My dog got hit by a car and died need help?
I had a very sweet yorkie named krypto the superdog, yesterday he got out the front door without us knowing and within 2 minutes was hit and killed. I am having 2 problems, one is I cant get the picture of how horrible he looked, ( I am pretty sure he died on impact). and second how do I help my 8 year old son handle it. He cried about 3 hours last night and a few times today. ( I of course have cried more). My son has lost 2 dogs and a rat (the rat died after one year and my son found him). I need some advice of how to help my son coupe with it. I did take my dog to a vet as soon as I could find one that was open and they took care of disposing of him. ( gosh that sounds horrible) I told my son, god new that it was time for krypto to go to heaven, so I know in my heart he took him before the car hit him so he didnt feel any pain, any advice would be great. Blessings
Will a dog eat itself to death if you give it twenty pounds of food? Or will it get full and walk away at some point?
I came home from work one day to find my dogs had broken into the cabinet and eaten an entire week's worth of food in one sitting. There was a shredded bag, a couple areas covered with puked up dog food, and two dogs lying on their sides as if they were in A LOT of discomfort. I cleaned up the mess, trying not to yell because if you don't catch a dog in the act yelling at them accomplishes nothing. Then, I got my dinner and went to the living room only to hear my dogs whining and pushing their bowls around because it was almost six o'clock, their normal time for dinner. I'm speculating that it's possible for a dog to eat itself to death, but more likely it's just going to be sick and then ready to eat again after that.Edit: People have pointed out to me that it's possible for a dog to die from bloat from eating too much of something or something it shouldn't have eaten. I agree that it's NOT a good idea to give dogs free reign of food unless you're 100% sure you have a "grazer" but still think, overall, the majority of dogs will vomit as a means of self-protection than will die from overeating.
What's the cause of my cat's death? bled at the mouth?
Many years ago when I was a young boy, I was in the front yard raking some leaves and I heard a terrible "thud" sound. When I looked up, I saw a car speeding away and my cat walking toward me, but he was not able to walk in a straight line. He made it out of the street and onto the yard near me, then he simply fell over and died. He had some small amount of blood coming from his nose, but otherwise looked fine. The vet said that he died from internal injuries due to the car hitting him (most likely by the bumper of the car). It seems likely that your cat too was hit by a car, and he walked as far as he could before he collapsed and died from the injuries. Sorry for your loss.
A K9 Advantix side effect is temporary hindquarter paralysis?
Hi. I have a 10yr old German Shepard and a few months ago she lost the use of her lower half. She didn't injure herself and it wasn't gradual. She woke up normal, walked around, ate breakfast and followed me around. Went into the tv room, I sat down and she went to sit down and collapsed. After that she couldn't use her lower half at all but was in no pain what so ever. She was rushed to the vet and they told us that considering her size, it didn't slowly come about and that she wasn't injured that she could take medicine for 2 days and if no response to it than she'd have to be put down. She didn't respond to the medicine so we went to a specialist where she got a EKG and a ultrasound which didn't turn up any problems as her blood tests came back with no clots or tumors. The tests ruled out all but 3 possible things and 1 of them she would recover. Over months she did get better and went from feeling nothing to walking like a drunk pup. A week ago all of her progress disappeared and she collapsed, going back to half paralyzed. Thinking about it, the first time it was about 12 hours after I put K9 Advantix on her. The second time it was within 10 hours. I googled it and on several pages it says temporary hindquarter paralysis is a side effect, in big bold letters next to itchiness and sleepiness as if it's a common small inconvenient. I called Advantix and they claimed they never heard of it and hung up on me. I plan to go back to the vet Monday with my new found information and hopefully she can recover again. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Heard of it maybe? If so, what were your experiences? Thanks either way, any help is greatly appreciated!
What do people do after their dog dies?
I still can't forget the day when my black labrador died. Sultan. Yes that was his name.September 23' 2014: His motionless and cold body laid right infront of my eyes. I had never cried that loud before. I didn't talk to anyone that day. I buried his favorite toys along with him. I wanted him to leave this world with his fondest of memories. I didn't have my lunch and dinner as well. How could I? I was feeling choked right where my voice box is located. I felt utterly depressed and shattered. I could feel his presence everywhere. Under my bed, on my couch, in the kitchen, in my garden and on my lap. I missed cuddling with him. I somehow managed to take a little sleep that night.Next day welcomed me with his image flashing by persistently. I had no control on my myself. At my workplace, I kept running to the washroom to shed a bucket full of tears. I was totally broken. I couldn't concentrate on anything else.For next few days, I could not stop thinking about him, that how adorable he was and if he could stay with me for a little longer. I wanted to teach him tricks, and play fetch the ball.At my workplace, I kept reading online articles how about how people dealt with their pet’s demise. I got solace only after I read something really beautiful on internet. I stumbled upon this poem called " The Rainbow Bridge". After reading that, I could console myself that my baby dog is happy on the rainbow bridge and playing with other animals. I consoled myself that my innocent baby is not alone there and has other lovely animals to play with and that I would get to meet him someday on the rainbow bridge and relive the old memories.Yes, like a Kinder Garden kid, I did believe in that poem, because it provided me the satisfaction I needed, that though my dog is not with me, yet he's HAPPY, on the RAINBOW BRIDGEP. S. One has to move on. Don't be sad about losing your dog. Just be happy about the fact that you got a chance to meet an angel in disguise :)
How to cope with my dogs death [PLEASE ANSWER]?
I am sorry for your loss. You are very young and have your whole life ahead of you now. I know you do not think so but you do. I am not going to lie; it is going to hurt like hell for a while. But this is part of life, it is how you deal with it and move on that counts. It will shape you and help mold you into the person you are about to become. I will not tell you to remember the good times, at least not yet. Because that will only make it hurt worse. But in years to come you will think of this companion and remember everything the two of you did together, the good, the bad, and the ugly! But, you know that, because you hold it close and dear to your heart right now. So cry your eyes out, cry so hard you cry yourself to sleep, you will feel better in the morning. And then, when you wake up, cry some more! Cry until every tear has been cried out of your head. Then, all of a sudden, everything around you will be quiet and still, the next thing you know you have to be at school, or your mother is expecting you, or you have a responsibility, or commitment you made to a person that you now must fulfill, then poof, next thing you know you are living your life again, but this time it is with one less familiar face, smile or laugh. But this time you are a little stronger and a little wiser. But this time….you are doing it! But this time when you think about your loss, it is not going to hurt so bad! Again, I am sorry for your loss.