PH and I are so sorry to hear of your loss. We still hurt over Daisy, she has been gone for a little over a year. We love Molly, but, no two dogs are the same. It would hurt just as bad to lose her. Daisy was just exta special, especially when PH lost his legs. She would want to push his wheelchair and take care of him. Any time she had a seizure, she would pull herself to him. I am so sorry for you family. They say time heals, and I guess it does to some extent, however, the scar will always be there. I still shed tears for our little angel.

Recently, we came home and the rear of our dog was missing. Huge, huge chunk, probably 8" X 8" area. But you would have thought the dog was fine. He never acted like he was hurt. Jumped up on me, jumping around and that was when I saw all the blood.

 

I talked to the vet about it and she said that dogs, especially farm dogs, have the ability to put themselves into a mental situation while hurt that they can ignore the pain that they are feeling. Said it lasts about 24 hours.

 

So, as an owner you think they are fine because they are acting normal and doing everything they normally do.

 

And when in reality they are in a desparate situation and you are clueless to it.

 

The ONLY reason why I knew he was hurt was that most of his butt was gone.

 

After that approximate 24 hour period that they are acting as nothing is wrong, the vet said they can go downhill very quickly.

 

In our case, the vet lives at the end of our driveway and was able to counsel us on what to do.

 

$600 later and the dog is fine and with that price, I am the one not doing well.

 

My sympathy goes out to you and your family Bucks, but know that the dog's natural instincts is to make you think they are fine and you were understandable in how you reacted.

Do you think by Christmas morn, they would be ready for a lab pup to continue the healing process?

^thought long and hard about getting them one for Christmas morning, but I believe we'll take our time and use that time to "remember"

A new dog is definitely in the future.

 

Thanks for your advice, and I didn't know that dogs were good at "covering up" That helps my conscience a bit.

Two days ago, I came home from work and found my dog had died. She was very old, but in pretty good shape. This is one of the hardest things I have been through. She walked in my yard back in 1993 and never left. She could always put a smile on your face, regardless of what kind of day you had. She was more than a dog to me and my family. I've cried a lot of tears in the last two days.

I'm sorry for your loss, and believe me, I know what you're going through.

^thought long and hard about getting them one for Christmas morning, but I believe we'll take our time and use that time to "remember"

A new dog is definitely in the future.

 

Thanks for your advice, and I didn't know that dogs were good at "covering up" That helps my conscience a bit.

 

I didn't either and was really taken back by what the vet talked about. We went to a second vet (first was the animal ER) for a followup and remove the stitches and they confirmed what the first said about a dog's ability to "cover up" their injury.

 

They theorized it had something to do with not wanted to show weakness to another animal/dog that might be attacking it.