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Just after winter, sometime in the spring my dog got lumps under his skin on his back. He is an 11 year old rottweiler. He usually get's allergies in the spring but never this bad. We took him to the vet and they gave him steroids and an antibiotic. The medicine ran out about a week or so ago. He didn't improve any and got alot worse. He couldn't get up by himself anymore. Maybe 2 out of 15 times he could get up himself. I have 4 steps in the back for him to go outside. He could go down them no problem but he couldn't get up them any more. First he could do it with my help, then a little later it took me and my wife to get him in.
He was losing weight fast. When he squated to go to the bathroom his legs would give out and sometimes he'd fall or just lay down. This came on him quick. Next time at the vet they shaved him and the rash was horrible. The steroids didn't help. They xrayed him and said that it was 90% that he had prostrate or some other cancer. We took him home and had a last night with him. At this point he just laid in one spot and didn't move unless I helped him up to go outside.
We gave him pizza and put the water dish by him so he wouldn't have to get up. He was so aware. His ears would perk up at noises outside. He kept giving me his paw from his laying position. We took turns laying by him. He panted most of the night and I had the room cool with AC. I felt he was in pain. I told him how much I care about him.
The next morning took him outside. Through all this he never went to the bathroom in the house. I gave him 3 pieces of pizza and he only ate one. He stopped eating his dogfood a week or so before. Fisrt we had to hand feed it to him but then he only would eat human food.
Took him the the vet. When I let him out of the car he was walking fine and then I wondered what I was doing here. Then he fell. We went in and took a long time and decided to put him to sleep.
One minute he was so aware, looking around and even barking even though it was weak. The next he was sleeping and then dead. I watched his stomack move as he gave his last breaths. It was a nightmare. That was 3 days ago and now I feel guilty. I took part in his death. I hope he understands. I feel low like I blindsided him.
I have never had to decide to put a dog to sleep before. My doberman died at home. I don't know if I can get a dog again. I have the german shep and he's 8 years old. He seems depressed now too. This rottweiler was a very good dog. He never did anything wrong. We miss him.
This picture is from not that long ago. He looks fine in the picture. Maybe a little swelling rash, but this is before. What he looked like at the end was totally different. I didn't even want to take a picture of him that way. I want to remember him how he was.
He was losing weight fast. When he squated to go to the bathroom his legs would give out and sometimes he'd fall or just lay down. This came on him quick. Next time at the vet they shaved him and the rash was horrible. The steroids didn't help. They xrayed him and said that it was 90% that he had prostrate or some other cancer. We took him home and had a last night with him. At this point he just laid in one spot and didn't move unless I helped him up to go outside.
We gave him pizza and put the water dish by him so he wouldn't have to get up. He was so aware. His ears would perk up at noises outside. He kept giving me his paw from his laying position. We took turns laying by him. He panted most of the night and I had the room cool with AC. I felt he was in pain. I told him how much I care about him.
The next morning took him outside. Through all this he never went to the bathroom in the house. I gave him 3 pieces of pizza and he only ate one. He stopped eating his dogfood a week or so before. Fisrt we had to hand feed it to him but then he only would eat human food.
Took him the the vet. When I let him out of the car he was walking fine and then I wondered what I was doing here. Then he fell. We went in and took a long time and decided to put him to sleep.
One minute he was so aware, looking around and even barking even though it was weak. The next he was sleeping and then dead. I watched his stomack move as he gave his last breaths. It was a nightmare. That was 3 days ago and now I feel guilty. I took part in his death. I hope he understands. I feel low like I blindsided him.
I have never had to decide to put a dog to sleep before. My doberman died at home. I don't know if I can get a dog again. I have the german shep and he's 8 years old. He seems depressed now too. This rottweiler was a very good dog. He never did anything wrong. We miss him.
This picture is from not that long ago. He looks fine in the picture. Maybe a little swelling rash, but this is before. What he looked like at the end was totally different. I didn't even want to take a picture of him that way. I want to remember him how he was.
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