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Thank you. It's not her normal spot to pee. I do take her to a spot to pee but only has her a couple of weeks, she is just in 4 months old, a rescue girl. So not a huge problem. I have biozer, and utube off and vinegar - so should be ok :)

Little Lucy, 4 months old has peed a few times on my wooden deck. I have hosed it off but how do I clean it off properly to completely remove the scent so she isn't attracted to oeeing there again? Do I need a bio agent to kill/remove it properly? Also us a mop/broom enough or do I need a pressure thing from a hardware store?

Great replies, thanks for sharing :)

I'm thinking of getting artificial grass. My yard doesn't get enough sun. I got a dog trainer out yesterday and he said a lot of his clients were using artifucisl grass very successfully. He suggested you lay bunnings $19 a meter artificial grass, and Jay it over a foot deep of sand. Said dogs love it. It would be for a section roughly about 1.5m by 5m. The rest of the yard has garden, rocks, sand, concrete pavers.

You said that before- that she reminds you of of Mac :) Jindi is just 10 years old now. But a month ago she was diagnosed arthritis. I didn't think that felt right. After specialist vet X-rays and then an MRI she was diagnosed with a tumour in her spine. She was given 3 months to live. I cried non-stop for a fortnight - I was so shocked and gutted. ,I'm determined to get another few years with her and she is on an anti cancer diet and immune boosters, tumeric paste etc ????

My Westie is Jindi. You've known her before. I had to disappear because I got stalked on the Internet. I came back after 5 years with a new username. Thanks for the reference to Danielle. I would absolutely have given her a call. But I've committed to take on a kelpie staffy cross. She is a rescue, had been dumped and then taken back during a 2 week trial. I've had her 24 hours and Jindi quite likes her and that's the important thing. So far so good. I'm exhausted from everything though!

Clearly a special little guy, RIP Bill, 17 years, well done. I know will be missed so very much.

You all helped me so much through this. Heart felt thanks. I'm so glad I was there to the end. So glad I waited for the home visit. It was actually so good and peaceful. I couldn't have wished for better. My little Westie is sad. But she knows Punpunya is gone - she saw her, no visible reaction. But she would refuse to go for a walk without Punpunya, and resist going so much if was impossible. Now she doesn't resist. She doesn't look for her. She isn't eating much, sometimes she refuses to eat - no appetite. But then I can usually get her to eat something a bit later. She spends time under a corner coffee table. I call iit her sad place. She is sad and grieving but not fretting. So it seems normal. We are looking for a rescue to give her company.

Such a beautiful girl You came to us as a puppy 15 years ago The sweetest most amazing kelpie Full of all things good You enriched our lives with your golden heart full of love Loved by humans, dogs and cats...even a sulphur crested cockatoo at one point We'd take you big ovals and you'd run like the wind, so fast in big figure 8s, again and again It was beautiful You loved leaping into the back of the car, for errands, for any road trips Your beautiful face often out the window, feeling the wind on your ears We explored all the Melbourne dog beaches together And different parks We liked going to the one in the ranges with the tall trees and the kookaburras We'd go down the great ocean road, stay in dog friendly cottages We'd explore towns, have picnics, go for many walks in the beach Coming home to you every day to see your joyous lovely face was special You were so loyal You never needed to walk on a lead You were so clever and intuitive You grew older and then old And you did to very beautifully You felines siblings would groom your face When you passed away, little Atticus came and rubbed his head affectionately against yours, so beautiful Our family will miss you more than words can say We are so full of love for you Thank you for being such a good girl You were just so wonderfully pure in spirit and perfectly huggable I know your last night was a bit rough at times I held you all you night in my arms Covering you with my tears And when our favourite vet came in the morning and let you go peacefully to the rainbow bridge, in your bed where we lay together You were surrounded by your entire family who will continue to love you Love you forever RIP beautiful Punpunya

They were when she was younger. I'll need to upload more from my iphone etc on to flickr.

I'd love to show you my beautiful girl. My photos are in flicker - it seems to have changed over the years, sharing is not how it used to be. Does anyone know how I get the URL to one of my photos in FLICKR? Got it, photos coming.

She is gone. My favourite vet and one other came. She went quickly where she had been laying in my room. It was very peaceful. Thank you for your support, very much.

