Curley Sue is getting sick
I am faced with a rather difficult decision.
One of my dogs, Curley Sue, has been having seizures lately. She’s a rather old dog, I’d say about 11 years. A maltese/poodle/shih-tzu type mix.
I got her when I was 12, from Precious’ (my grandmothers dog) last litter. She was the runt of the litter of 3, and had curley white hair with reddish hues. Her fat older brother “Bear” still lives with my uncle Ronnie, and her other older brother “Spike” who was the most grotesque of the siblings (he used to hump the old farm cats), passed away recently due to abuse from my aunt and her kids. I personally believe it was heat stroke, due to their lack of any form of shelter for him.
Precious was my grandmothers favorite dog, an old farm dog. I remember Ex #1act call she used to make in order to bring Precious in from the fields. Something close to “Yah! Yah!” I think my father likes having something that, in a way, is passed down from his mother.
I was watching Curley Sue today, and noticed that her ability to work her back legs is beginning to falter. She can still walk, but it’s very unstable. I don’t know if she has these seizures daily yet, but they are often enough to cause some great concern.
I don’t have the money, being unemployed, to have any sort of surgery performed, or to have a daily medication prescribed. I’ve had pets die before, but usually it’s in their sleep, and it’s rather sudden. They’ve never deteriorated health-wise.
So I’m thinking I may have to have her put down.
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5 Responses to “Curley Sue is getting sick”
November 11th, 2003 at 12:25 am
My lab, Sunshine, is the same way. Old and declining.
When I look at her, though, her tail still wags. I can see her grinning up at me. I just think, as long as she’s happy, who am I to take anything away from her?
I hope everything works out.
November 11th, 2003 at 2:13 am
I’m sorry to hear about Curley Sue. I know how hard it is to watch a loved one struggle like that. It always reminds me of how strong the bond becomes, often without even realizing it.
November 11th, 2003 at 7:59 am
That is such a hard decision to have to make.
It is so terrible to see a pet die. I had to watch both my hamster (he had a abcess that ruptured and he bled to death) and my mouse (fell in his cage from a high shelf and had a concussion) suffer and there wasn’t anything I could do for either of them. I felt so helpless and scared to see them go through that.
I hope you can either pull together the money to have treatment done on your pooch (I know, easier said that done. I understand), or are able to put her down without suffering. I will keep you and your doggy in my thoughts.
(You don’t know me… I just randomly clicked on your link. Heh…)
November 11th, 2003 at 2:03 pm
hey sweetie. i know how it feels. as long as bosco looks happy and feels happy, i’m going to cherish the time we have left. unfortunately, he’s aging quickly and i know that time is short.
*hugs*
November 12th, 2003 at 12:01 pm
i put my dog of 16 years asleep last april. take some time and think about what condition your dog is in and if she is not living a cruel existance. we kept our dog alive as long as we could, her kidneys were failing..
one day I was to take her to the vet, she kept throwing up water, over and over. it took a lot of strength, but mom and I took her to the vet and put her to sleep.. we were both with her, and I suggest anyone do the same — don’t miss out being with them in the end. it’s shocking to see them just die, but it’s something that needs to be done…