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It sounds like Chris is in great hands, as always. A cushy blanket, the smells of home and his family by his side...what more could any dog need?

# Posted By Dr. Patty Khuly | 7/23/08 8:44 AM

Natalie, many prayers for both of you to spend some quality time, with lots of love , his favorite foods and activities. Seeing a devoted and long-time companion decline is so very hard and sad.

# Posted By Barb A. | 7/23/08 6:24 PM

The 58 pounds was a give-away but just for the record, he's canine. :)

# Posted By Natalie | 7/24/08 1:36 AM

I feel so sad for you. I am struggling with seeing my 13 yo retriever mix never act the same since she started having seizures and taking phenobarb. I think she is deaf now and spends her time dozing or trying to be herself which she fails at miserable. She stumbles when we go for walks and is so passive now she allows us to carry her places. My heart tells me she might be dying slowly and I am grieving already. I have never been through this before since she is my first canine pet. I refuse to put her through testing or procedures. Instead I love her alot, sit with her and treat her with alot of TLC. It is emotional torture. My thoughts are with you.
Debbie

# Posted By Debbie D. | 7/26/08 1:13 PM

p.s Her phenobarb levels are just fine. I am monitoring that, but don't want costly or invasive testing done.

# Posted By Debbie D. | 7/26/08 1:15 PM

Hi Debbie. I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. Trying to gauge how they are feeling is so difficult. Chris tends to "put up with things." He's not a complainer by nature. That's served him well over the years and is probably responsible for his surviving his first six months - he was a pound pup who had a very severe uncorrected PDA and could hardly walk from lack of oxygen.

But now it means that we have to try to guess how he's doing, how he's not doing... it's hard to know.

We have beenusing the "hammie test." If he still gets excited about a drive-thru burger, we know it's not time yet.

Thank you all for your kind advice.

# Posted By Natalie | 7/26/08 6:28 PM

Chris passed peacefully this afternoon lying on his bed in the car...

# Posted By Natalie | 8/1/08 7:40 PM

Natalie & Debbie D., You are both good advocates for your dogs & many prayers ahead, Barb

# Posted By Barb A. | 8/2/08 1:51 PM

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