to go out every 10 seconds and the realized his kidneys were fucked. The panting he was doing was like my hyper breathing from the pain of passing a stone. That sucks to know that I caused that pain in my dog because I didn't know better and only learned it by going through it myself. Only then did I become hyper aware of the signs so that I might help someone detect it early and avoid that pain.
The getting up to go outside every 10 seconds. I have personally had kidney issues because I didn't know what Oxlates are and ate a "healthy" diet consisting of all of the foods that have the most amount oxalates. Kidney stones formed and blocked my ability to pee. I remember feeling like I had to pee, try to and get a couple of drips. Walk away and immediately feel like I was about to piss myself again over another couple of drops. It wasn't until I smhad to have a sit down session that prompted my bladder to really release, I think it had to do with the seated position.
Anyhow, once I went through that, I remembered that my first dog ate table scraps and was eating all of the stuff I was eating. I remembered how he would always ask to go out every 10 seconds and the realized his kidneys were fucked. The panting he was doing was like my hyper breathing from the pain of passing a stone.
That sucks to know that I caused that pain in my dog because I didn't know better and only learned it by going through it myself. Only then did I become hyper aware of the signs so that I might help someone detect it early and avoid that pain.
Sorry friend...will put out some bacon tonight for the pup.
Sorry friend...will put out some bacon tonight for the pup.
Sorry for your loss. We have been though it several times, thank you for writing the process down for those who have not.
Sorry for your loss. We have been though it several times, thank you for writing the process down for those who have not.
Sincere condolences to you and your family. I have had dogs for many years and have gone through that experience. I know how hard it is and I am sorry that you and your wife are going through it.
Nobody ever complains that they put their dog to sleep too soon.
That is very well said.
I try to keep the dog's perspective in mind. What I mean is this. They'll go through literal hell to be with us, and it's up to us to recognize when the quality of their lives is no longer good. Humans keep dogs alive for our sake, not for the dogs' sake.
Be strong. Love each other. You'll always have the dog's memory with you. Take solace in that as you can.
Sincere condolences to you and your family. I have had dogs for many years and have gone through that experience. I know how hard it is and I am sorry that you and your wife are going through it.
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Nobody ever complains that they put their dog to sleep too soon.
That is very well said.
I try to keep the dog's perspective in mind.
What I mean is this. They'll go through literal hell to be with us, and it's up to us to recognize when the quality of their lives is no longer good. Humans keep dogs alive for our sake, not for the dogs' sake.
Be strong. Love each other. You'll always have the dog's memory with you. Take solace in that as you can.
“ Think about what it will be like if you have to do an emergency euthanization with a screaming dog in pain.” Reminds me when one of my my childhood cats died. We let her get too far off and she died screaming at us in the car on the way to the vet. There is a too soon in some cases, I think my horse was put down too soon for example but it wasn’t my choice. You know your own pets and if you made the choice I’m sure you made the right one. You don’t want them to end up like the cat I had. Don’t feel guilty for it. Sorry for your loss also.
“ Think about what it will be like if you have to do an emergency euthanization with a screaming dog in pain.”
Reminds me when one of my my childhood cats died. We let her get too far off and she died screaming at us in the car on the way to the vet. There is a too soon in some cases, I think my horse was put down too soon for example but it wasn’t my choice. You know your own pets and if you made the choice I’m sure you made the right one. You don’t want them to end up like the cat I had. Don’t feel guilty for it. Sorry for your loss also.