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It's sad when beloved pets have to be put down, but one owner made sure to give his dying boxer an amazing final treat.
Lennox, a dog with severe cancer and debilitating arthritis, had survived numerous surgeries, but a recent tumor growth (visible on his left shoulder) had left him barely able to get up. According to his owner's roommate, Reddit user "Nikolaoss," Lennox was euthanized Jan. 23, but before he went, he got an epic last meal.
In the photo, which was posted to a Reddit image forum yesterday, Lennox looks over his feast, which included a turkey leg, bacon, sausages and rice. The picture received more than 24,000 "upvotes" on the social news site.
"This post isn't meant to be sad in any way. He lived like an absolute boss all his life! And the meal reflects that!" "Nikolaoss" wrote.
Many users wished Lennox well, shared memories of departed pets and offered condolences.
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"Nikolaoss" later posted a video of Lennox enjoying his last meal. (Naturally, he goes for the bacon first.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/dog-cancer-epic-last-meal-photo-video_n_2543181.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)RedCappedBandit
(5,514 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,483 posts).
longship
(40,416 posts)I've known a few in my life. They look tough, but they aren't at all.
MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)They are affectionate and fun loving slobber-monsters.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)They are gentle.
This "last meal" makes me get a lump in my throat, even though I'm a cat mommy.
glowing
(12,233 posts)Mines a pure mix from boxer and rotweiler parents. He's got the body and brown color of a boxer and a big ole funky head like a rottie... It's a very cute mix. Mine's going on 11 this year. We must be doing something good for him, he keeps lasting and lasting and doing the same crap that drives us crazy, but we will miss when his big ole self goes to doggy heaven. Lord my child will cry his eyes out. The dog came before he did. He's got this way of being all waggy and bupping into everyone and thing (think bull in a china shop and you have my Hurricane- actual name fitting the actual dog- LOL). He's been bowling my son over all his life, but in the end the two of them end up all cuddled up at quiet times.. Just dog and his boy.
Oh and I'm his Momma, still thinks he's 5 wks old and can sit on my lap or that he's 1/2 human and deserves "people food treats" which, if you know anything about boxer/ rottie, will cause the dog to stink up the joint with deadly farts. More than once that dog has figured out how to open up my bread box and get out a loaf for himself.
4_TN_TITANS
(2,977 posts)Every time I write our boxer/Rhodesian ridgeback-mix off as being dumb as a box of hammers, she figures out something that none of the other dogs can - including the border collie. Right now she's working on the back door knob. She knows that we use it to open the door, she just hasn't figured out 'turning' yet. Yet.
glowing
(12,233 posts)His best tricks are getting at food and drinking water from the fridge door dispenser if we don't leave him any in his bowl. AND his fav punishment for leaving him all alone and not keeping our bedroom door open so he can lay down on his bed in our room is to take a poop or pee somewhere; doesn't matter if its just a 20 min quick trip, he will do it as a punishment for making him stay out of "his room".
And for some reason, he loves when he gets to travel with us somewhere or is going off to the groomers, but for some reason that dog knows when he's going to the vet and acts up and balks at getting into the car. How do they know when they are going to the vet? I really hope he passes peacefully in his old age laying on his bed in the comfort of his people and doesn't end up with a hip issue or cancer pain that will make us have to decide for his good to put him to sleep. He's got a few minor "cyst" type bumps. One is a bit larger on his knee, but every biopsy since he was a young age has remained a benign growth. I really hope it stays that way.
When we had to put down his sister dog Sugar, it was extremely painful, and even though my son was 3 when we had to do that, he still prays to God that S/He brings back his Sugar dog, and will even cry over missing her. He can't remember what he did last week sometimes, but he still gets upset about that dog. We did it when he was in Pre-School so that he wasn't around. And my husband and I were still hesitant if it was the right thing to do because she was family and our first pet together, but we probably did, she was having so many problems with her ears and her eyes were going bad and her hearing was bad and her temper was turning because she was loosing her senses and I think she was in pain because of the constant infections that we could never fix, but still you feel guilty having to choose to end another being's life essense. It sucks being an adult (that was both our first adult decision we had to make about ending a pet's life- no parents to make that decision).
