We lost our boy, Sammy
I know this has happened to many of you before, and I've lost other dogs before, but not so suddenly; how do you get over this? Sam was such a BIG boy for the breed and was constantly in the way, in a good way, so that now merely his big physical existence is so very missed as we go through our daily routines here; we don't even like to be at home anymore. |
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I know that this will not help much but the fact that he was already in shock does not look well that surgery would have helped. Once they are in shock the toxins are already released into his system and it is a very difficult thing to overcome. I think that you made the right but very difficult decision to do what was right for Sammy. My thoughts are with you through this tough time.  |
| I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your sweet sheepie Sammie. Tears, |
I am so sorry to hear about Sammy. Please don't second guess your decision. It was made with love and compassion. He is not in pain now and waiting at Rainbow Bridge.  |
Ohhhh how terrible. I'm so sorry for your traumatic loss of Sammy. I'm certain you made the very best decision, the surgical outcome likely would not have been good.  It is so very hard dealing with the hole they leave behind. I know that I kept seeing my big boy out of the corner of my eye for a while; a pillow on the floor, a toy. Expecting him to be there at certain moments; at any movement near the refrigerator, at the opening of any door. All I can offer you are the truest words of all: "Time heals." Each day it will get easier until your overwhelming sadness of your loss is replaced by the warm glow of the cherished memories of the time spent with his love. |
| I'm soo sorry. So sudden. My thoughts are with you. |
| I am so sorry. Please know you did the best for your dear boy. ((((hugs))))))))) |
| I'm so sorry for your loss! Having lost two dogs to bloat, I know the shock, the feeling "what could I have done differently?" I thought for sure I could recognize it after the first time, but I didn't. Time for treatment is tiny......the fact this happened at night while you were asleep all the more unlikely treatment would have been successful. That doesn't take away the hurt, but might lessen the guilt. |
| so very sorry for you loss |
| I am so sorry you lost your boy. It is so hard to let go but you did what you did because you loved him and it was what you had to do. Please do not feel badly about your decision. Many times the out come of bloat surgery is not good. It does leave a tremendous hole in your heart when you lose unconditional love. Especially when he was so young. Please know we understand. |
| Oh that is just devastating and I think many of our (certainly my) worst fear. I am so sorry for what you are going through. My heart goes out to you. |
| I am so sad that you are going through this pain. You did the best you could for your baby. If you had put him through the trauma of surgery the outcome would have probably been the same. At least he didnt suffer, please dont blame yourself in any way. Hugs for you. RIP Sammy, playing over the Bridge with all our sheepies xx |
| Thank you everybody; I'm still crying here. I took Sammy in from a family who got him as a pup, but didn't realize how big he was going to get; he was under a year old when I got him. The breeder had asked me to find a home for Sammy because I already had a lot of dogs, so I found a great home, but he turned out to be too much for them too, so I took him back after two days. I registered my boy as "Sammy's Third Time's The Charm", and I do believe that things happen for a reason and I was meant to have him. Just last week, I was walking Sammy around the outside of the groomer's building and Sammy and I weren't watching where we were going and he walked into a parked car just as I walked into the low metal roof of the building. I got a concussion and had a swollen and very bloody nose for a few days. For a week, I was worried about the gouge leaving a scar. The morning that I got back from leaving my Sam at the vet's, I looked in the mirror and cried as I smiled at my healing nose, but now I'm hoping that it leaves a scar; a scar that will make me remember the funny, clumsy times Sam and I had together; a scar that people will ask me how I got for the rest of my life and I will tell them about Sammy every time. Here I go again with the crying. I sent Sammy's original owners an email about what happened and his mom just left me a voicemail and they are devastated also; I felt badly that I had to tell them such horrid news. |
| I'm so sorry. It's a really hard decision to make especially when it is so sudden. We lost one of our dogs too. |
| I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious Sammy. Sudden illnesses with tragic endings are so hard to comprehend. You couldn't have done anything differently. |
| I am so sorry that you lost your precious boy so young. I know what you mean about the empty spaces in the house. My husband and I used to get home and go for long walks after we lost our last dog as we couldnt stand to sit around the house looking at the empty spaces and each other. I can think of the two dogs we lost fondly now, even though I'll always miss them. We have more big dogs filling up the spaces now. |
| UGGGHHHHH. I'm so, so sorry about this. I'm even more paranoid about bloat now, it worries me more than anything. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, this must be such an awful time. Big hugs... sorry I can't offer anything more than virtual hugs .... |
| Im so very very sorry for your loss Debsx |
| So very sorry for your loss. |
| I'm so sorry about Sammy. It's never easy to let them go, but some things are beyond our control. What you were able to give him was a safe and loving home while he was here. I hope your heart heals soon. In time you will be able to smile when you think of your time with Sammy without the tears. Kristi |
| So sorry! |
| I am so sorry for your loss. I am sure you decision was the correct one, with how sick he was. You had his best interest at heart, and in your heart will me many wonderful memories. Lu Ann |
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