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Sam, my 5 year old dog was hit by a car on Monday evening. His spine is severly damaged and several vertibrae are crushed. Sams major reflexes aren't responding either. He is reasonable alert-he is on morphine which has kind of put him out of it.
I went to see him yesterday, he could barely move but he half sat up(you know when dogs don't lie down fully) and tried to lick my hand :( I tickled him behind the ear which he loves and he just put his little head into my hand and as we were leaving he almost wagged the very tip of his tail-my Mom saw this as well. Nothing can be done so he is going to be put down later.

I'm so sad. He's a little king charles and one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. No matter what the weather he'd always come racing out to see me when I came home and curl up next to me if I was sitting outside.
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Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

That sucks totally. my sympathies to you - and your dog. I don't think it's odd that the dogs being put-down affects you strongly. It has been a fixture in your life, a constant one - for how long? 5 years at most.. and that's a long time. And it's not like a favourite book or game, because it responds to you, it evidently has emotions, etc, and a life. Which is going to bond it to you like a family member... your dog is pretty damned personified to you, so its death naturally resounds with you. I had the same thing with my families dog... it managed to live til 16-17 until its nervous system began to collapse. it could only pull itself along via its front legs, couldn't go for walks, anything. I cried it all out that night... Wouldn't say your loss is any different.

I'm sorry for you and your dog. Dogs are fine companions and almost on the same level as humans to me. I hope he goes peacefully and that he's in no pain.

Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

No, not at all. Pets become apart of our families, apart of our lives. There is nothing wrong with feeling sad about losing a pet.

I have a cat that turned 20 this year, and I myself am 21. She's been with me all my life, but I'm trying to brace myself for the inevitable morning when I wake up and she is motionless next to me.

I undoubtedly will cry and be very depressed, but as humans we get emotionally attached to pets.

So sorry for your loss.

Thanks :) I have been in bits for the past few days, just waiting is terrible.
Some ppl at work are like its a dog get over it (not to my face as there would definitely by slaps). I don't know how ppl cope with children dying this is hard enough.

No, not at all. Pets become apart of our families, apart of our lives. There is nothing wrong with feeling sad about losing a pet.

I have a cat that turned 20 this year, and I myself am 21. She's been with me all my life, but I'm trying to brace myself for the inevitable morning when I wake up and she is motionless next to me.

I undoubtedly will cry and be very depressed, but as humans we get emotionally attached to pets.

So sorry for your loss.

I hold my two german sheppards and my potbellied pig closer too me than I do most of my friends. I have lost two dogs previously and I can honestly say that those were the two single most depressing days in my life.

My older dog, Max, is a severe epileptic and has hipdisplasia. His time is growing closer and it pains me to think of him back home struggling to stand. Where once he used to weigh 210lbs, he's now at 90 :(

I feel for your lose.

Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

Not strange at all. I've been quite attached to some of my pets, and loved them dearly. I'm sorry to hear about Sam. :(

I feel for you. My own dog, a sussex spaniel, of 12 years was put down about a month ago. He´d been in my llife for 3/4 of my existance, so I was devastated. I seriously grieved more for him than for my grandmother, I don´t think it´s strange at all. I would´ve been more surprised if you weren´t sad.

Sam, my 5 year old dog was hit by a car on Monday evening. His spine is severly damaged and several vertibrae are crushed. Sams major reflexes aren't responding either. He is reasonable alert-he is on morphine which has kind of put him out of it.
I went to see him yesterday, he could barely move but he half sat up(you know when dogs don't lie down fully) and tried to lick my hand :( I tickled him behind the ear which he loves and he just put his little head into my hand and as we were leaving he almost wagged the very tip of his tail-my Mom saw this as well. Nothing can be done so he is going to be put down later.

I'm so sad. He's a little king charles and one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. No matter what the weather he'd always come racing out to see me when I came home and curl up next to me if I was sitting outside.
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Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

if somebody in your family is with him when he is about to be put down, he will die a happy dog. just be with him.

also, you have my condolences.

Thanks, seriously.

I'm so sad. He's a little king charles and one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. No matter what the weather he'd always come racing out to see me when I came home and curl up next to me if I was sitting outside.
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Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

I am very sad for you, your family, and of course for Sam.

