http://rswarrior.com/forums/19.aspxFor any non-motorcycle related topicsenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976869.aspxThu, 30 Oct 2008 14:34:21 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976869doubledown0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976869.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976869<p>Thank you guys. You&#39;ll never know how much your words help. I can tell this is going to be one long term hurt. </p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976764.aspxThu, 30 Oct 2008 02:24:22 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976764swisswarrior0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976764.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976764<p><strong><em>i am so sorry to hear that. i am looking at my 2 dogs as i am reading this thread and i can not imagine what you are going thru and i dread the day one of my dogs have to go.</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>there is really nothing i can say to make this any better , stay strong , in time it will get better . remember all the great times.</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>again i am sorry</em></strong></p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976755.aspxThu, 30 Oct 2008 02:03:16 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976755ak49warrior0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976755.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976755<p>I just had to put down my 16 year old&nbsp;cat(TOBY)&nbsp;on 10-28-08. the wife and i knew the cat longer then&nbsp; each other. so i really feel you pain. </p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976614.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 19:21:45 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976614pwfyrcat10http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976614.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976614<p>I understand completely where you are.&nbsp; I have a black lab myself Avery is 20 years old and for whatever reason still gets up every morning.&nbsp; Just last week I took her in for her annual evaluation, and with the exception of a slight heart murmur the doc says there is nothing wrong with here.&nbsp; She has no cataracts, and still has selective hearing.&nbsp; He told me the argument for putting her down is the same as keeping her alive.&nbsp; He said &#39;Let&#39;s see how far she takes us&#39;.&nbsp; I can&#39;t tell you how glad I was to hear that.&nbsp; Because you guys have now made it impossible for me to see my screen, I can&#39;t begin to think how my heart is going to break when she has to go.&nbsp; She has always been everything I wanted in a dog.&nbsp; I count myself lucky to be graced with her life...Okay, I&#39;m going now, I need a towel.</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976611.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 19:07:52 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976611whajac0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976611.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976611<p>Went through the same thing, cancer with my 9 year old boxer Gretchen.&nbsp; Doc said she would live 3 or 4 more days or could perform surgery with no guarantees.&nbsp; I brought her back home so that me and my family could say&nbsp;our goodbyes.&nbsp; Sounds silly but we put a bandanna around her neck that I know made her feel special.&nbsp; She lived another two weeks.&nbsp; I knew it was time when she didn&#39;t enjoy the attention or care about the bandanna any more.&nbsp; Good luck to you and Coal!!</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976505.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 15:22:44 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976505Marco Polo0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976505.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976505<p>...not much I can say.&nbsp; I sure wish there was something someone could do or say to help ease your pain Scott because you&#39;re obviously a very caring and kind person.&nbsp; That just sucks and I&#39;m so extremely sorry you&#39;re having to go through it.&nbsp; As an animal lover myself though I have to commend&nbsp;you for doing the right thing and treating Coal so well and making those last days as comfortable as you could.&nbsp; For all the good our pets do for us they deserve nothing less in my opinion and apparently yours.</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976493.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 14:53:16 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976493Princess0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976493.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976493<p>He was a beautiful dog, and I am trying not to get all red and puffy by crying at work. I don&#39;t know what I am going to do when I lose one of mine. That&#39;s the hardest part of owning a pet. They don&#39;t usually out-live us.</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976491.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 14:50:00 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976491Sharp0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976491.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976491<p>Sorry for your loss....you seem like a caring owner so have happiness in knowing you gave Coal the best life he could of had through the pain of missing him.</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976488.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:05 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976488Shawnzilla0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976488.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976488I&#39;m so sorry for your loss, brother.