Anneke
Honored Member
Only a few hours ago, we had to say goodbye to our big guy Cooper.
It feels very unreal and without warning.
He was fine this mornng. Right before I had to go to work I gave the dogs a bone and found Cooper not feeling well. He refused the bone, and he NEVER does that.
At that time I didn't think too much of it. Thought he just had an upset tummy. So I went to work.
When I came home three hours later, my boyfriend told me, Cooper didn't want to eat or drink, not even his favorite things and that he could barely walk. He had a hard time breathing and he was very pale.
I took him outside, but he couldn't even make half way down the street. He even layed down. That's when I got scared.
I managed to get him home and called the vet.
We had to carry hm into the car, take him into the vet's office on a stretcher.
He had a vey weak heartbeat and the vet had trouble finding his pulse, so she wanted to xray him.
I guess that's when I knew somthing was terribly wrong.
There was nothing specific on the xrays, so she desided to give him something for shock. And that's when he stopped breathing!
She managed to get his heart going again.
She did an ultrasound, but again found nothing.
So that left his brain.
He most likely had a cerebral heamorrhage, in that part of the brain that controls the breathing.
His chances were so slim to even make it through the night, that we desided to let him go.
It feels so very unreal. He was such a strong and healthy dog.
And only 8 years old.
Cooper april 4 2006 - august 7 2014
It feels very unreal and without warning.
He was fine this mornng. Right before I had to go to work I gave the dogs a bone and found Cooper not feeling well. He refused the bone, and he NEVER does that.
At that time I didn't think too much of it. Thought he just had an upset tummy. So I went to work.
When I came home three hours later, my boyfriend told me, Cooper didn't want to eat or drink, not even his favorite things and that he could barely walk. He had a hard time breathing and he was very pale.
I took him outside, but he couldn't even make half way down the street. He even layed down. That's when I got scared.
I managed to get him home and called the vet.
We had to carry hm into the car, take him into the vet's office on a stretcher.
He had a vey weak heartbeat and the vet had trouble finding his pulse, so she wanted to xray him.
I guess that's when I knew somthing was terribly wrong.
There was nothing specific on the xrays, so she desided to give him something for shock. And that's when he stopped breathing!
She managed to get his heart going again.
She did an ultrasound, but again found nothing.
So that left his brain.
He most likely had a cerebral heamorrhage, in that part of the brain that controls the breathing.
His chances were so slim to even make it through the night, that we desided to let him go.
It feels so very unreal. He was such a strong and healthy dog.
And only 8 years old.
Cooper april 4 2006 - august 7 2014
