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My 15yr old dog died :(

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HonkeyDonk

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I knew this day would come eventually, but no matter how much preparation I had, it still caught me off guard.

On 4/22/2004 in the morning around 8:30am, my dog was having trouble breathing and eventually passed away. He's about 15 yrs old and is a golden retreiver/cockerspaniel mix and for the past 6months or so, he's been coughing a lot, like he has a lot of mucus or something buliding up.

I'm not 100% sure what happened in the morning cuz I'm at school in Austin, and my family is in houston. My mom said she took him out to use the bathroom at 4:30am and after a few minutes, she noticed him in kind of a weird position on the grass...apparently, he had no energy and couldn't get up. She helped him in and he seemed to be ok after that. Then in the morning, they found him next to their bed and something just didn't look right. He was making weird noises breathing. I think they knew he was dying so all they could do was pet him and call him a "good boy". A few minutes later, he was gone 🙁

I'm really sad since he was one of my "best friends" and to be honest, was probably the one thing that I loved more than anything else (besides family/friends/etc). I'm sure every dog/pet owner out there knows how attached you become to your pets. They become like family, no, they are family. It still hasn't set in that he's gone. I know he's not there anymore, but I still feel that if I go home now, I'll see his cute little face running to me. I'll eventually get over this but I'm just pretty sad that I won't be able to see him next time I visit home. The last time I saw him was in march during spring break.

This was my first and only dog and I pretty much grew up w/ him all my life.

Here's a pic of him.
Frisky

All you pet owners, take time now to play w/ them. I wish I could have just one more day to play w/ my dog 🙁 Even though he was old, he always had a puppy face and acted like one. Everyone would always say "what a cute puppy" when I walked him 🙂
 
Poor doggy 🙁 Ours died at 14 I think and people called her a puppy up until she started to have gray hair, because she was so small. Also a labrador, but she was a runt and didn't top 49 pounds (she was FAT too!).

Damn though that dog in your pic DOES look like a puppy.
 
Man, I'm sorry. That's so sad. You're right, he is such a cute dog with a puppy face. Again though, I'm sorry.
 
🙁

I know how you feel. I still remember having to take our cat of 12-years to the vet to finally put her out of her misery. It's a very, very hard thing to do.
 
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I know what you're going through, I lost my collie/shepard back in 1995 he lived to be 16 years old, we got him when I was 9, so he was with me for most of my childhood and growing up. I don't care what anyone says, domesticated animals like dogs and cats are members of the family, and it hurts as much as when a human passes away.

He's up in doggie heaven playing with my pooch right now.
 
thanks everyone, I know i'll be ok in a few days, its just tough knowing i lost something I loved so much...but eventually, nothing can last forever.

I now know how other ppl feel when they post about losing their pets.
 
sorry to hear that.
its always tough.
i nearly started bawling when my friend's lab got put down and i only knew that dog a couple years.
the dog was about 15 too, it was really hard on my friend.
same situation as you, growing up with him.
 
Sorry !!

Man its really sucks when such thing happens. I lost my german shepherd when he was just 6 yrs old. Apparently the Vet had given him a some wrong injection which hit some of his nerves and his back legs got paralyzed. After a couple of days he died. That sicked big time

Whenever I loose a dog I swear I will never keep another one, But damn dogs, you just can't live without one if you are used to one. I have my third dog now!!
 
Hey man, I feel terrible for you. During my last summer while I was at UT I came home before summer school. I noticed my dog was having some trouble walking and 2 days later he had guess a dog stroke. His back legs were completely paralyzed. What was worse was that my parents were going to India in a few days so I had to be the one to put it to sleep. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I still remember giving him one last bath and a big bowl of fruit punch kool aid (his favorite) the night before that sad trip to the vet. That was 4 years ago. I just got a new dog. I love it to death but it makes me sad knowing one day he won't be with us.

Everyone, play with your pets. They don't leave to be 70 and can't always tell you something is wrong with them. When it is time for them to go, do the loving thing and put them down, don't make them live an embarrassing last few days.
 
🙁 I'm sorry to hear about your dog, he looks like he was a beautiful dog. One of my dogs had to be put asleep a couple months ago when he developed cancer in his bone. You don't realize how much a dog has part in your life till they're gone....
 
Having a house full of cats and dogs I know how difficult it is when one passes. My deepest sympathies for your loss. 🙁
 
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