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So distraught right now

FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Social Entropy++
As of noon today, my dog had to be put down after 15 years.

D:

She was a wonderful pure-bred border collie. We've had her since I was four. I can't remember what life without that dog was like. I grew up with her around. Yesterday she couldn't walk up the porch to get to her crate, and she'd been having a harder and harder time standing up, and she'd been deaf for awhile.

It's just such a fucking bummer. I've never lost a significant pet like that and now that I have I just feel so fucking drained.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    sorry to hear it fandy

    I watched that movie Marley and Me the other day, though only because I was outvoted on watching The Big Lebowski.

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    can't we just have one thread for all the dead pets and just revive it when necessary?

    oh, whoops, "revive" poor word choice

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    Sorry Fand :(

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited May 2009
    we could always just retrieve it when necessary. that would be golden.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    ascot wrote: »
    can't we just have one thread for all the dead pets and just revive it when necessary?

    oh, whoops, "revive" poor word choice

    pfffffffhahahaha

    also sorry to hear that Fandy, that blows

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    There is only one thing to do Fandy.

    Have him stuffed.

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  • Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    cool story bro

    oh wait, no it's not. sorry your dog died.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I am thinking I might get a puppy in the next week or two

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Aww, I'm sorry man. :(

    My 7 year old chocolate lab has been sick lately, he hasn't been eating and I guess he got arthritis in one or two of his knees pretty bad

    he's gotten some really bad allergies too

    i'm gonna go walk him now actually, ain't done that in way too long

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    If you do get a rescue or SPCA puppy. There are so many who need homes!

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    I am thinking I might get a puppy in the next week or two

    haha, I always love this response!
    BUY NEW LOVE

    also, y'know I was joking before, right Fands?
    Well, not joking, but didn't mean you specifically

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    We had a little celebration for my roommate's dog's first birthday yesterday.

    Then she ate a flip flop and threw up.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    If you do get a rescue or SPCA puppy. There are so many who need homes!

    That's the plan. I was gonna try to get one that was rescued from abuse.
    Fallout wrote: »
    Aww, I'm sorry man. :(

    My 7 year old chocolate lab has been sick lately, he hasn't been eating and I guess he got arthritis in one or two of his knees pretty bad

    he's gotten some really bad allergies too

    i'm gonna go walk him now actually, ain't done that in way too long

    It's so sad when dogs have trouble with their joints

    Give him triple pets for me because I only got to pet my dog for about three minutes before I had to go to class

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    so many hugs Fandy

    I am about to take my ancient rabbit to the vet for probably the same thing

    not dealing with it particularly well

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sorry to hear about that fandy.
    :(

    Maybe it is weird, but I would suggest waiting a while before getting a puppy.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    sucks dude, I've been through a bunch of dogs, it's not cool, but it is one of those things

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Aww gee that sucks

    You can be sad with me in here

    I almost cried for the first time in forever but I couldn't because I'm in a public area

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Aww gee that sucks

    You can be sad with me in here

    I almost cried for the first time in forever but I couldn't because I'm in a public area

    yeah, my cube is not providing much cover

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Aww gee that sucks

    You can be sad with me in here

    I almost cried for the first time in forever but I couldn't because I'm in a public area

    I made somewhat of a "scene" in Balboa park in SD last year
    public emotion is the wooooorst

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Shit Fandy, sorry to hear it

    My nana's Old English Sheepdog was a similar age when she had to get put down

    It sucks because... man, you know those dogs for such a huge chunk of your life

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Yeah, I was hardly cognizent when we got her 15 years ago

    I'm 19 now, that is almost all of my life. She was a puppy when I was a wee lad.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    So apparently she had a stroke and she was very confused and it was contributing to her issues

    I just talked to my mom, who was very upset, and apparently my dog wasn't even aware of her surroundings when it happened.

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Oh dear

    Sharna (the sheepdog) was completely out of it too, she was basically a furry twitching vegetable (water on the brain? clot? I was too young to know for sure)

    The way my grandparents dealt with it was thinking that she was already gone, it was just the body being put to peace, and in a sense they handled it way better than I did

    ...but it paralled things horribly because my grandad had severe dementia before he died

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  • scarlet st.scarlet st. Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    robothero wrote: »
    we could always just retrieve it when necessary. that would be golden.

    haha yes

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  • DaricDaric Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    We thought we were going to have to put my dog down this week too. She has diabetes and last week she slept all day everyday. But when we went outside she'd jump up and run around. When we came back in though she'd go straight back to sleep.

    We took her to the vet and it turns out her eye medicine was messing with her glucose levels so I'm going to get to hang on to her for a little while longer.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    aw Fand that sucks. Sorry dude.

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  • Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    man, getting your dog put down is hells of sad. I remember bawling my eyes out in the vet waiting area, while my mom went in to have our English Springer Spaniel put down. arthritis, among other things.

    I think I was 19, at the time. 19 or 20.

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  • guruslothgurusloth Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    it's hard to choose between putting your pet to sleep or watching it struggle through life

    my condolences, Fandy

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    ok, vet time

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    sorry to hear it fandy

    I watched that movie Marley and Me the other day, though only because I was outvoted on watching The Big Lebowski.

    you are hanging out with entirely the wrong kind of people

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  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    my bike got stolen last night :(

    if you've already heard me say this sorry but keep a look out for an excellent bike

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    sorry to hear it fandy

    I watched that movie Marley and Me the other day, though only because I was outvoted on watching The Big Lebowski.

    you are hanging out with entirely the wrong kind of people

    Yeah I saw that and was going to say something. What the fuck, dude?

    Every single person that voted Marley & Me needs to be properly scolded.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    my bike got stolen last night :(

    if you've already heard me say this sorry but keep a look out for an excellent bike

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  • DaricDaric Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Honestly, The Big Lebowski, while funny, is pretty boring.

    It's like Clerks. The dialogue is funny but there's no action at all and normal people don't want to watch it.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    But yeah, it sucks having an old dog die on you.

    My old mastiff died about three years ago. I bawled like a baby.

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I am going to be inconsolable when my rather crazy border collie goes. She's 7 right now, so it'll still be a ways off, but I can't even think about it.

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Meissnerd wrote: »
    my bike got stolen last night :(

    if you've already heard me say this sorry but keep a look out for an excellent bike

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    Hover bikes!!!

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  • FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    If you do get a rescue or SPCA puppy. There are so many who need homes!

    That's the plan. I was gonna try to get one that was rescued from abuse.
    Fallout wrote: »
    Aww, I'm sorry man. :(

    My 7 year old chocolate lab has been sick lately, he hasn't been eating and I guess he got arthritis in one or two of his knees pretty bad

    he's gotten some really bad allergies too

    i'm gonna go walk him now actually, ain't done that in way too long

    It's so sad when dogs have trouble with their joints

    Give him triple pets for me because I only got to pet my dog for about three minutes before I had to go to class

    aww :(

    I will <3

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Daric wrote: »
    Honestly, The Big Lebowski, while funny, is pretty boring.

    It's like Clerks. The dialogue is funny but there's no action at all and normal people don't want to watch it.

    there ain't any such thing as a "normal" person, dude

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  • BoredGamerBoredGamer Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Daric wrote: »
    Honestly, The Big Lebowski, while funny, is pretty boring.

    It's like Clerks. The dialogue is funny but there's no action at all and normal people don't want to watch it.

    there ain't any such thing as a "normal" person, dude

    Average person, then.

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