Posted by Caroline on March 29, 2008, 4:07 pm
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My beautiful black labrador Suki was put to sleep this morning. She was 15 and I had her from a puppy.
She was old and had a good life. She even had a walk last night and was in great form. This morning at 8am I heard her go outside through her dog flap into the garden. At 9am I came downstairs and she was lying on the floor and pretty much unresponsive. I think she had a stroke.
We got her to the vet and had some tests. They wanted to keep her overnight on a drip but I couldn't bear to leave her alone as she would be so distressed. She couldn't stand up and the vet said she might improve but it would be short term.
I decided not to put her through anymore. We took her out to the car and put her on her bed and the vet put her to sleep.
I am absolutely devastated. I knew this was coming but I just can't stop crying. I left with her and came home without her. She was my baby and I still thought of her as a puppy. I wanted her to live forever.
My head is sore from crying. I've had a stressful month with other things going on with family and work and I'm scared of not pulling out of this sadness and making myself ill. I feel that stress contributed to my bc (dx 5 yrs ago).
How do you cope with the loss of a pet? The house feels so empty - I keep expecting her to come in through the door.