Our Hurricane has outlived his sister by many years now, and longer than we have expected knowing the usual life span of the breed. Its going to be a tough one on us and even harder on our son.
4_TN_TITANS
(2,977 posts)and hit the latch on the front storm door. I don't know if they are that smart or if they stumble onto solutions thru sheer will to try and try again until they figure something out.
glowing
(12,233 posts)let him outside, get him some water, get him some food, let him have some of my dinner, or just general "look at me attention". I will try to ignore him and his prancing, but he will persist for the longest time. This is his newest annoyance to get me up or away from something else to cater to his fancy... AND because that tapping of his feet on the floor is so annoying, he knows eventually I'll cave. Little bugger. Just like an old demanding man.. LOL... Insisting "woman, wait on me".
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I think you should get him a little crown to wear.
Just so you don't forget.
shanti
(21,672 posts)one of my cats does this. if i'm not up by a certain time in the morning to feed her and her brother, she will jump up and try to pull the doorknob lever down to wake me up. i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't seen her do it one time!
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)mopinko
(69,806 posts)just had to put my third sweet boxer down less than 2 weeks ago.
now i feel like a jerk for not letting her go out like this. what a great owner. i am sure he was a great dog.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)I want them to die while I'm holding them and all the familiar stuff is around. While this is cute, I would be terrified that my dog would barf and therefore have a stressful goodbye. I both love and hate that dogs usually die before us. I wouldn't want my dog to not be cared for after I left, but I hate mounting up all of the goodbyes that come with a long, dog filled life. I've said goodbye many times.
mopinko
(69,806 posts)i thought about a nice last meal, but yeah, barfing.
yes, i have said many goodbyes. some sadder than others. somehow the boxers are the hardest. maybe because a boxer was my first dog. we did not have him long, as he was a grown boy when we got him. but for a kid, well......
i could go on about what that first boxer did for me. but suffice to say i would be a different person without him.
tavalon
(27,985 posts)They don't do it on purpose, they just do it by being.
mopinko
(69,806 posts)that is would be a different world if every child was assigned a boxer dog at birth.
raising children without animals is some sort of malpractice.
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)move on with less pain and suffering. I have seen people literally tortured by the end of life on earth by do gooders and our ridiculous laws.
sinkingfeeling
(51,279 posts)and I would have loved to have given her ice cream before she went.
broiles
(1,361 posts)but the Vet says once I can give him skinless boiled chicken breast.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)They seem to work well. Of course, the rule now is no table scraps, which we should have done from the beginning.
broiles
(1,361 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)RIP Lennox
Smilo
(1,944 posts)little terrier mix euthenized because she was in so much pain and getting worse.
We decided to have this done at home and under a lovely shadey tree - as the vet was prepping I was giving our Jenny chocolate - she loved sweet things. The vet was shocked that I would do such a thing, until I reminded her why she was there.
There is a reason that God is Dog spelled backwards.
Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)If you have to send him off, send him off like a king! Godspeed, Lennox.
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Gidney N Cloyd
(19,781 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,781 posts)littleswan
(24 posts)Really?
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,781 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)just sayin'
railsback
(1,881 posts)How could I miss so much class?
pacalo
(24,721 posts)There's not a starving child involved in this story who's being deprived of food in favor of an animal.
If you don't have any understanding of this family's love for its dog, I hope you don't own any kind of pet. Pets should be loved as members of the family; why else have one?
kentauros
(29,414 posts)our pets are our children!
I do not have any (human) children, but my cat is certainly my kid
So, if I were to do this for my cat, would I also be accused of starving some children?
