My big guy Hunter lost his battle to Kidney Disease last night and is was the most heartbreaking thing ever. It is true that it never gets any easier. I knew that he would never get better but I am so glad I kept the SubQ's up to the end. His diabetes was in check although I still gave him 1/2 unit of insulin 2X a day w/ his daily 150CC fluids. I wasn't sure what to expect in the end but my hopes were that he would stop eating and drinking and that would be que. Fortunately, my vet put me in contact w/ another local vet who would come to my home when I decided it was time so that was in place.
When I got from work Hunter was lying on his side on the floor strectched out and I prayed at that instant that he went peacefully. However, when I pet him it woke him up and immediately went into another seizure. The water dish next to him was already spilled and it tortures me to imagine how long the seizures had been going on. I put him on the bed and called the vet and they came a few hrs. later. I was grateful to have a last few hrs. w/ him to comfort him as the seizures continued every 20 mins. or so. He actually ate a little too but he could not walk. Has anybody had that experience? I read that it might have been temporary paralysis. I hope he didn't hurt himself during a seizure when I was at work. This loss will take a while to get over I think.
When I got from work Hunter was lying on his side on the floor strectched out and I prayed at that instant that he went peacefully. However, when I pet him it woke him up and immediately went into another seizure. The water dish next to him was already spilled and it tortures me to imagine how long the seizures had been going on. I put him on the bed and called the vet and they came a few hrs. later. I was grateful to have a last few hrs. w/ him to comfort him as the seizures continued every 20 mins. or so. He actually ate a little too but he could not walk. Has anybody had that experience? I read that it might have been temporary paralysis. I hope he didn't hurt himself during a seizure when I was at work. This loss will take a while to get over I think.