There was a crisis with Zak or Zeke (I don't know which is which) last night about 11pm and Dad had to run over there to help Dona cope. I'll save the thread from the imagery but it was all about bloody masses of gunk. Nothing to be done about it last night, and Scott came over this morning to help take Z into the vet and he was put down.
Then as the morning went on, something was very wrong with Z (the other one). Could not get up on his feet. Yelped in pain at any help. Hard to say what was happening but last I heard they (Scott) took him into the vet to see what what was wrong. I don't know what the disposition was yet, but the discussion was that nobody felt there was much hope for him either.
As connected as those two dogs were to each other, it's really sad that the one was spiraling down immediately on the loss of the other. It's almost like they were just one dog. Maybe so.
Dona's not taking it well.
Would have been Zeke throwing up blood.
I wouldn't be surprised that Zak needed to be put down when Zeke did... Or at least that she would do that to save herself from grieving again in a few weeks. He won't eat either, they are both thin and failing... and I am sure he has arthritis in his back from the stilted way he moves. But sharp pain is an odd thing to happen right then.
Sorry to hear about that, Ramius.
Please pass along our condolences to Dona, that must be shock losing the dogs that way. OB & LSA
It's so hard when they get sick ... you can't understand them, and sitting there helplessly wrings your heart. It sounds like Dona's got a soft heart ... it must wring even harder.
Oh man, sorry about the dogs.
As much as I gripe about Sam, I'd really miss him if something happened to him.