My dog (molly) smells of death, Help!

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I happily walk Molly everyday she trotts along best she can but really she does undeniably smell of death sadly.:sick:
 
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It was part of his will, a promise our entire family made him, and he was already on life support at the end. Hardest decision of my life....but the right decision. He is no longer suffering. Just wish he would have quit smoking many years ago. Could have lived a much longer life.

Anyway back to the dog. In my lifetime I have had to put 2 dogs down. Took them both to the vet. 1 because of heart worms. 1 because of cancer. I havent owned a dog in over 13 years. Never plan to own another one. Its a quick shot with a needle, then they gently go to sleep.
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Yeah I bet man. Sorry for your dad. :nervous:
 
I just wish like I said before, I come downstairs in the morning, and she has passed in her sleep :)
 
In that case, take her to the vet and have her put down. It's hard saying goodbye to a pet, but she hasn't got very long and probably isn't very happy. Her time has come.
 
All I can say is bring her to the vet and have her put down. I made the mistake a few years ago when my cat was close to death just to let her go peacefully when her time came, but I keep getting haunted by the fact I kept her suffering. Do you really want her to suffer? If you truly do love your pet, you won't let her suffer.
 
Take her to the groomer, give her special several days, fixing what she likes or can eat, spend some last quality time with her and say your 'good-byes', then put her down if you ever gave a damn about her.
 
Ellis
I'm not trolling, my dogs is actually ill.
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Then get it taken care of! Why is this an issue?

And taken care of doesn't necessarily mean have it killed. It's possible there's just an infection somewhere that can be treated and the dog will be fine in 3 or 4 days.

But watching and waiting is just inhumane, and depending on where you are, illegal.
 
You're asking us to help, yet you say you just want her to die in her sleep.

If you wanted to get rid of her so bad, you would've put her down by now. Having the vet do it is a lot quicker than having to wait for her to pass in her sleep.
 
dhandeh
Reading back through this, something doesn't add up.
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Exactly.

V8-Johnboy
I happily walk Molly everyday she trotts along best she can but really she does undeniably smell of death sadly.:sick:
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How do you walk a dog that's in Lancashire everyday?

Seriously, that, plus inane comments from someone in Glasgow about said dog leaves me thinking this thread smells more like horse:censored: than dying dog.
 
Well your first post in this thread is inane.

Regardless, put the dog down. Stops its suffering and you having to deal with its suffering. A win win situation really.
 
I'd put her down. It sucks to do that to a pet, but it's the best thing to do when they're old and in pain.
 
V8-Johnboy
I fear the shovel.:nervous:
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Or the hammer. This is the one reason I have been following this thread. (Okay, the other is seems to on the edge of a volcanic eruption.) I am hoping for a humane, and needed, ending. If I hear the shovel, the hammer, or even a brick comes out, I will be losing even more hope in humanity.
 
My dog is on his way out too. His other eye went bad the other day, so now he's pretty much blind except for what little he can see through his cataracts. He just sleeps most of the day now, and he gets up to pee and crap and eat. He'll come greet you if you have food, and he likes to be held and petted/scratched. We figure he's old as hell but he's not at the point where we'd feel cruel for letting him go on. He's sure getting close though. He probably won't make it through the year, but if he makes it to his 18th birthday I'll be pretty impressed. I want to save his DNA somehow because he's proved to be a champion-spawn super-yorkie. Never chopped his nuts off either.
 
I put my 13 year old lab down a couple of years ago. She had arthritis pains and a large tumor. She was the best dog i ever had. If you feel that your dog would be happier than he/she is now, I would put it down. Every dog owner has to do this at some point. You just want to keep hanging on and on... Sometimes you just have to let go and move on. Maybe you could get another dog to take your mind off of it when she's gone? That helped me lots.
 
Well I spose after the last few nights of banter about Molly spose I better think up a serious answer :O.

I think first of all this thread clearly proves the vast differences in opinions people have when it comes to keeping just about any domestic pet, no opinions right and no opinions wrong, just differing views on what should be done to their beloved animal.

The smell of Mollie shouldnt be a factor in her being put down (although funny to talk about on FIFA Ellis :p), and things like being deaf blind are obviously not great but if shes trundling on in life quite content and she still eats/drinks and goes to the toilet in no pain or discomfort then no reason to put her down.

On the flip side, if she does struggle to breathe and vommits/coughs on a fairly regular basis and is in some pain and discomfort then perhaps it is time for her to be put to rest, shes 15, Im sure shes had a fantastic life 👍.

Reflecting on what someone else said, when I had my Jack Russel x Lakeland terrier (Flint) put down because he done his 2nd cruciate ligament on the opposite back leg and also had heart problems so it was unfair putting him through 6 weeks of being in a cage (which is what we had to do when he broke his 1st cruciate ligament). It was tough, but definately the right thing to do, we had the Vets to come to our house so he could be put down so he wasnt in any stress, but we soon after got another dog, Charlie (known as TOCA dog to some of you in this thread :p), and we also got another a year or so after, Alfie. But there are still times I look at pictures of him and have a manly cry, I dont think getting a new dog is nessacerily helpful but of course depends on the owners personality, not saying theres a right or a wrong, just thought Id touch upon it. 👍
 
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We put our 11-year-old Doberman to sleep three years ago. He had cancer (so it was discovered, we didn't know at the time of course) in one of his legs which made it impossible for him to walk, sit down or stand up straight, the day we realised he couldn't get up we got straight on to the vet who came and picked him up (literally, they had a small crane in their van). They called back and basically said it's cancer, amputate the leg or euthanise. We couldn't bear the thought of an old, proud dog learning to walk on three legs just to live for another year or two, in fact 11 years is roughly their life expectancy anyway, so we had him put to sleep. It was absolutely heartbreaking, I will never forget going down to the vet to say goodbye to him and the way he seemed to understand the situation, but we made the right decision.

So no matter how difficult it is you have to do what has to be done. Smelling of 'death' (does death smell a bit like stale urine?) could be liver or kidney failure and that's not a comfortable thing.
 
Reflecting on what someone else said, when I had my Jack Russel x Lakeland terrier (Flint) put down because he done his 2nd cruciate ligament on the opposite back leg.

Probably an idea to do the same for Michael Owen the nextime he does his.:indiff:

And Nel dont forget V8 dog!!:D
 

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