Good points, too, pacalo
pacalo
(24,721 posts)He could "play" the piano by walking his front paws from one end of the keys to the other, then end with a high-note "duh", then a low-note "duh". Many times when I was talking on the phone he would jump up on the piano bench & start playing for attention & whomever I was talking to would get a kick out of it. He was 12 yrs. old when he died in June. He loved seafood & we gave him shrimp for his last meal.
Now we have two new children: two Boston Terriers named Gladys & Abner. Gizmo was always so nosy & curious, I always thought I should have named him Abner (Kravitz -- from "Bewitched" , so when we got our new BTs, we knew right away what we'd name them. Sure enough, whenever we leave to go somewhere, or when the neighbors leave, they both stick their noses (what little they have!) under the gate to get a peek.
Thanks, kentaurus!
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)You can't be serious.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)perhaps you weren't treated well as a child, it might have something to do with a massive lack of friends or personal contact. In any case dude you are pretty much an non-empathetic tool.
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)ever at DU, since you've been here over 3 years.
almost 10% of your posts over 3+ years were griefing this thread.
have you ever spent so much effort on a thread in one day at DU, or did you wait for the post about a dying dog's last meal being one kind of food instead of the usual dog food?
is this the most important thing that has been posted on DU since you've been here?
unblock
(51,974 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)That I would rather have a child eat that meal instead of a can of dog food?
Interesting.
unblock
(51,974 posts)or searching for a cure for cancer or something? why not put it to better use?
please. there is no child starving solely because a dog got a plate of human food as a last meal. it doesn't work that way. we have more than enough food to feed the world, the problem is distribution, so conserving one plate somewhere isn't going to change anything.
there are SO many WAY bigger factors to complain about if you're concerned about starving children.
would you really even think of telling those people that they were causing some child to starve?
and by the way, dog food is still food. so we're not talking about a survival difference, we're talking primarily about a culinary palate difference.
should they have just starved the dog? i mean heck, the dog's just gonna die later anyway, right?
sheesh!
That was a funny rant. It was the turkey leg wrapped in bacon dinner or NOTHING!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)You made too much sense.
railsback
(1,881 posts)How little, how FOX-like to resort to name calling. Peas in a pod.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And is it REALLY name-calling to refer to your posts by what they are? (I.e, trolling).
I suppose the money spent to feed pets and pay for vet bills would also feed a lot of starving children. Are you advocating that people euthanize their pets and feed starving children with the money they would have spent on their pets?
Come to think of it, humane euthanasia isn't free either. It costs money to have it done right. Should people take their pets out into the back yard and bash their skulls in with bricks, and give the money saved to "Save the Children"?
The money that I spent on the lasagna I'm preparing for dinner would have fed a lot of starving children, but it's already in the oven? Instead of eating it myself, should I take it down to the starving children facility and leave it on the doorstep?
You know what would REALLY feed a lot of starving kids?? The money spent on this fiasco: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/f-22-fighter-loses-79-billion-advantage-in-dogfights-report/
So, yeah, you're trolling when you troll your trollishness on here in a thread about the last meal of a dying pet.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)...is loved and shown that he is cared for in his final moments is money well spent if you ask me.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)Thanks for your "concern".
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Or did you work hard to become like this?
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BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)And carving him up and passing out the pieces. To the children.
In fact, what are you even doing with a dog? That's a hungry mouth taking food from starving children.
And thanks for ignoring all of my previous points. That IS what cretins do.
railsback
(1,881 posts)rather than a dog happily eating a can of dog food. Kids are such an inconvenience, you know.
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railsback
(1,881 posts)"sounds like you'd be happier taking your cdog to the homeless shelter, killing him And carving him up and passing out the pieces. To the children.
In fact, what are you even doing with a dog? That's a hungry mouth taking food from starving children. And thanks for ignoring all of my previous points. That IS what cretins do."
Its hard to resist entertaining such fanatical leaping. Its fun on FOX because I have such little regard for their intelligence. Here, it makes me sad because I expect so much and get so little.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Have a nice day.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Oh, wait. My dog can't talk or build rockets.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)That explains the confused look on his face. I think the only words he understands is 'fetch', 'sit', and 'dinner'.
