my poor little dog

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this past Mon. was my first day back at my piddly little part time seasonal job. golf course mowing rough bout 18 hours a week. she left that same morning for trip to Co and Wy for week and half to visit kids, babies, mother. when I got home my oldest dashound ( bout 6 or 7) was dragging his back legs, paralyzed. I know their long back is weak and can have back problems, but my God!

he is on cortisone (I believe, ) hoping see some improvenment. he can't control his kidneys or pooping, he finally pooped last nite. vet had me get a small dog carrying pen so he won't try too move around. this dog has slept by my side every nite since a puppy.

hoping the disc is inflamed and didn't cut the spinal cord. he doesn't not recommend trying surgery. I told him if it could save him I would. I can get the money. he knows i'm not wealthy.... if no improvement by probably Mon, I figure he will tell me to put him to sleep.

I have had dogs all my life and love them all. but I have this super strong connection with Red Dog. I swear he can read my mind. he knows what I do before I do it! LOL I love this little dog more than life itself.

I enter this thread hoping that it helps me emotionally. hoping that typing this helps somehow. I know I will have to put him down. I have had to do this over the years with horses, dogs, cattle.

losing pets can be so hard. I have had to tell members on here in this same situation, that it is best for the animal at such times, to let him go.... I know this but it doesn't help.

I sit out in the grass in front of the house and hold the little sucker in my lap and cry my eyes out, more times than I care to admit. can't help it. sorry.
 
I hope Red Dog gets my prayers answered and recovers completely from this!! Pets are the best friends you can have, my pup was just in here, reading this with me!! Prayers for Red Dog!!!
 
Damn, that is sad. You're right it's easy to tell another it's best but reality is it is really hard on you and hard to do. Prayers sent for little Red Dog. I wish they could live longer lives so we could spend more time with them.
 
I hope it works out for the little guy. He sounds like a great dog and friend.

Prayers sent.

Steve
 
It just hurts.... sorry to hear.

Same thing happened to my black lab 2 years ago. 3 days became paralyzed neck down.
Walking him in vet wrapped in a blanket with the kids by my side,
dog looking at me silently asking me,"whats wrong?" F****in brutal man.


Hang in there.
 

I realize vets and our people doctors make d ecisions based on their education and experience, we make decisions based on emotions if let. I try to look at this thru their eyes, not just mine.

same with me. if my quality of life is not there, I rather pass on.

my youngest daughter is 36, looks like a model, hard working sweet girl, she had terrible Chrin's Disease in her 20's , bout died several times... she had her colon removed 7-8 years ago. she has 4 kids, even though doc told her don't. goes to work every day. ( wonder why she doesn't get SSD and sit on her *** like so many !!???) ..... like she told me one day, docs could put her back together but food would go thru her like corn thru a goose,..... her quality of life would NOT be there......

I can't help being so emotional over this. if I don't let this dog go, i'm being selfish, I know.

I pray and ask Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior, to help this little dog, and help me do whats right.
 
69383valiant said:
Sorry to hear.. maybe a new set of rear wheels...
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And this isn't wrong.

My sister has a black and tan dachshund who lost the use of this back half a couple of years ago. With some specialized care he's been mobile and happy for the same amount of time. He's hopping around, dragging his butt when he's in the house, but strap on the wheels (yes, actual wheels) and he's hauling *** up and down the sidewalk.
 
Putting down a pet is the worst thing that I've ever done. Hopefully you won't have to do it....
 
There is no more loyal friend on this earth than our dogs. The most pure definition of unconditional love on this planet. Prayers for healing and strength for both you and Red Dog.
 
Praying right now for you to get the right answer for Red Dog.
 
ramenth said:
And this isn't wrong.

My sister has a black and tan dachshund who lost the use of this back half a couple of years ago. With some specialized care he's been mobile and happy for the same amount of time. He's hopping around, dragging his butt when he's in the house, but strap on the wheels (yes, actual wheels) and he's hauling *** up and down the sidewalk.
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that is encouraging. its hard to explain how this dog and I feel about e ach other. like I said, I have loved all the dogs I have had in my life. there is just an extreme connection between us.
 
