My 14 year old dog is nearing the end of his life and may need assitance in his passing. Is there a vet that can put a dog peacefully to death in
Mulege, Santa Rosalia, or San Ignacio?Bajame - 9-26-2012 at 05:04 PM
In Santa Rosalia there a vet that can do it. So sorry to hear that your dog is near his end. It's three streets over to the left of the main drag. Ask
around.Feathers - 9-26-2012 at 05:21 PM
You have my condolences, redmesa. May your friend pass quickly and painlessly.fandango - 9-26-2012 at 05:23 PM
Check your u2u, redmesa.
REDMESA
captkw - 9-26-2012 at 05:40 PM
HOLA AND HUGS TO YOU AND YOUR POOCH !! AFTER YOUR DOG CROSSES THE RAINBOW,,YOU MIGHT CHECK "BAJA SUNDOGS" WEB SITE !! HELPED ME A LOT AFTER LOSING MY
LAST DOG !! K&Tshari - 9-26-2012 at 05:43 PM
I'm sure Chuy's son the vet can help Milo on his journey.redmesa - 9-26-2012 at 05:55 PM
You guys are great. Thank you. I guess when he says his time is up we will know what to do. I worry about the availability of the drugs there but
we have handle pets deaths ourselves in the past so I guess if we have to we will again. I am just getting way to soft and emotional in my old age to
want to face it again.BajaGringo - 9-26-2012 at 06:19 PM
So sorry to hear about your dog. They become a part of our lives and members of our families. Inevitably all pass way too quickly. We are nearing the
same painful decision with our yellow lab Dakota. At nearly 16 years old she has now reached the end of her journey here with us and I am now making
arrangements with our local vet - a great guy who will come out and provide the service here at the house.
Sending a heartfelt hug and just be thankful for the wonderful years you were able to share together...DENNIS - 9-26-2012 at 06:31 PM
It's a noble and merciful thing which you do, and perhaps the most painfully difficult. You have my utmost respect and condolences.
MILO
captkw - 9-26-2012 at 07:59 PM
PLEASE POST A PIC OF THIS NOBLE DOG/SPIRIT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE !! ROCK ON TO THE HEAVENS,,MILO,, MAY YOUR JORNEY SOMETIME DOWN "THE ROAD" FIND YOU
ONCE AGAIN WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDredmesa - 9-26-2012 at 08:05 PM
sorry I am trying to remember how to post pictures.
[Edited on 9-27-2012 by redmesa]
REDMESA
captkw - 9-26-2012 at 08:26 PM
F---THE PICS FOR TODAY !! YOU CAN DO THAT LATER !!!redmesa - 9-26-2012 at 08:37 PM
I thought I had shrunk it. Pardon me.
[Edited on 9-27-2012 by redmesa]redmesa - 9-26-2012 at 08:46 PM
dorado50 - 9-26-2012 at 10:05 PM
I feel your sadness....you two are lucky to have each other.
[Edited on 9-27-2012 by dorado50]redhilltown - 9-26-2012 at 11:53 PM
Wishing the best for you. When I faced the same thing with my Honky Cat of 23 years I asked the vet how will I know when? And he just said "you'll
know" and it was so true.Eli - 9-27-2012 at 06:04 AM
My heart goes out to you. It is always so hard to say goodby to a Best Friend.
Finding someone patient and humane to give the injection is kindness it self.
I hope someone is there who can help me on my way when it is time for my cross over.mes1952 - 9-27-2012 at 09:22 AM
I feel your sorrow. I have had to put 3 of my dogs to sleep since living in Mexico and it doesn't get better no matter how often it is done. It just
takes time to go thru the grieving process.wsdunc - 9-27-2012 at 09:28 AM
Soft and emotional = good humanlibby - 9-27-2012 at 08:43 PM
I am so with you redmesa. I will be bringing my best friend with me to BOLA this week and I am very concerned about his well being. He is still
eating, drinking, and getting around, but I am afraid the trip down, only from Laguna Beach, will be very hard on his 14-years. I had scheduled a vet
to come to the house tomorrow, to put him down, but cancelled, (we are scheduled to leave Laguna on Monday the 1st). Oye vey, such a hard time
leaving my best friend.redmesa - 9-27-2012 at 08:50 PM
Oh Libby, I am so sorry. You know how I feel. We had the same discussion with the vet and decided no it is not time. It is going to be hard for
Milo to travel from Canada to Baja again but I know he would rather be with us than left behind. What a terrible responsibility we have to decide
for a creature what is best. They try tell us but we often just can't understand their message.libby - 9-27-2012 at 09:17 PM
Thank you redmesa...it so hard to know when/or when not is the right time. If we were not leaving so soon, I would invite you to stop for a rest in
Laguna before going into Baja...your journey is much longer than ours. Vaja con dios mi amigo...besos y abrazos a su pero.mcfez - 9-28-2012 at 07:42 AM
Been thru this several times :-(
Make sure that you are WITH you dog at the given time......act loving.....not crying and such. The dog will react with concern......