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)For this epic trolling thread...
ETA: I meant the post by DisgustipatedinCA just above that I replied to.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)you work very hard at it, hopefully your enjoying the 'fruits' of your labor.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Maybe we can meet up and gorge ourselves together while laughing at all those starving kids. Sounds like fun.
kurtzapril4
(1,353 posts)I couldn't care less about starving children. Don't. Give. One. Flying. Damn. I don't have to, there are plenty of other people who do.
11 Bravo
(23,922 posts)I start to think that the right has cornered the market on assholes.
I feed my Rescue Lab twice a day. I also donate every month to Save the Children. Should I shoot the dog so I can give more to the children's charity?
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)I enjoy being called a 'cretin' for standing up for starving kids.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)Down a few spots, complete with a dictionary definition.
trumad
(41,692 posts)just sayin
railsback
(1,881 posts)Feed the dog.
Bigleaf
(2,050 posts)and I'll donate money/food to animal causes because that affects me greatly.
railsback
(1,881 posts)And I'll be the first one in line to support the first dog who becomes a civil engineer.
Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)Does that count?
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)that food would've just gone to waste in the grocery store's dumpster if that guy didn't buy it for his dog. No kids would've been fed. Besides, the grief from having your dog put down often means it's hard to eat for a few days. That probably made up for the money he spent on the dog.
Dumbest. Argument. Ever.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)Anything beyond that is unncessarily excessive, as it could have gone to someone else.
railsback
(1,881 posts)one_voice
(20,043 posts)don't help feed homeless/hungry people? Your comment was an ASSumption, as you have no idea if these people also help feed the hungry.
railsback
(1,881 posts)then they wouldn't have done that. Not rocket science. $20 goes a long way and could feed numerous kids, some who could eventually discover the cure for cancer.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)I often donate to food banks and give my time in other ways to help feed the hungry. And my dogs get 'treat dinners' on Thanksgiving and Christmas. And occasionally other times. Whenever I make ham they get a small piece, I don't make ham often so they don't get it often. You can do both.
I was in BJ's parking lot just yesterday when a man with his son approached me told me they were displaced and wouldn't have a place to stay until Monday. He was asking for help for food and money for a place to stay.
I went into BJ's took out enough money so that he could get a place at motel I knew right up the road and bought some food, I gave him and his child a ride there and got them checked in. It's bitter cold here and there was no way I was leaving them in that parking lot.
My dogs each got chicken in their dinner last night. I got some on sale and thought it would be a nice treat. They're getting older and one of them has had cancer and has another tumor. So yes, I spoil them from time to time, but that didn't stop me from helping someone in need.
I think you're just being an _____fill in the blank.
railsback
(1,881 posts)There was a total freak out at the suggestion that that extravagant meal could have fed a few starving kids, which of course caused me to ponder the validity of so much self professed liberalism here. I can only conclude that we are truly a nation of 'meh'. Gone are the days of activism, of demanding change in the streets. We kind of care, but not enough to make a difference, since that kind of caring would demand sacrifice. Without a social safety net like they have in other civilized nations, its understandable. We kind of care about starving kids, but spending extravagantly on your pets is no big deal, since if that money were donated, it wouldn't make that much of a difference because the system is corrupted and dysfunctional and it wouldn't help 'enough'. In other words, its going to be a long, long slog to a truly socialist society.
Yes, I was being a dick back to those being hypocritical dicks. You got me. I couldn't help it.
I salute your compassion.
Salute!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)The kid you save could cure cancer..... or could be the next Jeffrey Dahmer.
The Bell curve works both ways.
You never did answer....how many kids have you adopted? Fed? Clothed? Have you bred a houseful, adding to the planetary burden and using up your income to support them, while homeless or family-less kids languish? or do you save your money and donate it all to children's causes?
