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Why'd he have to be put down?
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Jesus! I'm sorry. That's always awful, but don't blame yourself. All kinds of things happen to dogs.
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He was either poisoned or he had a pre-existing condition. The vet told me he had necrosis of the lips and tongue. His gums were infected and she said his teeth were dead. He couldn't even open his mouth. I had noticed he had bad breath but I thought that was just typical for a male dog being around a female dog who's "in season." I was gonna get them both fixed on Thursday. The only reason I noticed anything was because I let the dogs out early this morning and he came back in with his tongue hanging out of the side of his mouth. He had been eating and drinking and he was energetic. I had both dogs groomed last week. The vet said she thought I didn't notice it before because he had long fur around his mouth. I feel so bad about this. How could I not know? She told me that there's a poison strong enough to take effect within a short time frame and that it's been out of circulation for 20 years. I didn't want to put him through a bunch of tests so I'll never know what caused it. She believes this didn't happen over night. Dogs don't always show symptoms right away. I know I did the right thing because she told me it was a life and death matter. I can't stand to think about him suffering.
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Nella, that's horrible. My neighbor went through a similar situation with her dog a year or so ago.
I'm sorry you had to go through this. It's the drawback to having and loving pets. Been there, done that. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
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I'm so sorry...losing a pet feels like losing a part of your family. My thoughts are with you.
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Our last dog had a condition where all of her fluids were draining into her chest cavity. we didnt notice it until it was too late, although we went ahead and tried anyway to treat it. It was awful and almost killed my wife, she adored that dog. Some types of pets have to get beyond saving before they show that somethign is wrong. Dogs and rats are two i can think of off the top of my head. they are stoic and wont let on that something is wrong.
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10-20-2008, 12:43 PM
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It's the same with cats, Vod. I didn't know anything was wrong with Taylor until it was too late.
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