Sorry for your loss.
losing our best friend
surfhat - 9-28-2012 at 10:57 AM
So sorry about your upcoming loss. I recently went through the same with my 16 1/2 year old setter and the tears of grief still flow. Unconditional
love is so hard to find and is so missed. Three years prior her mama passed on and it wasn't any less painful then than now. From that time I have a
page from Rainbow Bridge that gives some small comfort. I hope it fits in the space so here goes. Just this side of heaven is a place called
Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for
all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty food, water, and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who had been hurt or maimed are made whole again, just as we remember
them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing, they each miss someone very special to
them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His
bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster
and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be
parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your
pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.........Author unknown.
Jeez this breaks me up every time and here come the tissues and nose blowing and tears streaming. It is a sweet sentiment that gets me every
time still and probably will always. I have been on here daily since I found Nomad a year ago and though I don't log on much, I do so appreciate all
that the folks here give daily of their time and expert knowledge for the betterment of others in need. I live vicariously through others adventures
until I can make it back so thanks for so much for providing an outlet for my jones for Baja and all it offers. Thanks to you here, there are a few
places I missed that I want to check out next time I am able. BA is one, sorry you caught flack unjustly and unwarranted. I look forward to some great
abalone when that time comes. The last time I logged on that beautiful irish setter in San Jose was lost and found . I am just a sap for these best of
man's friends. Thanks to all here [mostly] for their kind and giving nature's.DENNIS - 9-28-2012 at 11:14 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by mcfez
Make sure that you are WITH you dog at the given time......act loving.....not crying and such. The dog will react with concern......
Good advice, Deno. Thanks.redmesa - 9-28-2012 at 03:17 PM
There is the most wonderful poem by Pablo Neruda: "A Dog Has Died"
It starts----
My dog has died
I buried him in the garden
next to a rusted ol machine.
Some day I'll join him right there,
but now he's gone with his shaggy coat,
his bad manners and his cold nose,
and I, the materialist, who never believed
in any promised heaven in the sky
for any human being,
I believe in a heaven I'll never enter.
Yes, I believe in a heave for all dogdom
where my dog waits for my arrival
waving his fan-like tail in friendship.
Ai, I'l not speak of sadness here on earth,
of having lost a companion
who was never servile.
His friendship for me, like that of a porcupine
withholding its authority,
was the friendship of a star, aloof,
with no more intimacy than was called for,
with no exaggerations:
he never climbed all over my clothes
filling me full of his hair or his mange,
he never rubbed up against my knee
like other dogs obsessed with sex.
No, my dog used to gaze at me,
paying me the attention I need,
the attention required
to make a vain person like me understand
that being a dog, he was wasting time,
but, with those eys so much purer than mine,
he'd keep on gazing at me
with a look that reserved for me alone
all his sweet and shaggy life,
always near me, never troubling me,
and asking nothing.
Ai, how many times have I envied his tail
as we walked together on the shores of the sea
in the lonely winter of Isla Negra
where the wintering birds filled the sky
and my hairy dog a was jumping about
full of the voltage of the sea's movement
my wandering dog, sniffing away
with his golden tail held high,
face to face with the ocean's spray
Joyful, joyful, joyful,
as only dogs know how to be happy
with only the autonomy
of their shameless spirit.
There are no good-byes for my dog who had died,
and we don't now and never did lie to each other.
So now he's gone and I buried him
and that's all there is to it.Timo1 - 9-28-2012 at 05:29 PM
