My grandma's dog died :(

WildPonies85 · 09-27-2007, 04:50 PM

Well, it's been a very rough and emotional last couple of days for me, I need all the prayers I can get. Well it all started last weekend when we noticed Ginger (my grandma's dog) was breathing funny. My grandma took her to the humane society 1st thing Monday morning, where they diagnosed her with a slight respiratory infection. Well last night we noticed she hadn't been getting any better and had since stopped eating completely, looked terrible, and was being very quiet and lathargic, which is very unsual for her, so we took her to an emergency animal hospital, where they said she was suffering from diabetes, and pancreatitis, as well as Cushings Disease, which she had been diagnosed with a few weeks ago after putting on some weight and eating almost everything in site. Well the humane society that diagnosed the Cushings Disease didn't run the blood/urinary tests extensive enough and apparently failed to catch the diabetes we thought she had all along. So last night after I got off of work, we brought her in to an emergency animal hospital, and they said she had sugar, keytones, and acidic stuff in her urine and blood, so she was definitely diabetic, so they kept her for a few hours to try some treatments to make her feel better, but when we picked her up, she had only gotten weaker, and on the way to the 24 hour animal hospital, she died in the car, just sopped breathing and moving. As you can see it is a very upsetting time for us all, we've been crying all day, my mom took the day off of work today, and I asked to get off tomorrow because I was afraid I may not make it through tomorrow without crying or breaking down. It was so horrible, just to see her little lifeless body in the basket we had her in in the car, not to see her moving or breathing. So Ginger died this morning, in a lot of pain from the pancreatitis, but she never really showed she was in pain, and she was just too sick to save her, too many serious things wrong with her at the same time, the overnight animal hospital did what they could, but it was too late, she was just too sick, her body couldn't handle the anitibiotics she had been trying to take for her respiratory problems. What's also weird is that she had an ulcer on her gums, and her glands were very swollen and her throat was very red and bleeding for some reason nobody knows, this was something the humane society didn't check out as well when they should have Monday. Ginger was only 8 years old, too young to leave us so soon.

KellieShellieGirl · 09-27-2007, 05:51 PM

May the lord be with you all during this time Heidi. I pretty much lost it when you messaged me.I know what your going through right now.
All my love to you and your mom and grandma.

Pickled Pink · 09-27-2007, 05:59 PM

That is just so very, very sad to hear Heidi! It's really hard to have to face something like that! So sorry!!!

WildPonies85 · 09-28-2007, 08:51 AM

Thanks Shellie and Nikki. We just got Ginger's collar back, and now I'm looking at it and am crying again, thinking of Ginger and how much pain she must have been in but never showed.

KellieShellieGirl · 09-28-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WildPonies85

Thanks Shellie and Nikki. We just got Ginger's collar back, and now I'm looking at it and am crying again, thinking of Ginger and how much pain she must have been in but never showed.

You'll always remain in my heart Heidi,the pain of loosing a loved one is definately the hardest to go through.No matter if their a pet or relative,their still family.That pain runs the deepest. May God always watch over you. I still miss my scout and this brings back so many memories.

kellierox02 · 09-28-2007, 03:54 PM

Oh my gosh Heidi, I am really sorry about what happened. Remember, that everything happen's for a reason.

north_clt · 09-28-2007, 04:50 PM

I know what you're going through, and how tough this can be.

It sounds like you and your family did everything you could for Ginger, and I'm sure she knew that right up until the end.

I'm sure that while Ginger was with your family, that she was well cared for, very happy and well loved.

If you didn't love her so much, it wouldn't hurt so much. Over time, the good memories will help get you through this.

huskers06 · 09-28-2007, 05:34 PM

i'm sorry for your loss. my mom died from pancreatic cancer in 2003. i had prostate cancer last year so i had an operation and so far so good. only time well tell if it comes back. lucy, my yorkie, is 15 1/2 now. i don't know who will go sooner, her or me. but as long as there's life there's hope. my dad is 90 and is a cancer survivor.

pick_pickler23 · 09-29-2007, 04:12 AM

I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma's dog, Heidi! It's always hard to lose an animal, especially like that.

kelliedawnpicklerfan · 09-29-2007, 10:18 AM

sorry to hear that.

KelliePicklerFanatic · 09-30-2007, 04:38 PM

I’m sorry that happened. My grandpa’s dog died recently, even younger than Ginger, and it is always hard to loose a dog. Rusty had allergies, loads, and was chewing himself up, we guessed from cross breeding. Either way it was really unfortunate, but recently my grandpa got another dog named Ben, and he’s perfect, and beautiful. Anyways, it’s always hard, but they are in a good place now.

WildPonies85 · 09-30-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KelliePicklerFanatic

I’m sorry that happened. My grandpa’s dog died recently, even younger than Ginger, and it is always hard to loose a dog. Rusty had allergies, loads, and was chewing himself up, we guessed from cross breeding. Either way it was really unfortunate, but recently my grandpa got another dog named Ben, and he’s perfect, and beautiful. Anyways, it’s always hard, but they are in a good place now.

Yeah Ginger had so many serious things wrong with her at the same time, we're starting to wonder if she was inbred or something like that, because she was a purebread toy poodle.