You should illuminate us on how you contribute rather than sling insults at everyone else for imagined transgressions.
Troll.
NYC Liberal
(20,132 posts)secondvariety
(1,245 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)Where am I, FOX???
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)You may think you are at Fox because it's clear that's how your brain works.
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)well i'm sure nothing as important came up to post about here at DU for you.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)that would take away from other children. Not to mention the extra people added to the planet and the destruction of habitat and species.
Plus, there are kids here already who need adopting. Maybe you can take a few?
You have no idea what someone's pet can mean to them.
Animals are Love.
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railsback
(1,881 posts)Some kid died today of starvation. I'm sure he/she would have appreciated a can of corn, let alone a turkey leg wrapped in bacon.
trumad
(41,692 posts)quit before you triple down.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Feed the dog. Who's the douche?
Wow.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)The sane have gone insane!
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)You came into what was supposed to be a nice thread acting like an insensitive clod. What sort of reaction did you expect to get?
BainsBane
(53,003 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 26, 2013, 03:22 PM - Edit history (1)
With all the money you spend on video games and other unnecessary expenses.
Mosby
(16,168 posts)Just saying.
I swear I'm at FOX Nation.
Mosby
(16,168 posts)Suck it up.
And I expect you will donate your next cable bill to charity.
For the kids you know.
railsback
(1,881 posts)And there's certainly a lot of sucking going on here.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Response to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #85)
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smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Really. This person is working my last nerve.
JI7
(89,182 posts)You got me, Kilmead. Can't argue with 'baggin' science.
JI7
(89,182 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)How could I not see the light?
Hippo_Tron
(25,453 posts)They go hungry because our food is poorly distributed. There is, in fact, far more than enough food to both give that dog a fine last meal, and to feed every hungry child. We just do a really shitty job as a nation of making sure that hungry children get that food.
railsback
(1,881 posts)We certainly are a nation of conveniences, as inconveniences take work. We complain about the excessiveness of the wealthy and note how many children all that excessiveness could feed and cloth - but point out the excessiveness of the $20 + meal for a dying dog, who would be just as happy with a can of $2 ground animal parts and a lot of affectionate love, the line is drawn. Perplexing.
I understand your point, but in this day and age, with poverty so high and the children trapped in it by no fault of their own, we can do more than faun over an excessive meal given to a dying dog who couldn't have cared less what he was eating.
JI7
(89,182 posts)want people to starve and die.
railsback
(1,881 posts)One thing for sure is that NONE of you are trying to make any difference, other than complaining about the excessive wealth of the 1% while feeding dogs $20 + meals and thinking nothing of it.
JI7
(89,182 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)Always amusing.
REP
(21,691 posts)Your righteous outrage has made me rethink everything. I'm going to follow your example and be as unpleasant as humanly possible to people who show kindness to a dying companion, because in that way lies goodness.
Naw.
railsback
(1,881 posts)I won't return the favor, though, because I'm bigger than that.
REP
(21,691 posts)You've made it clear what you are, and yes, a bigger one at that.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Apparently I have none, because I could never do such a thing.
REP
(21,691 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Oh honey, puh-leeze.
You started calling people cretins, "baggers", FOX-ers though you know nothing..
NOTHING
about what anyone here does to help others....humans AND animal. You sound as if you must even resent vetenarians, since they used money to learn to treat animals rather than spend it on starving children.
Arrogant schmuck that you are, you come here lording it over others. Insulting everyone, accusing everyone of every nasty imagined ugliness you can think of, accusing everyone of being UNWORTHY OF YOU....
while sharing nothing of what action YOU take to help the world.....but congratulating yourself for not calling someone an asshole though that's exactly what you ARE doing to everyone.
Arrogant creep.
Oh, and I'm not going to grovel for your approval by sharing what I give back to the world. I'm happy knowing I make a positive impact in a variety of ways every day--without your holy blessing.
Everyone else here does too. And they don't go buzzing around shitting on other people for not living according to their rules.
