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MissMillie

(39,396 posts)
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 08:26 AM Aug 28

I think we're going to lose Peanut.

He's as old as Methuselah and has been declining for some time (I didn't think he'd see the coming of spring).

While he is eating and drinking, he's finding it difficult to simply stand. His digestion is also "off" (in a very messy way).

This is going to break my heart. When I came to live here in this home, Peanut was the last of the 4 doggos to trust me. When he did, it was as though we were joined at the hip.



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SheltieLover

(73,308 posts)
5. Healing vibes on the way to you & Peanut, Millie
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 08:59 AM
Aug 28

He's such a handsome boy!

It's so tough when our beloved companions get to an advanced age.

Have you taken him for cold laser treatments? Can really help with his walking.

Diamond_Dog

(38,350 posts)
7. I hope your sweet Peanut doesn't suffer. He is such a handsome boy.
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:18 AM
Aug 28

It is so hard for us to see them frail. Hugs to all of you.

samnsara

(18,614 posts)
8. im so sorry. I lost my little grand dog 2 weeks ago..
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 09:38 AM
Aug 28

..very much like Peanut...old.... he was rescued by my daughter when she lived in Tennessee and he was a street stray in kentucky. I thought he was a rat terrier but dna said pom and chihuahua...

When your Peanut arrives at the Rainbow Bridge it will be my Vinnie welcoming him LOUDLY at the Gate.

(((hugs)))

mdbl

(7,261 posts)
9. I feel your distress
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:05 AM
Aug 28

We are going thru the same thing with ours. It's heart-breaking. They give their entire lives to please us. Just love them until the end and beyond.

Clouds Passing

(5,660 posts)
11. Give Peanut all the love and comfort you can. MissMillie ❤️
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:08 AM
Aug 28

We love our fur buddies so much. They are our loyal friends 💚

SuzyandPuffpuff

(271 posts)
13. There's always one
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:27 AM
Aug 28

I was an lvt for many decades. Part of my job was euthanasia. I actually didn't mind it bcz in the end the animal was at peace. I encouraged the owners to tell me favorite stories about their baby and usually we'd end up laughing thru our tears. Be strong for peanut. Your pup needs Yu now more than ever. Think about the silly times. I'm sorry

hamsterjill

(16,440 posts)
18. Gosh, it's just a rip to your soul when you lose one that you love.
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:09 AM
Aug 28

I'm so sorry. Peanut has obviously been well loved and cared for, and when the age catches up, that is pretty much all that you can find peace with.

May he find comfort and peace, and may you also find that same comfort and peace in knowing that you did your job with him well.

Why am I crying??? Because I've been there SO many times. Sending a gigantic hug to you both.

JMCKUSICK

(3,813 posts)
19. I'm so sorry that the source of so much joy in your life, Peanut,
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:21 AM
Aug 28

will now be the source of so much pain.
Please let me offer a suggestion.
When we are born and raised well, most of us spent so many hours, days, weeks and months in our parents arms, and our bond with them grew exponentially because of that. Our smell, our heartbeat, our voice, our temperature, all became innately familiar simply because of that simple gesture.
Please embrace this period of your life with Peanut as you did his very best days. Please hold him, diaper him, bring him with you, temperatures willing, and most importantly, remind him of how much love and gratitude your heart well up with just at the thought of Peanut.
Please give him in his time of need all that he gave you in yours.
Please MissMillie, I know you will do all those things because of course you will. Rarely do we get to say good bye on our terms, and all I mean to say is that this seems one of those.
Please know I write these words in love and empathy, I've lost cats suddenly and over time and to be honored with her last breath in my arms is as treasured a memory as her first on a nameless street in Oklahoma City when I decided to "kidnap" her from an abusive home.
I got to say thank you, I got to look into her eyes countless times and start bawling as I thanked her or remembered yet another moment that stays with me 22 years after her death. It was a safe way to learn that pain is ok. It was a safe way to experience the grieving process.
Please also know that I write these words as a child, because emotionally, when it came to dealing with things like this, I was one. Be there for the child in you to both experience this.
If anything I wrote is out of bounds, please accept my apology and know it wasn't intended.
Love, John

LetMyPeopleVote

(169,209 posts)
20. It is hard to say goodbye to a family member
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 11:53 AM
Aug 28

My older two children had to say goodbye to their bearded collies last year who were 14+ years old.

virgdem

(2,276 posts)
21. So sorry to hear that Peanut is not doing well
Thu Aug 28, 2025, 02:34 PM
Aug 28

Sending loving vibes to you at this difficult time.❤️

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