DAX June 1996 - August 2007

[radfringe]

She had tripped over her own feet on Sunday while we were giving her a bath. At first we thought she had pulled a muscle or something. This morning she wasn't any better so we brought her to the vet.

Vet took a wiff of her breath, and the the fact she had lost 10 pounds in a little over a month sent up some flags. They ran blood work - kidneys were barely functioning.

The treatment that could be offered would be IV's - that may have given her a month at best, maybe a couple of weeks. We've been through the IV treatments with another dog and a cat, didn't work, seemed to make things worse - so we opted not to put Dax through it.

We'll miss the old pumpkin' head

[radfringe]

1. should mention

the fall she took on Sunday had nothing to do with kidneys ... all the fall did was bring our attention tuned to her having difficulty getting up and moving around...

[TahitiNut]

2. R.I.P. Dax. You have my deep sympathy, radfringe.

I still remember the deep pain I felt when my Black Lab, Bo, died. There is NO way to express how deeply it hurt.

:cry: :hug:

[Hubert Flottz]

3. I'm really sorry for you and your family...

She was a beautiful little lady. Willy and me are very sad now too. She will love playing with my old hound dog Howdy at the Rainbow Bridge. They will never be fenced in again and will be free to roam to their heart's content, forever.

[Benhurst]

4. I'm sorry for your loss; but you made the right decision.

[xultar]

5. Rad. I'm so sad. She is such a doll. I feel for your loss.

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[Zoigal]

6. So sorry, radfringe

It's tough loosing a beloved pet, but i support your decision.

[radfringe]

7. thank-you all

have lost many pets over the years, doesn't get any easier.

we have two other dogs, rescued greyhounds and 5 cats - so at this point we aren't talking about getting a 3rd, perhaps we'll do some more fostering of greyhounds but it's too soon for any serious discussion.

My partner had Dax since she was pup, I met Dax when she was year old.

My partner doesn't handle these things well, so I was with Dax at the end. She'll be cremated, we'll have her ashes in a couple of weeks. I took care of packing up Dax's food/water bowls and bed.

It was a bit of a shock, we had figured the grand dame of the house, Kudra, our 21 year old snowshoe cat would be the next to go. She's still in good shape for an old lady - although we do have to pick her up to put her on the bed - not as spry as she use to be.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

9. No, it never gets easier. I have had too many beloved friends leave me and when my dog Maggie,

an Irish Terrier,who was 15 passed over 5 years ago, I said never again. Two months later we brought a beautiful little kitten, Amy, into our home and a month ago, Charlie, an orange tabby kitten joined us too. I guess never say never.

Rescuing greyhounds is wonderful work. Blessings to your whole family.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

8. Hugs to you Rad, I am so sorry for you and your family's loss. nt

[smokey nj]

10. I'm so sorry, radfringe

big :hug:s
RIP Dax :cry:

[wicket]

11. I am so sorry

What a beaut she was. Glad you had all of the time with her that you did.

Lost my 20 year old cat last week, it's tough losing our friends :hug:

[radfringe]

13. sorry for your loss

:hug: back to you

one thing I can say about Dax - she was a real Democrat, she always peed on a bush... :D

[wicket]

14. "one thing I can say about Dax - she was a real Democrat, she always peed on a bush..."

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :D

And thank-you :hug: I got Claire when I was 9 years old, I've got a lot of great memories of that cat :)

[Suziq]

12. So Sorry . . .

My condolences on your loss, radfringe. :cry:

So hard to lose a furbaby.

[Mandate My Ass]

15. I'm so sorry to hear that

What a brave thing you did for her though.

[laruemtt]

16. i'm so sorry radfringe.

find comfort in knowing that you will be reunited one day. :hug:

[radfringe]

17. thank-you all

went to take the two greyhounds out to do their business a little while ago, found myself looking in the bedroom for Dax to see if she had to go out too..

with 2 other dogs and 5 cats... it's funny that the house feels empty

[Longhorn]

18. I'm so sorry.

What a cutie! I'm glad you found out when you did so that she didn't suffer. :hug: