–Jayda & Me–

We had to put my 11 year old male down in August of this year. At the beginning of this year we notice that the left side of his skull was starting to cave in and when we noticed it we thought something had fallen on his head so we looked for marks or blood and nothing so we took him to the vet and they said that the muscle was just soft and deteriorating and with it doing that it wasnt able to hold up his skull so his eye started to sink in and when it was bright out he wouldnt even try to open his eye but when it was overcast boy his eye was wide open. Then we noticed a few months later that the other side started to do it and he was actually going blind in that eye, then he got really sick and had a diarreah accident where it was just blood and it was so sad because i would have thought to lose so much blood nothing could still be living but he was and his normal sweet loving self and again we went to the vet and they did say that with both sides of his head doing that they could almost guarantee it was cancer and that his immune system was just shutting down slowly bit by bit because he started having urinary accidents also and with him being as old as he was they said that antibiotics wouldnt be able to help him and that if we waited anylonger it would just prolong it and he would really start to suffer and that was the last thing i wanted was to see my boy in pain or suffering, so the only option we had was to love him, and let him know we loved him and put him down peacefully so he wouldnt suffer and it was so hard but i couldnt bear to have him in pain. Thank you for letting me share. Good luck to you and your mama girl, i wish you both the best.

I hope things work at with u and Jayda. U can usually tell when it is time. My shepherd was 9 with hip dysplasia with which we had no problem with but when she could not walk on her back legs anymore I would pick her up or she would drag herself with her 2 front paws outside or where ever she wanted to go. She also was incontinent which was the least of my problem with my baby girl. My husband was in complete denial and kept telling me she was alright. Then when her front legs gave out I looked at her face and knew it was time. That was the very worse day of my life since she was so special to me. We called the ASPCA who sent an ambulance to take her to the vet where we were all together when she was euthanized. It was almost like a relief to see her in peace. It took a matter of 1 minute or less. We kissed her good bye and went home to mourn. This was about 5 yrs ago and I still have days where I sob. Even though I have 1 rottweiler, 1 shepherd and one small dog we rescued from Katrina plus 2 kitties She left a footprint on my heart that will remain there forever. Please don’t keep her alive for your sake. Be sure u stay with her all the way until the end no matter how frighted u are to go to the other side. Remember she had a good life with u, and u will always have memories with her. I know that sounds horrible now but as time passes u will find out for yourself. Life is horrible when things like this happen and I will pray for u and her and your family. May God help u to be strong and except the things u can not change.

Hi Liz I am so sorry to here about Jayda. I was where you are in June of last year. We had to put our 11yr old Rottie Axel to sleep. He had what you would call a twisted bowel.
I have been a dog owner since the time I could talk. I love dogs and always told myself as a owner, that when it got to the place where my dogs could not do what they loved to do anymore, I would put them down.
I trust my vets and if you truly trust your vet, then I would say make Jayda as comfortable as you can. But on the other hand, some vets can pray on the weak, and run up a huge bill knowing that there is nothing they can do for your dog.
When I had to put axel down, my vet was very honest with me and said, even though they could do the surgery to untwist his bowel, there was no guarantee that it would not twist up again. I told her that I would never let my animals suffer and that I felt like I had given him an excellent life and that I would not allow him to go through any pain, with surgery, stiches and not beiing able to do what he liked to do and that was play play play. She told me that I was making the right decision and to this day I know I did the right thing. My heart goes out to you, but please do what is best for Jayda. It’s hard to let go, but sometimes it is best to let go. She will go to doggie heaven. Blessing to you. Tasha

I’ve been where u are now. I would believe the vet. As long as she is not in pain let her be happy for the rest of her life with u. I’m sure she had a good life with u. She will let u know when it’s time. My Shepard would drag her back legs and I would carry her in from the back deck and wash her. Than I knew it was time when she could not walk anymore. She had no quality of life so I just must remember all the joy she has given me and she will always be #1 in my heart with many broken pieces. I miss her so much. I have pictures of her all over the house along with about 10 other dogs that I had. Sandy was 10 but had arthritis and hip displasia since she was 5 months old when my son brought her home. I always think she had a good life and is now waiting for me.Double

In February, I had to put my eleven year old Rottie names Pua to sleep. She also experienced similar symptoms you describe and was on thyroid medication for years. Eventually, her body began to break down via diabetes. When we found out she had bone cancer after she suddenly broke her leg, we knew we had to consider her quality of life. This was the toughest decision our family had to make considering how much a part of the family our Pua-girl was.

I miss her everyday. The sunset dog is so much the a gift to their human family. My best wishes to you and your Jayda.