I have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, one of whom is 10, the other is 5, the same age as your Sam.

Their breed are very, very friendly and affectionate and eternally loyal.

You said Sam is a King Charles, well my dogs are similar to them as a breed, and they are closely related.

My oldest nears the time when she and I have to say our goodbyes...she grows blind, and deaf, but she is still active and happy....we had a scare last year but she's ok now.

It is always sad when we lose our beloved animals, and anyone who does not understand the pain involved are really heartless.

Just know that Sam has led a happy life with you, and that he is brave and loving of you through the pain until the time comes for him to pass over.

When he goes, it will be a relief for him, and you know that too.


Some ppl at work are like its a dog get over it (not to my face as there would definitely by slaps).

Heartless blighters.

Remember it for the time when one of their relatives died, and when they do, bellow out loudly:

"OH FOR GOD'S SAKE, IT'S ONLY A RELATIVE! GET OVER IT!!"

Honestly, people like that should be shot. Or given a good beating.

The blighters.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

I know what it's like...my dog died about a month ago. He got bloat, which is basically when the stomach twists and they swell up...he was dead in about 4 hours of getting it. Carried him to the car and went to the vet hospital at 2am...but there was nothing they could do for him. Definitely not a dignified way to go. :(

Remember it for the time when one of their relatives died, and when they do, bellow out loudly:

"OH FOR GOD'S SAKE, IT'S ONLY A RELATIVE! GET OVER IT!!"

Honestly, people like that should be shot. Or given a good beating.

The blighters.

I got that...when my nan passed away (a month before my dog died), all I got was whingeing from my manager about how I had to take a full week off. (She lived interstate, so I had to travel there for the funeral)

Sympathy for you and your dog. :(
My dogs are anything from 7-12 :confused:

I got that...when my nan passed away (a month before my dog died), all I got was whingeing from my manager about how I had to take a full week off. (She lived interstate, so I had to travel there for the funeral)
What????? I would honestly have a go at someone. I'm sorry about your Nan and your dog.
If the same thing happened to your manager I can garuntee the whole world would have to stop. Some people are so insensitive.

I got that...when my nan passed away (a month before my dog died), all I got was whingeing from my manager about how I had to take a full week off. (She lived interstate, so I had to travel there for the funeral)

Please tell me you gave the manager a good beating or at least a word in her ear?

What????? I would honestly have a go at someone. I'm sorry about your Nan and your dog.
If the same thing happened to your manager I can garuntee the whole world would have to stop. Some people are so insensitive.

'mm, I just let it go. I wasn't really in the mood to get upset with them. I kinda expected that reaction, anyway.

Please tell me you gave the manager a good beating or at least a word in her ear?

Ha, i'm a non-union casual worker, so I can be fired fairly easily. Or they can just not give me shifts, which is basically the same thing. I have to stay in their good books. It's no big deal, anyway.

Ha, i'm a non-union casual worker, so I can be fired fairly easily. Or they can just not give me shifts, which is basically the same thing. I have to stay in their good books. It's no big deal, anyway.


Yeah still tho, a little bit of compassion goes a long way.

You could join a Union, but I'm sure you've thought of that.

Anyway, praise to you for maintaining your composure.

I'm so sorry. I remember how frantic I was when my 7 year old cat was missing for 10 days -- the little fellas and gals do become part of the family.

I know you'll miss Sam, but I think you're doing the right thing. If there's no chance of recovery and he's in pain, it's only being kind to put him down. Bad enough for a human who understands -- worse still for a beloved pet who can't. I don't envy you the choice though.

My sincere sympathies.

Yeah still tho, a little bit of compassion goes a long way.

Aye. The most I can do though, is vow to give it out myself when I can. :)

You could join a Union, but I'm sure you've thought of that.

Anyway, praise to you for maintaining your composure.

I don't like the "official" company union. If I were to join one -and i've thought about it- it would be an independent one, and it wouldn't be recognised by the company...

And thanks.

