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by Olesia711 » 05 Jan 2024, 12:07
Oh Wanda,
It is heart-wrenching knowing that they are in the twilight of their days....... the ONLY words i have that may be considered as advice, but i am hesitant to even label this as such cause every situation is unique and also personal..... As of Feb 13th it will have been 4 years since i said goodbye to Izzy.... and as much as i am now enjoying the "new" dog, Cody... my heart STILL aches for Izzy. As a matter of fact, last night, once again, i cried a little before going to sleep simply because i still miss her. I think i always will.
WHen i knew Izzy's end was near, we did everything we could to make her life easy... i was with her pretty much 24/7, i turned down going places cause i didn;t want to leave her side, but by then, Izzy lost most of her vision too. I did not force food on her, just made sure she had whatever she needed available. if she didn't finish something, i adjusted around it, i guided her with a short leash, so that she didn't get confused or nervous when we went outside. i also tried to stick to routines as much as possible for familiarity with her.
I always believed that they will let you know/communicate with you, somehow, some way to let you know that it is time. I feel that Izzy did this with us the last 4 days of her life. SO as not to upset her (she no longer liked going "elsewhere") i called to make arrangements to have her euthanized in our home., a place where she was comfortable. When i made the appt, the vet could not come the day i asked for, but had to come a day later. I called around to see if i could get someone else to come to no avail.
The day before the vet was scheduled to come, Izzy had a rough time (her kidneys were failing) .... if i could go back and change anything.... this is the one thing i would have changed.... i would have called the vet sooner .....
Like i said.... this is so personal , i do not know if this helps or not, all i know is watching their end of time with us is the most heart-breaking thing.............
HUGS!
Olesia, was owned by Izzy, a 35lb Spanish Water Dog (SWD), Diagnosed at 1.5 years old - TLI results 1.. Izzy passed away on February 13, 2020 at 15 years old. She lived with EPI for 13+1/2 years. It was because of Izzy that Epi4Dogs was started... she was the inspiration. May her legacy of helping others with EPI continue for as long as needed.........
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the extremely high rate of spread 
not a lot of time before gets worse . 
spend lots time lounging together 
