OT: My dog is dying and it's Sunday...

I have been up with Lady all night, she is dying and we need to have her put down.  It's Sunday, no vet's available and I hate so much to have to take her to the ER vet for such an emotional thing.
She is coughing and breathing so hard, she cant lay down and I've been outside with her and petting her all night.
We took her for a ride last night around 9 pm (she loves the car) and we took her out to mcdonalds for a double cheese burger, I gave her some left over steak a while ago just to try to get her mind off this damn breathing.
I cant let her go another night it's not fair.  I'm so sad that it's come to me making this choice for her and now without our own vet and that comfort.  We do have a traveling vet but I dont think I want my kids to witness this.
If you believe, would you please say a restful prayer for our Lady that she can ease up some until we can find someplace to help ease her pain?

Hugs to all,

Denise and family

PS....I'm going to try to add a picture of her to my profile.

OH DENISE!!!

We just had to put our precios baby down this past summer. Kaiser was 11. He had a lump that was cancer, but didn't appear that it was bothering him. They found it during his annual well exam. They gave him steriods to shrink it, and that caused his body to go into auto deficiency, and within two weeks, we had to put him down. This too happened on a Sunday.

I don't know how you feel about this, but DH and I didn't want to see Kaiser take his last breath. We contacted our local humane shelter, and they did it for us. We drove around to the back, and we were allowed as much time as we needed to say our goodbyes. The vet's assistant, then took him from us, and put him down. We were told that there was a room right inside, that Kaiser would be the only dog with the vet, that he would be given the shot to put him to sleep---no gas. We were given the option to take his body, or have them dispose. (We chose the latter, then had a memorial stone made for our garden).

It's not easy, but as responsible pet owners, it is the right thing to not allow them to suffer if there is no chance for recovery. My heart crys for you, and applauds you for your loving decision.

((((hugs))))) from one dog lover to another.

Thanks, no chance for recovery.  She does have cancer but also a heart condition (enlarged and an enormous irregular heart beat) I'm the kind that will stay with her and hold her until she is gone....I have to be there with her, very hard but it's right for me.
I'll try my vet one time to see if they leave a number (tried yesterday but nothing) and then will call traveling vet and if no there then I'll get with the er vet which I would like to avoid.
Hugs to you for your loss too!

Denise

I am so sorry Denise for this decision you must make. You will be in my prayers.

Big Hugs, Beth

My heart is breaking for you.  This is what happens when we heed the call to raise a pet until their last day.  It is so sad.  Think about the good times, look at old pictures, laugh and cry.  It's all out of love.  I'm crying now as I type.  It was two years ago that we had to put our beautiful black Chow Chow, Diva, down.  She and I slept on the kitchen floor her last night.
I even consulted with our priest who told me that all dogs go to heaven and that I'd see her again...free of pain. 
I don't have adequate words right now.  I hurt for you and hope that with time things will be much better.
xxxooo

Denise,

I'm so sorry about your fur baby "Lady" - - this is one of the most difficult things you have to do for that sweet little family member.  I understand your needing to be with her, I was with my "Missy", "Candy" and "Buffy" - - just could NOT let them go to sleep without their "mom". 

Will love them always, but I know they all got together and sent me my current little rescue child "Angel".  Please know "Lady" will be watching over you from the other side when you need her.

Pam
 

Oh Denise, my sympathies for your heartache.  My love of Dobermans is so strong.  I have had so many, one in particular was my child until my daughter came along.  My Harley was everything to me and when she could no longer get up, I wheeled her around for a month on a special made wagon with beds in it so she would be comfortable.  I picked her up and laid her in the grass as she loved the outside and she was good about going potty/poopie outside.  Her head was all there but her spine was the problem.  She had Wobbler's Syndrome.

I am hopeful that Lady has a reprieve today so that she may go to her regular vet tomorrow.  I feel your pain during this time.  A dog to me is so precious and we don't take having a pet very lightly.  My prayers are with you and your family and of course your precious Lady.

Donna

I forgot to mention that I have all my pets cremated and when I go, they will go with me.  I have a few precious boxes around the house of my beloveds.  It runs about $120 here and well worth it to me.  I didn't know if you had thought about doing something like that.

I BELIEVE...I will be praying with you...I am sorry for your pain, May the peace of Jesus surround you and your precious pet...Amen

Cyndy

I am sssssooooo sorry.  When our puppy died this summer, my daughter grieved so hard.  I told her that that kind of deep love is what makes like special.  You love hard and you hurt hard.  You just can't have one w/o the other.  I am so glad that our vet makes Sunday calls to the clinic if you are a regular.  When your heart is not hurting so much, look into adoption.  We adopted a beautiful 1/2 sheltie, 1/2 golden retriever.  She is such a sweetie!