Thanks :) I have been in bits for the past few days, just waiting is terrible.
Some ppl at work are like its a dog get over it (not to my face as there would definitely by slaps). I don't know how ppl cope with children dying this is hard enough.

Don't be too shocked. There was a stillbirth in my immediate family, and people at my job told ME to get over it, it's not like the baby was born alive.

People can be thoughtlessly, heartlessly cruel.

I don't like the "official" company union. If I were to join one -and i've thought about it- it would be an independent one, and it wouldn't be recognised by the company...


The company sound Eeeevil.


And thanks.

No problem. Just telling it as it is.

Don't be too shocked. There was a stillbirth in my immediate family, and people at my job told ME to get over it, it's not like the baby was born alive.


That is disgusting.


People can be thoughtlessly, heartlessly cruel.

Yes, from experience, I have to agree.

Don't be too shocked. There was a stillbirth in my immediate family, and people at my job told ME to get over it, it's not like the baby was born alive.

People can be thoughtlessly, heartlessly cruel.

:(

Yeah, most people only care about what affects them and their immediate lives...

Or inconveniences them in some manner.

The company sound Eeeevil.

Meh. As long as they pay me, I guess. :p Casual work can be hard to find, especially since i'm a student, so I took what I could.

As someone who has had four dogs, one cat, four gerbils, eight hamsters, forty-eight fish and a ladybug die in the course of my having pets, I can understand your pain.

... No, I didn't kill them. Most were already old when I was born. So nah.

Don't be too shocked. There was a stillbirth in my immediate family, and people at my job told ME to get over it, it's not like the baby was born alive.

People can be thoughtlessly, heartlessly cruel.

Not to long ago my friend from another school was killed in a car accident, the next day I went to work somber but nonetheless kept my head up. This girl I know walks over while I'm setting up a display...

Angela: "Heeyyy!"
Me: "hey"
Angela: "You sound mad what's the matter?"
Me: "Nothing i just want to be alone for a bit k?"
Angela: "You can't ignore me.."
Me: "Look someone close to me just died and I just want to think about it."
Angela: "God you're such an asshole."
Me: "and you're a self-centered bitch."

This is the same person who thought it was hilarious when she found out my dog had seizures.

Meh. As long as they pay me, I guess. :p Casual work can be hard to find, especially since i'm a student, so I took what I could.

Just don't let the blighters grind you down. :)

I am so sorry to hear about Sams passing. We lost one of our dear cats last weekend to an incurable dissease, and we have the Ashley cat who at 25 years is getting quite up there.

They are those that give us love, requiring nothing in return, and accept us as we are.

The are the blessed, and we are blessed and made better by their love.

Im not much of a dog person, so dogs dying don't affect me much. One less to bite me.

I have always had cats, and although i love my cats, i have always considered them 'disposable' pets. Lose one, get me another one.

Maybe that seems cold to some of you, but you gotta (hopefully) expect to outlive your cat.

Sure, it's sad. But it sure aint losing your mother.

Im not much of a dog person, so dogs dying don't affect me much. One less to bite me.

I have always had cats, and although i love my cats, i have always considered them 'disposable' pets. Lose one, get me another one.

Maybe that seems cold to some of you, but you gotta (hopefully) expect to outlive your cat.

Sure, it's sad. But it sure aint losing your mother.

Nah, it's not, but you do get used to and miss a pet you've had for 7-25 years.

What's the point of having an animal and viewing at disposable, or not becoming attached to it?

I saw a lot of myself in my first dog, and when I heard he was put to sleep a huge part of me died with him. Nothing, except for my parents, cared for me as much as my dogs.

It's the pack instinct that makes dogs such a huge part of our lives, and why they truly are "man's best friend"...

they see us as their family, and act accordingly: with love, loyalty, protection, playfulness, etc., and in the process they endear themselves to us. Most of us can't help but love our dogs, or at least feel a strong sense of affection for them.

Dogs kick ass.

