As some of you know, my dear Max passed yesterday.
Here's the post to let you know what happened:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58694
Max was my best friend and was always there for me when no one else was. He was honestly the greatest dog you could ever have known. Now I don't handle death well at all so this is hard for me even as I type this.
About 12 years ago, my mom was outside getting the mail and suddenly turned and saw this white dog running at full speed towards her. She started getting scared, thinking it was attacking her. He jumped up on her and licked her face and arms. She took him into the garage. As I got off the school bus that afternoon, mom greeted me at the end of the driveway and said she had a surprise for me. I walked into the garage and there was this gorgeous white dog. It was love at first site. From then on, Max and I were inseperable. He was there for me through thick and thin and thin and thinner. When I fought with my mom, Max was the one who was always there for me. He always knew when I was upset. He would look at me and lick me face as if to say "It's going to be ok"
I received a call from my mom Tuesday morning, saying that something was wrong with Max. She said that he didn't feel like moving. He just laid there and slept and was vomiting. She was hoping he had just had the flu. He had heart problems and was on medications for that. I got worried and mom said they were going to the vet at 1:30 on Wednesday. I told her I would come over before that to say goodbye just in case that it was something fatal.
When I got to mom and dad's house Wednesday, I knew something was wrong with Max. He usually greets me at the door with a bark and a tail wag. But today, he laid in their bedroom with this sad look on his face. I did get a tail wag and he attempted to get up but I made him stay there. I cried with him for about a half hour and went in the living room as he followed. I got him to drink some water and go potty. Right before leaving, I got down on the floor and told him goodbye and kissed his noseand told him I loved him. He just laid there looking at me with those sad eyes as if to say "I love you, too"
I got home from my parent's and mom called right before I went to work to say that the vet was keeping him overnight. They were going to run tests on him to find out what's wrong. As I got home from work, I laid down on the floor with Trav and he broke the news to me. He said that they put him to sleep around 6:30pm. He had kidney failure and it was poisoning his body. They said they could keep him alive but it would be prolonging the inevitable. My parent's thought and finally decided they didn't want our dear Max to suffer anymore.
I cried all night last night and most of today already. I am just so heartbroken. I don't want to be selfish because I miss him so much. I know that is was the right thing to do.
I just wanted to post here. Thank you for all your prayers and vobes you sent! You all are great. I know this will get better.
Courtney (Oscarsmommy)
Here's the post to let you know what happened:
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58694
Max was my best friend and was always there for me when no one else was. He was honestly the greatest dog you could ever have known. Now I don't handle death well at all so this is hard for me even as I type this.
About 12 years ago, my mom was outside getting the mail and suddenly turned and saw this white dog running at full speed towards her. She started getting scared, thinking it was attacking her. He jumped up on her and licked her face and arms. She took him into the garage. As I got off the school bus that afternoon, mom greeted me at the end of the driveway and said she had a surprise for me. I walked into the garage and there was this gorgeous white dog. It was love at first site. From then on, Max and I were inseperable. He was there for me through thick and thin and thin and thinner. When I fought with my mom, Max was the one who was always there for me. He always knew when I was upset. He would look at me and lick me face as if to say "It's going to be ok"
I received a call from my mom Tuesday morning, saying that something was wrong with Max. She said that he didn't feel like moving. He just laid there and slept and was vomiting. She was hoping he had just had the flu. He had heart problems and was on medications for that. I got worried and mom said they were going to the vet at 1:30 on Wednesday. I told her I would come over before that to say goodbye just in case that it was something fatal.
When I got to mom and dad's house Wednesday, I knew something was wrong with Max. He usually greets me at the door with a bark and a tail wag. But today, he laid in their bedroom with this sad look on his face. I did get a tail wag and he attempted to get up but I made him stay there. I cried with him for about a half hour and went in the living room as he followed. I got him to drink some water and go potty. Right before leaving, I got down on the floor and told him goodbye and kissed his noseand told him I loved him. He just laid there looking at me with those sad eyes as if to say "I love you, too"
I got home from my parent's and mom called right before I went to work to say that the vet was keeping him overnight. They were going to run tests on him to find out what's wrong. As I got home from work, I laid down on the floor with Trav and he broke the news to me. He said that they put him to sleep around 6:30pm. He had kidney failure and it was poisoning his body. They said they could keep him alive but it would be prolonging the inevitable. My parent's thought and finally decided they didn't want our dear Max to suffer anymore.
I cried all night last night and most of today already. I am just so heartbroken. I don't want to be selfish because I miss him so much. I know that is was the right thing to do.
I just wanted to post here. Thank you for all your prayers and vobes you sent! You all are great. I know this will get better.
Courtney (Oscarsmommy)
