Having a pretty tough time

brunosrk · 09-21-2012, 08:50 AM

I have two GSDs (brothers Duke & Max) that came home with on March 8, 2008. This past Wednesday morning at about 5:00 am Max had what appeared to be an epileptic type seizure. This was the first time that I'm aware of. It lasted about a minute then he started to come around and appeared to stabilize. Within half an hour Max was bugging to throw the ball or stick. Basically wanting to play as normal. I phoned my vet that morning when they opened at 8:00 am to ask for advice. From what I described I was told to keep an eye on him for a while to make certain he was settled down. I stayed with him until noon. Max and Duke both seemed to be OK and were getting on with their day. I called the vet again and set up an appointment for 9:30 this morning to have Max checked out. I went in to my office for a few hours and when I came home they both appeared to be doing OK. All went well Wednesday night and we all got up yesterday morning around 5:00 and started the day as normal. I went to work around 8:30 and everything seemed to be OK. I got home around 5:00 to find Max lying on his side motionless with Duke sitting at his side. I freaked out immediately and went in to the kennel to discover Max was dead. I’m single so it’s just me and the boys so there was no one around to observe what happened. It’s now around 5:15 Friday morning. Duke managed to get some sleep but I’ve been up most of the night feeling absolutely awful. I can’t describe the pain and grief I feel. I will call my vet at 8:00 and ask what I should do next. Thanks for reading my rant. Again, I feel awful and confused and just needed to vent a little. I can’t recall the last time I felt this kind of pain and hurt.

Shade · 09-21-2012, 09:18 AM

That's awful, I'm so sorry

RocketDog · 09-21-2012, 09:22 AM

Oh man. My sincerest condolences. Not sure there would've been anything you could've done differently. Please don't beat yourself up. Just allow yourself to grieve the loss of your companion without guilt.

Again, I'm so sorry.

Stosh · 09-21-2012, 09:26 AM

Oh no, I'm so sorry. I know you feel horrible but don't feel guilty, you DID call the vet and follow his/her advice. It's especially hard to loose a young dog so suddenly.

PatchonGSD · 09-21-2012, 09:31 AM

I'm so, so sorry. Please don't feel guilty, you followed the advice you were given. Max wasnt alone, he had his brother at his side.

hchorney1 · 09-21-2012, 09:37 AM

Wow, I am so sorry for your loss. It's never easy to let go of one our family members, especially when it's so unexpected.
As Stosh said, please don't beat yourself up over this. You contacted your vet and followed their advice. Sometimes it really is out of our hands.

FrankieC · 09-21-2012, 09:37 AM

Very sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

kiya · 09-21-2012, 10:16 AM

Im so very sorry you lost your boy. I would have done just as you did. It must have been so sudden and there was most likely nothing you could have done to change it. Give Duke some extra love. I'm so sorry.

Bear GSD · 09-21-2012, 10:20 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's hard to lose something you love so suddenly. It will take time, but I hope your heart heals soon!
Extra hugs for Duke!

msvette2u · 09-21-2012, 10:24 AM

I am so very sorry for your loss.
As others said, we'd have done the same in your shoes, and it's not your fault.

09-21-2012, 08:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
brunosrk Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34	Having a pretty tough time I have two GSDs (brothers Duke & Max) that came home with on March 8, 2008. This past Wednesday morning at about 5:00 am Max had what appeared to be an epileptic type seizure. This was the first time that I'm aware of. It lasted about a minute then he started to come around and appeared to stabilize. Within half an hour Max was bugging to throw the ball or stick. Basically wanting to play as normal. I phoned my vet that morning when they opened at 8:00 am to ask for advice. From what I described I was told to keep an eye on him for a while to make certain he was settled down. I stayed with him until noon. Max and Duke both seemed to be OK and were getting on with their day. I called the vet again and set up an appointment for 9:30 this morning to have Max checked out. I went in to my office for a few hours and when I came home they both appeared to be doing OK. All went well Wednesday night and we all got up yesterday morning around 5:00 and started the day as normal. I went to work around 8:30 and everything seemed to be OK. I got home around 5:00 to find Max lying on his side motionless with Duke sitting at his side. I freaked out immediately and went in to the kennel to discover Max was dead. I’m single so it’s just me and the boys so there was no one around to observe what happened. It’s now around 5:15 Friday morning. Duke managed to get some sleep but I’ve been up most of the night feeling absolutely awful. I can’t describe the pain and grief I feel. I will call my vet at 8:00 and ask what I should do next. Thanks for reading my rant. Again, I feel awful and confused and just needed to vent a little. I can’t recall the last time I felt this kind of pain and hurt.

09-21-2012, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shade Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 3,429	That's awful, I'm so sorry __________________ Shanna My Pack: Jasmine - Female Miniature Poodle - born Aug 15, 2010 Loker Delgado Von Stalworth - male GSD - born Jan 26, 2012 Koda & Zazu - 4 year old male cats

09-21-2012, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
PatchonGSD Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,514	I'm so, so sorry. Please don't feel guilty, you followed the advice you were given. Max wasnt alone, he had his brother at his side. __________________ Balen Patchon Adopted 8-28-12 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1275860 Failure is success, if you learn from it.

09-21-2012, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
hchorney1 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 81	Wow, I am so sorry for your loss. It's never easy to let go of one our family members, especially when it's so unexpected. As Stosh said, please don't beat yourself up over this. You contacted your vet and followed their advice. Sometimes it really is out of our hands. __________________ Heidi Max, GSD 2002-2011 Shadow, GSD Not So Little Black Demon

09-21-2012, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
kiya Knighted Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 2,848	Im so very sorry you lost your boy. I would have done just as you did. It must have been so sudden and there was most likely nothing you could have done to change it. Give Duke some extra love. I'm so sorry. __________________ Carolyn Apache - Shiloh Shepherd 12/15/02 Kiya - Shiloh Shepherd 5/15/04 Lakota - WGSD 1/13/10

09-21-2012, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
RocketDog Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 2,295	Oh man. My sincerest condolences. Not sure there would've been anything you could've done differently. Please don't beat yourself up. Just allow yourself to grieve the loss of your companion without guilt. Again, I'm so sorry.

09-21-2012, 09:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 9,292	Oh no, I'm so sorry. I know you feel horrible but don't feel guilty, you DID call the vet and follow his/her advice. It's especially hard to loose a young dog so suddenly.

09-21-2012, 09:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
FrankieC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 492	Very sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

09-21-2012, 10:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bear GSD Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 1,929	I'm so sorry for your loss. It's hard to lose something you love so suddenly. It will take time, but I hope your heart heals soon! Extra hugs for Duke! __________________ Bear GSD 10/16/11 Elsa GSD 12/23/03 - 11/10/11

09-21-2012, 10:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	I am so very sorry for your loss. As others said, we'd have done the same in your shoes, and it's not your fault.

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