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20/04/2008, 13:42 Rob Roy Joined on 11/03/2006 19 - Correze Posts 663 Not a good morning One of our labradors died in the night. He had been off his food for a couple of days and very subdued, and late last night I noticed he was looking a bit bloated so we decided we would take him to the vet today. When I came down this morning he was dead. I feel absolutely terrible, and so guilty that I didn't do something sooner. His name was Billy and he was only 2 years old on the 10th of this month.          R.I.P. my beautiful boy. Billy last November His favourite seat! Billy and Teddy    Report

20/04/2008, 14:00 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,566 Re: Not a good morning Sorry about that Rob.  Do you know the causes?    Report

20/04/2008, 14:16 Framboise Joined on 29/11/2006 At home in the Orne Posts 485 Re: Not a good morning Oh that is so sad.  We lost our darling old Ed not two weeks ago although he was an old chap, not a youngster as yours was.   Needless to say, I know how it feels but for the dog's sake at least it was during his sleep and he passed peacefully like Ed did. A small consolation is that maybe you will consider taking in a rescue case as we did, to give a lovely family life to another needy soul who is waiting out there for you to come and find them.  We did.  Charley is adoreable and whilst he cannot replace Ed in our thoughts or hearts, well we love him anyway.   Love heals a broken heart     Report

20/04/2008, 15:40 Rob Roy Joined on 11/03/2006 19 - Correze Posts 663 Re: Not a good morning We probably will do that Framboise, but not yet. Teddy (the other one in the pictures) was a rescue - you can just see in the photo of him by the chair that he has a scar above his eye, that is where he was hit with an axe by his previous owner. He cringes if anyone lifts an arm near him, and anyone carrying a stick gets barked at, so goodness knows what he went through before. Otherwise he loves everyone, which shows what a lovely nature he has. We also have a dear old black lab, Jet, who is now 14 and rather arthritic and going deaf, but still full of beans and until he goes I'm sticking to 2 dogs only - along with the three cats and two donkeys!! We are moving house at the end of May, so there is enough going on for the moment.    Report

20/04/2008, 16:23 Lisleoise Joined on 15/12/2005 Périgord Vert (NW Dordogne) Posts 868 Re: Not a good morning Rob, I really am very sorry to hear this very sad news, so young too    Report

20/04/2008, 18:40 Catalpa Joined on 23/08/2004 Southern Manche - 50 Posts 1,467 Re: Not a good morning  Rob Roy wrote: I feel absolutely terrible, and so guilty that I didn't do something sooner. Please don't beat yourself up. There have been a few times when I've thought "why didn't I do something sooner" but, as the saying goes, hindsight is wonderful. When you went to bed, you didn't think it was serious or you'd have got him to a vet there and then. I don't know anyone who's clairvoyant - we can only do what we feel is right at the time and sometimes we get it wrong - with people too. I'm sorry you've had such a shock but you gave him a good life, I'm sure and you've got lots of good memories.    Report

20/04/2008, 19:26 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,619 Re: Not a good morning Oh this makes me so sad for you... You know how much I love labs.. I have my lab who s 2 years old as well, I can't even start to imagine how you must feel...... But you don't have to feel guilty about anything... You loved him and were ready to take him to the vet in the morning .. Your pics are lovely.. I i:magine how hurt you must be..     You are in my thoughts, I mean it ..      Régine and Shadow   Happy    Report

20/04/2008, 19:37 Christine Animal Joined on 14/05/2005 Deux-Sèvres Posts 4,145 Re: Not a good morning That is a terrible thing, it looks like a "torsion d'estomac", not sure what it's called in English.  Their stomach gets full of gas and swells up and sometimes turns (so torsion).  We have saved them sometimes from that by an emergency operation, but several months or more later, they seem to do it again.  Some vets now fix the stomach when they operate so that it cannot turn. They do not really know the cause, often in larger dogs, whether it is too much exercise after they have eaten, drinking cold water, etc., they just don't know.  But one vet told us that since people with larger dogs such as Great Danes, who are very prone, give them smaller meals instead of one large meal, they seem to get less cases of it.  It is often in older dogs, but, as you have very unfortunately experienced, can also happen in younger dogs. It is terribly sad Rob Roy, I really feel for you.     animalaidsaintaubin.monsite.orange.fr/ Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful    Report

20/04/2008, 20:59 Tressy Joined on 26/02/2008 Charente-Maritime Posts 189 Re: Not a good morning That's such very sad news, Rob Roy. I get the impression that most pet owners feel some sense of guilt on the death of their pet, whatever the circumstances. It seems to be part of the job.  What a lovely boy he was though. I hope you start to feel better soon.             Report

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