RIP Nala….my black lab. 10 years old

[samsncharge99]

RIP Nala. 6/1/13 - 7/25/23. Pleural effusion is the main cause of death. Fluid in her lungs causing problems with breathing.

I feel empty. Ive had her since she was 6 weeks old. She brought so much happiness to my life. My porch companion. My cuddle buddy.

I love you so much and im so sorry life had to end too quickly.

 

[KVB]

Oh wow, I just can't right now.

My condolences Sammy, this just plain sucks.

 

[BobbyFK]

Sorry again Sammy

 

[Iw1nCashFlow]

Sorry man .

Precious looking dog .

Shit hurts like losing a human .

Stay strong Sammy

 

[53defense]

Heart goes out to ya Sam…

they bring us sooo much joy…

 

[Pimike]

I feel
Ya

she loved you too

She liked trying to get in many of your videos before
Lol

 

[209life]

Sorry Sam

 

[nbw]

remember the good times Sammy. Shit sucks

 

[BigJay]

Damn Sam. I never cried as much as the day I had to put my pup of 15 years down about a decade ago. I know exactly how you’re feeling.

Remember all the fun you had with her

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

This makes me sad.

Sorry to hear Sammy.

 

[jjgold]

Worst news of the year
Sorry Sammy for your loss

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

I remember seeing Sammy’s dogs in his videos.

They looked so happy.

Can tell Sammy is a good dog owner/daddy

 

[slickfazzer]

Sorry Brother for your loss. This sucks.

 

[Tanko]

Damn.
Its obvious you loved her very much. I am very sad this happened Sammy.
Please remember the good times. They will stay with you forever.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Not sure where to begin

First I'll say that Sam you're a helluva guy to be able to share this with us

It says a lot about you in my opinion, as I'm an animal lover too

What timing because the last 2 days I have been looking at dogs to get a puppy

For years I have felt that I didn't ever want another pet because I didn't want to suffer the pain of one passing again like my last one, just like you are right now

But I've finally realized that they joy they bring you in all of those years is probably worth it

I'm still contemplating though

So, I have to ask you Sam, do you feel like you are going to be ready for a new buddy anytime soon?

Sorry for what you're going through

 

[Wagerallsports]

I had a black shihtzu who was my buddy

That's what his name ended up being because when he was a puppy and had no name yet, I'd call him saying "c'mon/come here buddy"

My first Christmas with him when we would open presents under the tree, he would try to tear open the gifts

So from there on out every Christmas I bought him toys and wrapped for him to tear open Christmas mornings

At 17yrs old, he passed away overnight, under our Christmas tree

I still think about it from time to time how he passed alone under that tree

This is what has kept me all of these years from getting another pet

I just don't want to deal with that again

But I may finally be ready

I hope Sam can get him a new bud soon

 

[samsncharge99]

Appreciate the messages. I havent cried so much ever and this morning even more lonely.

I do have a 2nd dog who is 5. I dont have any plans on getting another dog

i dont think my 2nd dog understands yet that her sister is gone. It happened so fast. I went to ER at 315 and left just before 6pm. It was so fast. Im still analyzing and taking it in

the last 6 weeks she has been slowly declining but you could never tell from the outside. Inside apparently she was in pain but still smiled. Insane how she related to me. Thats how i show emotion. I rarely show pain on outside. I keep it internal. Same with Nala

she had been coughing and dry heaving last month but still was eating and playing so i didnt think much of it

last few weeks she has stopped eating and lost 15-20 pounds. Took her to vet. Got shots and blood work done which verified her protein levels were down so put on some meds and changed her diet

that vet visit was saturday…the next 3 days she lost all energy. Never slept any of the days. Blatter problems which had been going on for a few weeks. But no energy. Not able to jump into my jeep. Not able to walk up/down my stairs

if someonecomes to my house. She is jumping all over tons of energy. If i take the leash out to go for a walk she cant handle the excitement. There wasn’t any of that

the 2 options were pay $2300 for crazy tests which wouldnt guarantee anything and likely confirm the cause of this and end up being same result

best case scenario she survives with some surgury but a black lab life span isnt much longer. If her life expecancy was maybe 15-17 id 100% do it

but the likely result was a more painful delayed death

or option 2 which was euthanize last night. Vet even said it was the right thing to do for her since clearly she was in pain.

fluid in her lungs. Nala would legit stand in place and stare into space and heavy breathe. My house is cool so no reason for that. I described symptoms and vet immediately knew it wasnt good

i couldnt stay in room while they did it. I walked out of the back room into the main lobby with an empty leash and saw other families there and they looked at me and could see what happened

im crying as i type this. Im emotionless for the most part if you see me on a daily basis. This hurt

i dont have any kids. I bought her at 22 years old. This really hurts

 

[Wagerallsports]

Hang in there Sam

I just shared this story & vid last week with my daughter

https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/sad-dog-goodbye

 

[sharpsquare]

Sorry for your loss Sam

 

[KingKolzig]

lost my rescued dog of 10+ years on dec 3rd

most humble dog anyone has ever seen. walked everywhere with no leash as she would just come over on command no matter what. had to put her down and i wanted to die for aboout 10 days first 3 days needed to die

still dont know if i put her down a little too early but i lived in a 16 foot camper and she was having accidents all over the place. plus torture