Phew. There. Got that off my chest!!!!
Hippo_Tron
(25,453 posts)It's not something that's simply solved if everyone went out and fed a hungry child instead of giving a bunch of food to their dog, or if everyone just gave a few more cans to the food bank at Christmas every year.
It's not about the wealthy and what they have or don't have.
The nation has a more than adequate supply of food to feed all of its people. It's simply not distributed to some as it ought to be.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Be liberal, or just be a 'Jack' liberal. Every little bit helps. One meal can be the difference between life and death. Kids starve to death every day. You can blame the lack of distribution as a major contributor to kids dying, but the ones that ARE reached certainly have more value. And yes, I can and do tie this directly with the complaints of the wealthy, for who are we to complain about excessiveness while indulging in excessiveness?
I'm sorry, but I find this thread extremely hypocritical.
JI7
(89,182 posts)their share.
railsback
(1,881 posts)Amazing.
JI7
(89,182 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)Thinking.
Defend dead dog's extravagant last meal = Liberal
Point out that that extravagant meal could have made a difference to a starving child = Nazi
Got it.
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)but I'm not going to judge a pet owner for wanting to make their pet's last day a happy one. I think it's a good story.
railsback
(1,881 posts)People freaked out. Then I noted their hypocrisy. They freaked out some more. I've never been called names here before, so its been really eye opening to people's core values, as wishy washy as they are.
Thanks for being civil.
JI7
(89,182 posts)food or because pets are being fed.
Logical
(22,457 posts)railsback
(1,881 posts)If I have no class, while all the bizarre posters that posted all that bizarre shit to me do, then I choose not to have (that) class.
I'm a Liberal.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Make7
(8,543 posts)Looks like that could feed a lot more than a few hungry children
Just sayin'.
unblock
(51,974 posts)including time at the park playing frisbee, and running around with our 6-year old boy, etc.
unfortunately, when her time was up she had a severe limp due to spread of her lymphoma and virtually no appetite.
then again, she was a great doggie and all she ever really needed for a great day was attention and affection, and we were happy to give her one last day of a ton of that.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)Bassets are so cute.
Our furry babies...so special. Soooooo hard when they have to leave....
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)In her healthy days, I would take her on walks down to the Chesapeake Bay, where I would throw tennis balls to her out in the water and she would, as her name suggests, retrieve them and bring them back to me. I could do that over and over and not get tired of it, and neither did she.
Unfortunately, arthritis set in. At first it was manageable, but later on it became more and more difficult for her to walk.
Long walks, like the ones I took with her to the beach, became out the question.
I had just gotten my drivers license when her mobility declined significantly. I wanted to take her to the beach, but I knew it would have been too much for her to walk.
So one of the first drives I ever took, I put her in my back seat and drove her to the beach. And we had one last game of catch by the beach.
She passed away quietly in her sleep probably a week or two later.
But that last game of catch on the beach seemed to mean a lot to her. And it meant a lot to me, as well.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Nice to see it in proper context for once.
Have something in my eye...
liberalmuse
(18,670 posts)It's fitting because I found out from the internist this morning that my sweet rescue dog only has about a year to live. I decided to give him the best quality of life possible while I have him.
I think most people can relate to losing a pet, so it's nice that Lennox owner posted this.
rickjliberal1946sef
(7 posts)At least he'll be eating well before his untimely death. May he rest in peace
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)She was just two months of 13 years old. Because of her ailments, she lost her appetite. I would even buy her filet mignon just to get her to eat. I am hoping that I made her last few days happy.
secondvariety
(1,245 posts)ET Awful
(24,753 posts)He was always trying to steal it, but chocolate is toxic to dogs, so as his last meal, we had a stack of a dozen chocolate bars with bacon bits in them that we gave him. He enjoyed them immensely, and I was very happy to give him something that made him that happy at the end
RIP Frankie.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I hope he is happy in doggy heaven and I am so sorry for your loss.
ellisonz
(27,709 posts)AndyA
(16,993 posts)No matter how old they may be, it's never old enough.
