I had to take Eli to the vet this morning to get his teeth cleaned. I left Mollie and Chopper at home because it's such a pain to take 3 dogs in the car with me. Anyway, I took him there, just the 2 of us, and led him back to the cage and they put him in there and as soon as I walked away, he started whining and howling. I warned her that he would and she thought I was joking. But he was howling and howling while we were going over what would be done and I just felt sooooo bad!!! I've never left him anywhere before. And since we got him at a rescue, I know someone else has taken him somewhere and left him. That's why I feel so bad about it. I just can't imagine what he's feeling right now. I think he thinks I abandoned him or he's gonna get put down or something. Hopefully they give him the anaesthetic right away so he doesn't know any better. I cried on the way home too, I felt soo bad. I know I'm just depressing myself, but does anybody else feel this bad when they take their dog to the vet, to be left there for the day?? I know it sounds stupid, but that's the way I feel right now. Gosh, I didn't feel quite this bad when I took Mollie there to be spayed or Chopper to get "chopped". I guess I also realize that someday soon I'm gonna have to take him there to be pts and I think that's what's really buggin me 'cause he's showing his age. He can't even jump on the bed anymore.
(((HUG))) I haven't had to leave mine yet, but I can only imagine. They are just like children and it's hard to leave them somewhere strange. Heck mine whine when I close the bathroom door to take a shower.. My girls are finally old enough that I don't have hands coming up under the door and now I have doggie noses, lol! Just try and think about how happy he'll be to see you when you pick him up.
Thanks, bichonbuddies. I just talked to my dh and he said I was dumb to feel that way. I think he meant that feeling that way is dumb, not me, but still it was a sh*tty thing to say. Then he told me that Eli will probably be his buddy when he gets home. Yeah, right. He's so my dog and I'm going alone to pick him up. Then, maybe, I'll take him to MdDonald's or somewhere and get him a hamburger. That'll cheer him up!! I think feeling this way is just a sign that we're good dog moms. I like to think I am. Mollie and Chopper have never had to get their teeth cleaned. But I think I'll have that done sometime this summer maybe. I told her that if they needed to pull some teeth, they could. He's missing about 16 teeth now and the ones he has are barely hangin in there. But he's been this way since we got him last June and none of his teeth have fallen out since we've had him. I hope they don't have to do it though.
They don't think before they speak, mine is the same way. It's so funny, I think he's just jealous that they follow me where ever I go and not him.. they won't even go out when he opens the door, the girls or I can open the door and they go no problem. They don't understand sometimes how concerned we are with our pets...or in my case he is jealous of the attention that Cos and Riley get, but hey they are just babies once. It seems that it take men a while to learn that if they say the wrong thing, they are the ones who end up in the dog house...not the dogs! lol! Hope all goes well and no other teeth have to come out and have a fun trip to McD's!!
I know you feel bad for leaving him, but just imagine how excited he will be to see you again. I had to leave Oscar once with a friends for about 4 months because my husband was hurt and we had to move in with my mom. And her rule was no giant dogs. I visited Oscar every other day and it tore me up so bad when I left him on those days. He lost so much weight during that time. But now that we have him back I will never leave him again. He is just too sensitive. And that was kind of crappy of your husband to say that. Sometimes men just don't understand. Oscar is like my second child to me. Brad always says that I would probably put the dog before him, and sometimes that is true.
Hey, Paige, I didn't know that was you!! Yeah, sometimes he doesn't think before he talks and it sucks when he does that. Oh well, I know he didn't really mean that I was stupid, just that it was stupid to feel the way I did. MEN......what else can I say...... He just doesn't understand. It's all right. Even my parents knew how I felt and they don't get as attached to their dog as I do my 3. I think it's because they're parents and they had to send my brother and then me off to kindergarten for the first time and I had many trips to the hospital late at night when I was little, so I think that's why they understand, 'cause they felt the same way too, once or twice Then they had to give me away as well and I think that was harder than when my bro got married. Anyway...babbling, sorry.....Thanks all for your support. Sometimes I feel like I'm crazy to feel the way I do but then, it's forums like this that let me know I'm not the only crazy person out there Thanks a bunch!! sam
How you felt is perfectly normal! And your hubby is normal too - I think it is just a male thing - open the mouth & let whatever spew out before they even think of how it sounds! My hubby was the same way but when we would lose a furpal he'd be right next to me crying along with me.
I'm sure Eli will be so excited when you pick him up & there's no way he's going to throw you over and make your hubby #1 in his eyes! I think you hubby is doing some wishful thinking there! It's easy to see that even tho you've only had Eli since June he sure has figured out how to pull your heart strings!
I leave the 2 of mine every couple of months for the day when they go for grooming but they love everyone and I think they actually have fun there so they don't cry when they are taken to the back so I don't feel bad. Of course, they are 2 crazily excited dogs when I go to pick them up!
Eli did great and he's back here now, soaking up the sympathy, LOL He acted like he was mad at me when I first picked him up and on the ride home (short ride) but as soon as we got home, I filled up his water bowl and gave him his stuffed bone and he had some water and laid down on the couch and I just babied him the rest of the nite. He REALLY missed me. He wouldn't let me stop petting him. No, he wasn't hubby's best buddy when we got home, HA!! I didn't figure he would be, he kind of ignores him.....they kind of ignore each other. But Brad did feel bad for him, he wasn't supposed to eat last nite either!! So we never got to go to MickyD's Poor baby. He ate this morning after I went to work and Brad said he "attacked" the food. Don't blame him, he hadn't eaten since Thursday afternoon!! Well, I'm gonna go eat something too. I'm Starving as well. Thank you all for caring!! sam *edit* I forgot to say he jumped on the bed last nite.....without my help!! I was so excited!! I just think he was uncomfortable without me.
Thanks a bunch!!
It's easy to see that even tho you've only had Eli since June he sure has figured out how to pull your heart strings!