67CudaBob said:
There is no more loyal friend on this earth than our dogs. The most pure definition of unconditional love on this planet. Prayers for healing and strength for both you and Red Dog.
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This couldn't have been said any better. I feel exactly the same way. Please get a second opinion. This is too important for one opinion. If Red Dog is not in pain, eats, and goes to the bathroom fine, you might consider those wheels. Dogs are very adaptive. I wish the best for both of you.
 
he has started having bowel movement. he cannot control is pee, but my "pee'r" isn't perfect either!!! he eats and drinks, doc said the meds makes him hungry and thirsty. I will pray and work with him unless I find that he is better off put to sleep. I just can't bear the thought.

he hates sleeping in that small cage, but last night, very few times he cried. maybe he had pretty good belly ache from not pooping. he did have a movement late yesterday amd one this s m. that's encouraging. while in the house, he lays up on the sofa, with a training pad under a towel. he is happy there. I can buy training pads and wash towels.

thanks for everyone's sympathies. it does help for me to talk about this. not a good time for her to make her annual relative visiting. I imagine if she was here now, my male instinct to keep it all in, would be present. all though completely emotionally draining, i'm sure my tears clean my soul.
 
cosgig said:
i hope red dog gets my prayers answered and recovers completely from this!! Pets are the best friends you can have, my pup was just in here, reading this with me!! Prayers for red dog!!!
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x2.....
 
barbee6043 said:
he has started having bowel movement. he cannot control is pee, but my "pee'r" isn't perfect either!!! he eats and drinks, doc said the meds makes him hungry and thirsty. I will pray and work with him unless I find that he is better off put to sleep. I just can't bear the thought.

he hates sleeping in that small cage, but last night, very few times he cried. maybe he had pretty good belly ache from not pooping. he did have a movement late yesterday amd one this s m. that's encouraging. while in the house, he lays up on the sofa, with a training pad under a towel. he is happy there. I can buy training pads and wash towels.

thanks for everyone's sympathies. it does help for me to talk about this. not a good time for her to make her annual relative visiting. I imagine if she was here now, my male instinct to keep it all in, would be present. all though completely emotionally draining, i'm sure my tears clean my soul.
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And that's the thing. Don't give up on the little dog unless you absolutely have to. The vet isn't always right. With dachshunds this isn't unheard of and most can go on living healthy lives with the specialized care I was talking about.

Scrappy, my sister's little black and tan, has to receive some specialized care in keeping his butt clean. He really doesn't have control over his bowels, so it takes some patience on the owner to clean up. Special sleeping quarters away from the "pack." (She has seven of the little things and one bigger dog.) She also has to pop his anal gland routinely as he's not capable of scootching it across the floor himself. This is important as a lot of bacteria will build up in there and that could kill him. She has to bandage his sores since he drags his hind end (he does a good job of hopping around with this front legs) when he's not on his wheels. And, since he's a long hair, there's a lot of grooming involved to keep him clean, especially his ***.

Take a look at the links that were given you for the wheels. There's also plenty of links on building your own and take heart by googling dachshunds with back problems. A lot of owners out there were able to keep their little dogs around for a long while, many of them living normal life spans, with the care I've been talking about and the wheels.
 
I will no doubt do what ever it takes to make his handicapped life good, as long as he is not suffering and happy to be alive and with me and his in house dogs "friends". I am to talk to vet this afternoon. hard part is keeping him in that small cage at night or when i'm out. other wise he lays on the sofa on training pads and towels..... he is being finiky about his eating. but drinking milk, eating ham, but not much interested in water or dry dogfood. maybe getting spoiled!? LOL I don't have a big house but the den and bedroom are pretty good sized.

those wheels look like a great solution.

he is used to running the pastures and timber with his buds, so I will have to be sure he doesn't haul *** with the wheels when I get them...!

he is short haired so that helps,

thanks for all the info and concerns, I have had to put down horses, lost dogs to old age, cancer, run over by some a**h***, (fortuneately I could not catch him).....

but I have to admit, this has been so hard on me...
 
pic of
the little guy " Red Dog"

i'm not a computer guy!
 
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