Lennox had a great last meal, and sounds like he lived a wonderful life and was loved very much. That's something all animals should experience.
RIP, Lennox.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)but I'm sitting here tearing up. I just love animals so much that when one has to be euthanized it just tears my heart out.
RIP Lennox!
ellisonz
(27,709 posts)We have a senior dog in our home too - Sunshine is 13-year-old dachshund w/hunting hound mix with some arthritis but otherwise healthy.
Politicub
(12,163 posts)nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Our dogs mean everything to us so I can totally relate to wanting to let Lennox have such an awesome last meal.
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)"IF" that is what the dog was accustomed to eating then I am not surprised he has issues...I have seen first hand how a proper diet can turn unhealthy dogs around. Not only healthy but strict portions! Many dog owners out of love for their dogs simply fill up a huge bowl of food & allow the dog to eat when & how much it wants to not realizing dogs are like us & they get very unhealthy if we eat wrong.
However, if the dog was only given this type of food for a last meal then of course there is nothing wrong with that.
Spade & Neuter your pets!
nolabear
(41,915 posts)Not that your expertise isn't appreciated. It's "spay", btw.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)Any one with half a brain knows that it is not "spade", but "spay."
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)BTW- Not my expertise at all it is just common sense science that can extend the life of your dog...Loved one.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)My Rottweiler was not accustomed to eating filet mignon, but I fed it to her in her last days to make her happy, as I am sure the owner of Lennox the boxer did.
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Because I made a point to say if this was only an end of life meal...And even like you described with your dog those are precious last days and of course allowing your dog to eat junk food is fine.
However, anyone who feeds their dog that type of food and/or allows their dog to eat as much food anytime they want are not doing what is best for their dog. This is not my opinion this is science.
ScreamingMeemie
(68,918 posts)Can you not just post about "Proper Pet Nutrition" in the Pets forum and leave this thread to the feel-goodness that it is? Or is that very difficult to do.
Also:
Dogs with cancer have special dietary needs. PetEducation.com recommends feeding dogs diets high in protein and fat to help combat weight loss due to cancer or cancer treatments, and trying novel foods to encourage appetite.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)It is not about the food that is given to the dog all its life.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Thanks for the correction.
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
(408 posts)one_voice
(20,043 posts)I have two Boxers and they are the best dogs. I've had three total an I absolutely love the breed. I've had Rotties too, another breed I love.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)in peace. And may there really be a rainbow bridge.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)He was sooo brokenhearted!!!! When he first left home after College. He bought himself a Black Lab and took him to Vail Colorado, then SF California, then NYC and back home to VT. They had many experiences together...from snow country, to desert country, to city life and lots of time in rural Vermont. Lots of quail hunting, duck hunting and swimming in icy streams, the retrieving in the cold ocean and cool lakes. It was just the two of them for several years...till he came back home and got married.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)My Claude is 17 yrs. old so I know his time is coming soon. If he is able to chow down, his favorite things will be available.
guardian
(2,282 posts)Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)What a sad story.
It's obvious the owner wanted what's best for his pet and wanted him to die happy.. and I'm sure he did.
May Lennox rest in peace.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I am so happy he got a final great meal before he had to go. I am sure he deserved it! I am so sorry that dogs have to leave us so soon when they offer us so much love and happiness.
Odin2005
(53,521 posts)mwdem
(4,031 posts)The ladies at our vet clinic (new to us, we just moved in a couple of months ago) gave our girl all the chocolate candy she wanted before they put her down. It was the first time for me, and it was so peaceful.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)phylny
(8,353 posts)A huge bowl of chicken and a dish of vanilla ice cream before having to put her down. I understand it perfectly.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)To doggie heaven, go to the light boy
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)I did that with my dog - he got ill rather suddenly, but it was internal bleeding from an undiagnosed splenic tumor. The vet said surgery probably would kill him. He was woozy, but famished, so I fed him chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy - chicken was hands down his favorite. He at the whole plate. Then I took him in to the vet. I was so glad that the previous Christmas I let him eat the bits off of the ham bone. I would've done it more often had I known the end was so close (he was a small dog and died at 12...our other small dogs lived usually much longer).
arikara
(5,562 posts)but he went crazy for the Christmas turkey and ate a few pieces of the breast meat every day. When it was gone he stopped eating again until I cooked another turkey for him. We were so sick of turkey that year.