Speaking of dogs, here's a poem by the great Lord Byron:

Inscription On The Monument Of A Newfoundland Dog
When some proud son of man returns to earth,
Unknown to glory, but upheld by birth,
The sculptor's art exhausts the pomp of woe,
And storied urns record who rest below:
When all is done, upon the tomb is seen,
Not what he was, but what he should have been:
But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to welcome, foremost to defend,
Whose honest heart is still his master's own,
Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone,
Unhonour'd falls, unnoticed all his worth,
Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth:
While man, vain insect! hopes to be forgiven,
And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven.
Oh man! thou feeble tenant of an hour,
Debased by slavery, or corrupt by power,
Who knows thee well must quit thee with disgust,
Degraded mass of animated dust!
Thy love is lust, thy friendship all a cheat,
Thy smiles hypocrisy, thy words deceit!
By nature vile, ennobled but by name,
Each kindred brute might bid thee blush for shame.
Ye! who perchance behold this simple urn,
Pass on --- it honours none you wish to mourn:
To mark a friend's remains these stones arise;
I never knew but one, --- and here he lies.

Sam, my 5 year old dog was hit by a car on Monday evening. His spine is severly damaged and several vertibrae are crushed. Sams major reflexes aren't responding either. He is reasonable alert-he is on morphine which has kind of put him out of it.
I went to see him yesterday, he could barely move but he half sat up(you know when dogs don't lie down fully) and tried to lick my hand :( I tickled him behind the ear which he loves and he just put his little head into my hand and as we were leaving he almost wagged the very tip of his tail-my Mom saw this as well. Nothing can be done so he is going to be put down later.

I'm so sad. He's a little king charles and one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. No matter what the weather he'd always come racing out to see me when I came home and curl up next to me if I was sitting outside.
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Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?[a moment of silence for the passing of a loyal friend and companion] :(

Sorry for your losss. I know how much it can hurt.

When my parrot died of Avian Pneumonia, I was crushed. Some people looked at me funny for mourning the loss of a pet bird, but they were obviously misplaced cumshots to begin with, so I didn't let their callousness affect me.

An animal can be as much of a friend as a human. Soemtimes they are much more precious, because their love is unconditional and nthey don't judge you. Thats something we can all find solace in now and again (whether or not we are brave enough to admit it is another matter entirely)

Dogs, when you get to know them, are for me the only animal I would treat with the same respect as a human. It's not strange at all to be very sad if your dog dies..my deepest sympathies.

Im not much of a dog person, so dogs dying don't affect me much. One less to bite me.

I have always had cats, and although i love my cats, i have always considered them 'disposable' pets. Lose one, get me another one.

Maybe that seems cold to some of you, but you gotta (hopefully) expect to outlive your cat.

Sure, it's sad. But it sure aint losing your mother.
Well, cats are disposable. Dogs bond with their owners and show emotion. A dog genuinely loves it's owner.

Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?
aw my sympathies for your loss of Sam :(

my 16 year old cat died recently, so i can advise to not dwell on the death or the sadness you feel, but only think of the good times and happy memories of your time with your beloved pet :)

Animals touch your soul. They become a part of you in a way that is very similar to the way people become a part of your life and of you. It’s very natural to mourn their passing, especially when that loss came both early and unexpected. Sam will always be a part of you. He befriended you, loved you, and shared life with you. You are different because of him. His influence will not end with his life. If you love, you touch eternity. Sam loved you. A part of him will go on with you.

I'm so sad. He's a little king charles and one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. No matter what the weather he'd always come racing out to see me when I came home and curl up next to me if I was sitting outside.
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Anyone else find it strange how the death of an animal can affect you so much?

I'm really sorry to hear this. Its not strange at all-its clear he was a member of your family that you cared for and he returned the love an affection.
You have my sympathy.

Im not much of a dog person, so dogs dying don't affect me much. One less to bite me.


You are a Caninist. You don't like dogs.

The Shame!


I have always had cats, and although i love my cats, i have always considered them 'disposable' pets. Lose one, get me another one.


Do you put the dead ones in the garbage bin before getting another cat?

How very consumer of you.

Cats on demand. Disposable kitties.


Maybe that seems cold to some of you, but you gotta (hopefully) expect to outlive your cat.


You don't get used to losing a pet...but you are one cold fish!


Sure, it's sad. But it sure aint losing your mother.

It depends on what somebody's mother is like of course.

:( :(