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I've had dogs my whole life. My first word was "puppy." His loss has been the hardest for me. It was funny, it took Pete and I while to warm up to each other. Around Christmas the year before it happened. He didn't always cuddle a lot. He would, when he was done he'd hop down. When it come time to put him down, he was so sick. He was in my arms. It is the only time I weep.
I'd call him Peterbilt, he was built like a truck. He'd wag his tail whenever I called Peterbilt.
bahahahahahahaha!
Man, SD.
The same thing happened to me with our family dog growing up. Someone had poisoned him, and he was completely lifeless and lethargic and I had to carry him from home, and in the car, to the vet. He ended up dying. He was obviously so miserable, it just made me sick inside. We have so many family photos with him in it, just hanging with us like an actual family member. There's one photo we have of him where two of my brothers are laying on their stomachs on the floor, playing some kind of board game. Our dog was down there with him, watching the game. It's such a funny picture. At least I know he had a good life with us.
With our cat, he was getting really sick with kidney failure toward the end. He would start to eat, but I guess he felt so sick, he just couldn't do it. He loved tuna as a treat, so I finally blended some tuna with some water, and he eagerly started lapping it up. But, right after that, we took him to the vet, where we were informed that it was a good time to put him out of his misery. When we got home, the blender full of tuna was still on the counter. I threw away the blender. I haven't eaten tuna to this day.
The same thing happened to me with our family dog growing up. Someone had poisoned him, and he was completely lifeless and lethargic and I had to carry him from home, and in the car, to the vet. He ended up dying. He was obviously so miserable, it just made me sick inside. We have so many family photos with him in it, just hanging with us like an actual family member. There's one photo we have of him where two of my brothers are laying on their stomachs on the floor, playing some kind of board game. Our dog was down there with him, watching the game. It's such a funny picture. At least I know he had a good life with us.
With our cat, he was getting really sick with kidney failure toward the end. He would start to eat, but I guess he felt so sick, he just couldn't do it. He loved tuna as a treat, so I finally blended some tuna with some water, and he eagerly started lapping it up. But, right after that, we took him to the vet, where we were informed that it was a good time to put him out of his misery. When we got home, the blender full of tuna was still on the counter. I threw away the blender. I haven't eaten tuna to this day.
Okay, now I'm done. I hope.
(Loved the Peterbilt part. )
Pete got sicker than a dog on Christmas Eve day. We took him to the emergency vet, they x-rayed him. They found a growth on his liver. They kept him, we continued to visit him. Christmas Day he seemed to get getting better. That night the vet called us, he was starting to get jaundiced pretty bad. We knew what we needed to do. We ran back in, picked him up brought him home for one last night on the bed. If he didn't make it we would be with us. That morning we went to our regular vet. We set it up to have him put to sleep.
Pete got sicker than a dog on Christmas Eve day. We took him to the emergency vet, they x-rayed him. They found a growth on his liver. They kept him, we continued to visit him. Christmas Day he seemed to get getting better. That night the vet called us, he was starting to get jaundiced pretty bad. We knew what we needed to do. We ran back in, picked him up brought him home for one last night on the bed. If he didn't make it we would be with us. That morning we went to our regular vet. We set it up to have him put to sleep.
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Originally Posted by Chowhound
Peterbuilt.
Great line... it's funny how our little nicknames we have for our animals stick.... we had so many for our kitty...
I think he was perpetually confused because of them....
Our beloved friends will truly be missed...
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Love that!
