Originally Posted by redeagle
I just got word that the golden retriever that I made the quilt for is on her way to the vets for the BIG shot. She would be 12 yrs old in a couple of weeks. She has cancer. Having made this trip myself several times over the years, I really bad for my daughter.
My heart goes out to your daughter. We had to make the decision twice over an 18 month period of time ... both fur babies were 13 years old. One had diabetes that just finally went haywire after 2 years of giving her insulin injections.
I will keep your daughter in my prayers.
The second one I think might have had a heart attack. He let out this hideous cry and went completely limp, out cold. I kept calling his name and when he finally opened his eyes he whined with every breath. It broke my heart to lose him but even more it broke my heart to see my big, 23 y.o. son crying while he held him when the vet gave him the shot.
Now my newest little guy (10 years old) has gone almost completely blind following two infections to his pancreas (sp?) that left him an insulin dependent diabetic.