I have cried a lot of tears today. Our little foster dog fell gravely ill last night and this morning I took her to the vet at the Atlanta Humane Society. Alas, she would not be able to recover. Tomorrow we would have had her 2 weeks.
She apparently was on real death's door 2 months ago, and while we were managing her diabetes and thyroid with meds, her little body started to shut down in a very morose way, and very quickly. I feel like such a failure.
I am reassured that her final days were some of her best. She had been rescued from a house with 18 pets whose owner could no longer care for them. She was not supposed to survive then, but little Dahlia rallied her best and we will miss her spunky and cuddly self.
Oh I'm so sorry. You should feel good though that you showed her a loving home. What more could you do. When I lost poppy last year she went down hill so quickly. But looking back I'm glad she wasn't suffering for very long. Feels like such a loss though.
Oh no! How sad! I know you are devastated because you really cared about her. I know that you gave her some of the best days of her life these last two weeks and you can feel good about that Daryl.
How kind of you to do all you could for her. Sad the outcome was not as any dog lover would hope. Saying a little prayer for peace and comfort for you.
Oh, no! I am soooo sorry to hear this. But I must say, you are NOT a failure. You gave that sweet little thing love and comfort and a needed reprieve from a horrible situation. You did the best anyone could do. Thank goodness for kind souls such as yours. xoxo
I so feel for you and send all kind thoughts and good wishes. Difficult enough to lose a pet after a long life but this is so hard. Good that she had a happy time with you. Lovely yellow dandelions.
Thanks everyone. We are glad we gave her 2 very fun last weeks. I'm going to take a break from fostering. My heart got hurt pretty hard this go around. The humane society was not very forthcoming on her real state of health, which makes it all the more painful as I would have felt awful if I'd found a forever home for her to have her collapse as she did.
Thanks everyone. We are glad we gave her 2 very fun last weeks. I'm going to take a break from fostering. My heart got hurt pretty hard this go around. The humane society was not very forthcoming on her real state of health, which makes it all the more painful as I would have felt awful if I'd found a forever home for her to have her collapse as she did.