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He will eat when he gets hungry enough And first light will appear tomorrow precisely at dawn.
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Did the vet say anything about liver enzymes? Our old lab was about 8 when he went off his food. It was the first sign of failing liver. He didn't eat much after that. Took a while to for them to determine that was the issue.
Hoping for the best for your friend.
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Don't they run a probe through the intestines before they cut them open? Also, docs can see poop in their x-rays and don't ask me how I know.
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[A neighbor gave him a raw hide bone for X'mas & I am afraid he has a blockage. What did the vet say about that, when you took your dog in?
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Our vet told us white bread soaked in milk for a blockage. We live way out on a ranch. Our dog is always finding some kind of bones. The bead/milk combo has gotten her going again several times.
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Olive oil! I went through hell with a lab I had a few years ago eating stuff he shouldn't. Ipecac after ipecac, he swallowed a dish rag and had to be opened up once and had it removed. If your not sure what's going on try olive oil, if that doesn't work see a better vet. Maybe a 1/4 cups worth.
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Second on having the vet come to your home if you can. We had a traveling vet come in the last time. Cost us over $400 with them taking the body (too big to bury in our small yard) instead of the $100 or 150 to take her in. But I have never had a dog that wasn't scared going to the vet, and then the wife or I have to drive home crying so hard it is dangerous. We were lucky enough to have a couple just drop, one went to his favorite spot in the yard and laid there, when I checked him before leaving for work he was gone. Then I had to go to my son's work to tell him as it was really his dog.
Hope the whatever it is passes.
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I've got a 14 year old dog whose breed average age is 13 years. He's lost his night vision due to cataracts but he's healthy and in otherwise good shape.
I know the day is coming soon when I have to face the inevitable with him and its gonna kill me. You lose a big piece of your soul every time you lose one, don't you? Same here. So true. I put my last, a ten y/o GWP, down myself after witnessing a semi-botched, traumatic put-down of a pet before. I know I cried off and on most of the day and it's not for everybody. I don't know if I'd do it again either. They warm your heart and at some point break it.
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They warm your heart and at some point break it. I've heard it said that when they die you have to pay back, in mourning and heartbreak, all the joy they gave you during their lives.
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Does anyone know what happened to his lab? Just curious...
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He has cancer, my best friend dug his grave today & the vet is going to come to the house Monday morning to put him down. It is a really sad time around our house.
Thanks for your concern.
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He has cancer, my best friend dug his grave today & the vet is going to come to the house Monday morning to put him down. It is a really sad time around our house.
Thanks for your concern. Sad news. Sorry to hear it.
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Dayom. So sorry to hear that gahunter.
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Sorry to hear this Hang in there bud; take care.
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This a pic of my old beagle, Sadie. I had to put her down last fall due to complications from Lyme disease. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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So sorry to hear this I have had to put two down because of cancer, it is not easy your in my prayers !
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Put my Sadie down last year too. German Whirehair.
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They warm your heart and at some point break it. I've heard it said that when they die you have to pay back, in mourning and heartbreak, all the joy they gave you during their lives. That's not true at all. They just die. Then you find a new dog. Preferably with papers. Travis
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He has cancer, my best friend dug his grave today & the vet is going to come to the house Monday morning to put him down. It is a really sad time around our house.
Thanks for your concern. I didn't post earlier because I was hoping it wasn't, but in my gut I knew it was, because I lost my last 2 labs to that dreadful disease. My deepest condolences. I know exactly how you feel as I was there 1 month ago.
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