Tomorrow is going to be a heartbreaker 💔 - Page 1

My handsome boy Beckett is failing. Saturday he suddenly had a huge lump under the callus (which we had been applying petroleum jelly to) on his left elbow. Saturday night it ruptured, draining mostly old blood & serum. I cleaned it up & put a dressing on for protection. Told hubby we need to make a vet appointment for Monday. The wound was nice & clean, & Beckett had no fever. However, he would not eat. Not even peanut butter, his favorite. Managed to get him to take a little vanilla ice cream, that’s it. Now, this evening, he can no longer support his backend. He’s had right hip dyplasia since he was OFA’d at 3yo & they declined his hip certification, but it only started bothering him about 2 years ago. We tried the glucosamine supplements with no improvement, but had better luck with Phycox. Since the weather has been so cold, he has really started to limp. Understandable, I am too. But this afternoon he fell, & couldn’t get up. We rolled him over, & he was able to struggle up to sit. As he was sitting, he was incontinent of stool. He looked SO distressed. He had just been out & pottied. We helped him up, & half carried, half drug him to his bed, where he was incontinent again. After cleaning him up twice, he was miserable, sore, & still oozing stool. So, I’ll have to ask the vet to see him tomorrow. He’s an old man, nearly blind; & he’s been loved & led a comfortable life. I can’t allow him to suffer & live an undignified life, or let him develop infections.... You know where this is going. I won’t be sleeping much tonight. 😭 

 

We don’t need anything but prayers. I hope he’ll be brighter in the morning. He’s crated tonight, for safety. My 2 girls still think they, & everyone else, are puppies at 9 years old. Poor Beckett doesn’t need any rough-housing. I hope he is brighter in the morning, but we still need the vet visit. My vet is wonderful, but she is a realist. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻.
jackie harris

I'll keep you in my thoughts, Jackie. I know how hard this is!    {{{HUGS}}}

So sorry that this point has come for Beckett, Jackie. You'll do the right thing for him. I know he will have had the most fabulous life in your care. Thinking of you and hoping for the best for him.

Thank you, Sunsilver & Hundmutter. I am just dreading this day.
jackie harris

Jackie, so sorry you have to go through this. It is never easy. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

So very very sorry for your situation, Jackie. Take solace in you have given as much to him as he has to you.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

So sorry, Jackie, but I know you will do the best for him, as you did his whole life.

So sorry to hear this...Prayers and Best Wishes coming your way...

I always think "Is the Journey Worth the Pain"...and every time the answer is yes...Yes...YES...

~Bob~

I hope you can take some measure of comfort in the knowledge that you are doing your pal a favour and releasing him from his failing body.