<p> I wish I could say anything to make you feel better, but eventually time will heal this wound and another best-buddy-pal will, hopefully, enter your heart, home and lives and make you smile, just so. <p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976474.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:59:20 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976474CADFather0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976474.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976474<p>Scott, </p><p><a href="http://rswarrior.com/forums/p/39747/453730.aspx#453730">http://rswarrior.com/forums/p/39747/453730.aspx#453730</a>&nbsp; I posted this back when Vector and JayRidgeRunner lost their best friends, the info seemed to help me when I lost my baby girl &quot;Cossette,&quot; she was a pound find, and a sweeter dog you could not imagine.&nbsp; She was a Dachshund mix and could run like the wind, loved bread and going places, she didn&#39;t like the going so much as exploring new scenery.&nbsp; I miss that girl to this day and I know I probably always will.&nbsp; I built her a red oak box to be laid to rest in, lined it with her pillow and blanket, placed her in it, said my good byes and my other dog &quot;Tippie&quot; walked up to the box where I was kneeling and dropped Cossettes favorite toy beside me.&nbsp; Almost as if to say, &quot;Here Poppy, put this in for her.&quot;&nbsp; I did my fair share of allergy suffering that night and next day and still do on occasion when I think of her, like now.&nbsp; I know it&#39;s tough, it does get easier, but never really completely goes away.&nbsp; Hang in there, bro and cherrish the memories that you have of Coal and his love.&nbsp; May god bless...<br /></p><p>Joe <br /></p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976473.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:53:44 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976473Arizona Warrior0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976473.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976473<p>I&#39;m so sorry for your loss.&nbsp; I don&#39;t know what else to say except I feel your pain.</p> <p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/rswarrior/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>doubledown:</strong></div><div> <p>This has been the hardest morning I can remember. I lost my best friend yesterday. The cancer had lowered his bone marrow and red blood count and it showed. Coal Mabry was put to sleep yesterday while resting in my arms. I supported his head with my hand and listened as his heart and breathing slowed. In the last week his quality of life had begun to slip away and his energy was getting near the bottom. His sweet spirit and dignity remained the same &nbsp;as he walked himself into the vet on wobbly tired legs. We were surprised as he gobbled up some treats, he had not been wanting to eat anything the last few days except Chick-fil-a biscuits that I would go and get him in the mornings. Thank you for all the kind words and well wishes, the screen is getting blurry so I must go. </p></div></BLOCKQUOTE> <p>&nbsp;</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976468.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:40:39 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976468Luc0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976468.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976468<p>&nbsp;Great.&nbsp; Now I can&#39;t see my screen.</p><p>I feel for ya, man.&nbsp; I&#39;ve had to say goodbye to three &quot;kids&quot; over the years, the most recent one earlier this year.&nbsp; It doesn&#39;t get any easier.&nbsp;</p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976467.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:38:17 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976467Meatball0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976467.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976467<p>Well I know what you&#39;re going through, two weeks ago today I got to watch as my border collie, golden retriever cross went after a rabbit on the opposite side of the road and got hit by a truck. I never held them at fault, but they never even slowed down. I had to go pick him up off the road and watch him die right in front of me. He was only five and so full of life. My family is still grieving, especially my wife and I. It&#39;s hard. </p>http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976466.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:34:47 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976466Ruckus0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976466.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976466Scott, I have a huge lump in my throat man. I had the exact same kind of morning 2 years ago with my Golden Retriever Rusty. He had cancer. He was 13. I held him as the vet put him down as well. It was, and still is, the worst day of my life! I swore I&#39;d never own another dog. I couldn&#39;t handle taking something I love to the vet again to end it&#39;s suffering. Well, 6 months passed, alot of grieving and friends &quot;toasting&quot; to Rusty at get togethers at my home. I came home one day and told my wife &quot;I don&#39;t WANT a dog, I NEED a dog!&quot; We got a new Boston Terrier puppy that day. Best thing I could have done. We still talk about and miss Rusty something awful, but Ruckus is a joy. You&#39;ll never, ever, really get over Coal Scott, ever. But eventually you&#39;ll NEED a dog like I did! Georgehttp://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976463.aspxWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:30:10 GMT8399f489-498f-4cd9-b3dc-5610407ec0dd:976463Man O'Warrior0http://rswarrior.com/forums/thread/976463.aspxhttp://rswarrior.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=19&PostID=976463<p>I&#39;m sorry to hear of your loss. It is amazing how animals, dogs in particular can touch a persons soul. You can take comfort in knowing that he will be waiting for you to join him again. Godspeed Coal.</p>