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I lost my best friend Luke today. Luke was a 14 y.o. mini schnauzer who I had since he was a pup. We had been through a lot in the past two years but this June he was dx’ed with kidney failure. I found a good vet and she did her best to prolong his life and quality of life too. I feel like I was granted bonus time with Luke. I did everything humanly possible for him but today I had to make the decision to put him to sleep. He had been failing over the past week with vomiting and diarrhea. Wednesday he refused to drink water. I tried syringing water into his mouth but that was almost useless. He was already getting sub-q fluids. I took him t the vet this morning and the vet did blood work that showed that his kidneys had completely shut down. He couldn’t drink or urinate. He couldn’t walk anymore and could hardly stand. I could see his pain level was increasing. I asked if there was anything else that could be done and was told we already did everything we could. I had some time with Luke and he was so weak he couldn’t stand or sit so I held him on my lap. When I was ready the vet administered a tranquilizer and fifteen minutes later Luke was heavily sedated. The vet came back and checked to see he was properly sedated and she asked me if I was ready. I nodded and they gave the final injection. Luke felt nothing and after a few minutes I felt his final heart beat. He passed while I was holding him. Luke’s pain and suffering was over.
I feel a level of emotional pain and emptiness I have never known before. I could probably write a book about Luke, but just let me say that Luke was a wonderful companion who enriched my life everyday and I will miss him very much.
Don
donsabi my thoughts and prayers are with you. Luke seemed like such a strong little guy that fight till the end, but know that he is never far from you and you will be with him once again. *hugs*
My deepest sympathies to both You, Don, and Macnomore. Hold them in your hearts and try to remember the happier times. They are free of pain and romping and playing with all those who passed before them over at "The Bridge".
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i know the feeling