Th1onein
(8,514 posts)They no longer get a last meal.
Oh well, the dog didn't commit a crime, right?
go west young man
(4,856 posts)My best friend Texas Elvis a dalmatian I had been with for 13 years passed on last February and as I knew it was time we had steak and beans for a whole week. I gave him a bath each night and when he was crossing over I whispered in his ear. "I'm here man. I'm here." It was tough and sad for the whole family. But what a cool dog he was. We buried him beyond the fence behind the house in a nice new orange sleeping bag with my pillow which he loved, some family pics, his soccer ball, and a bottle of Becks. He loved a sip of beer and even had some before he went. A nice little plaque commemorates his resting spot. Raising a glass tonight for all cool dogs and their loving owners!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)There's a book called "Why We Love Them So", about our pets and the heartbreak when they go.
I want to get it, but if I cry like this just reading your post and the others here.................. well......
So hard to bear the heartbreak.
lexw
(804 posts)I think we let our beloved elderly dogs go too long before putting them down.
It is such a tough decision. We took them EVERYWHERE with us for 17 years: vacations, dining out on the weekend, evening walks, the list goes on.
When they finally need to leave, it's is soooo tough.
We have a new pup now, and of course she didn't replace the memories of our ole buds; but we feel good about giving a loving home to a dog that was on the streets. She's a gem, too!
Lunabelle
(454 posts)His people must miss him terribly.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)spinbaby
(15,073 posts)I remember when a family friend got the devastating news that his yellow lab had incurable cancer of the jaw. When the dog started to show signs of discomfort, he took her for a long walk through her favorite woods, gave her a good scratching in that favorite spot behind the ears, and shot her between the eyes. One can argue with shooting your dog, but she died a lot happier than she would have if she'd gone to the vet to be put down.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Flatulo
(5,005 posts)If you've never had a dog, it's hard to understand how sentient these wonderful creatures are. They offer unconditional love and companionship.
When our beloved chocolate lab Maddie died last year (at 14), she stopped taking food very suddenly, then stopped taking all liquids. I offered her scrambled eggs, ice cream and even homemade beef gravy, but she refused it all. We had to euthanize her the next day since she was clearly suffering. We all hugged her and kissed her for a good hour before the technician came in to administer the IV. She didn't fuss at all and seemed to understand that she was not going to see us again. What a tearful ride home we had.
Good ending though - about a month later we came across another chocolate lab who looked just like her, so we brought her home. Even though we'll never forget Maddie, we now have a new crazy lab in our lives. She has a completely different personality, but is still overflowing with love of everything and everyone.
I see absolutely nothing wrong with spoiling a pet who is in it's last stage of life. Anyone who is offended by this is either looking for a fight or just has no soul.
Beacool
(30,244 posts)RIP, Lennox.
sad-cafe
(1,277 posts)RIP poor guy
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)was her favorite, fried chicken livers. I also like chicken livers, didn't eat it often, probaly 3 times a year. I would fry up a whole pound of it with onions. My dog ate more than half of it, every time.
She suffered from congestive heart failure, was going blind and was arthritic. It was a tough decision to make, but I had to. So the evening before I took her to the vet, I fried up those chicken livers. I saw her stir in her bed, her nose just sniffing, she crawled out of her bed going toward the kitchen. I picked her up (12 lbs) and hand fed her. She even licked my fingers when the livers were gone.
I'm glad I could make her happy.