Thank you. We've had a long night. I asked the vet to come last night but they said today was the earliest - I chose today as a home euthanasia is nicer for her. Nicer than being carried into a car, I don't even know how I would have gotten her into the vet waiting room. Thats all not nice for an old girl that is not a small dog. But if I knew what she would go through last night, I would have found a way to have her put to sleep yesterday evening. She shook for several hours and I held her and tried to get it to stop. It did eventually with rugs on her and me holding her. I think it was pain. Then after a little while her breathing went weird and her tongue would hang out onto the carpet. That went on for a couple of hours. I thought about taking her to the emergency vet, but figured she was dying and better I hold her than put her through getting to a vet. She didn't seem distressed but of course she was not comfortable at all. After that she seemed to settle, got up and drank water. A little while later threw that up. So Im exhausted but she is laying quietly and seems ok laying there, but is weak. I had hoped she would pass away last night so she doesn't have to get a shave and needle, but she is tough old girl. 15 years and never had a sick day in her life. such a special beautiful girl. I think I will be ok, I know this really needs to be done and while a month ago I didn't know how I could cope with putting her to sleep, now I know I have to be strong for her. Her name is Punpunya.

Thank you all so so so much for your responses on my other thread on euthanasia. It really helps. This morning, my beautiful kelpie girl's eyes told me it was time. My son disagreed. My husband wasn't sure. I took the risk of seeing how she goes - my son is at home, I booked an at home vet visit for tomorrow 1pm. I cried all the way to work. I cried during work. Got home, and my beautiful girl is having dreadful trouble walking (has had years of arthritis and spinal issues and today is worse than ever big time), dry nose, not eating, shaking a bit as she rests.... and as many of you have said, her eyes tell me its definitely time to let her go. I called the vet clinic and they said they couldn't come tonight, but they would come at 10.30am. If she gets too bad I'll take to her where-ever she needs to go tonight to be put to sleep. But while I think she is not 100% comfortable, I think she may be ok for 1 more night. She is walking outside to go to the toilet. She is snuggling with me when I lay down with her. I feel like I don't know how I will survive and live through the heartbreak of letting her go. It really feels that way, it really really does. But Ive decided I need to hold her in my arms and that her last breaths are here in the home she knows and loves. And as many of you have said you did, I'll find the strength tomorrow morning to be ok for her. Questions Do vets sedate first? I should request that right? Should my westie be there for the procedure? Should my westie be shown her friend once she has passed away? If yes how will she react? OMG my little Westie, they are absolutely inseparable girls. :cry: Edited to add: She has lived for 15 wonderful years. She and we are very lucky. I remember we would take her to big ovals and she run in a figure 8 - so beautiful to watch, she'd run and run like the wind. She has aged beautifully, she is almost 100% deaf, she is half blind, she has trouble walking but has gone for walks every day except yesterday, she has no dementia at all - she is the most special beautiful girl and we have had 15 amazingly wonderful fabulous years together... many trips to dog friendly cottages along the Great Ocean Road.... a wonderful life.

What a lovely thread. So glad for the happy ending for both human and furry one - love her name too. well done on all hour efforts, especially with the toilet training.

Lovely photos, she was very special and beautiful. Look at that face - gorgeous.

I am not a breeder, but I recently had one of my dogs diagnosed with a tumour. It got me looking into what I can do to give her every chance of the longest life, and diet is important. I am still learning, but what I am learning I am implementing with my other dog too and will do with future dogs. Things about tumeric that are wonderful (it has to be pure tumeric, cooked, in oil with black pepper I have the recipe) and stay away from sugar and min carbs in the dogs food. I use high quality pet food such as Canidae Grain Free dry food. I cook up salmon and vegies, chicken mince and vegies too - AND I make sure I use chicken and other meat that is hormone and chemical free. We don't know what causes cancer alot of the time. The cell start to multiply incorrectly for some reason. So we can't allow ourselves to get obsessive about it. But my thinking is like this - more and more people are born with allergies these days. When I was a kid, I never knew of anyone with an allergy. Now kids in every classroom have allergies. Why? I don't know but I am guessing some things are not helping... polution, preservatives, chemical enhancers, food additives, hormones given to animals to get them to grow, the way meat is processed (alot of chickens are processes in bleach like substances) ... you get what I'm saying. To don't stress or obsess, but do consider what you feed your dog.and know that sometimes you will do all the right things and they will still get cancer, some people feed their dogs junk and they live to a ripe old age without cancer. All we can do is our best and love them for the time we have with them - whatever that may be.

Thank you all so much. Im in tears reading your responses. What we all go through! I love the time we all had together and I'd do it all over again - and I will - its just so hard. And like a couple of you, I did have one cat, the most recent that went to the rainbow bridge a few years back - he was very sick and was i and out of the vet - we knew the end was near - he was in there on an IV for fluids and the vey who had a relationship with him called and said, its not getting any better this time, I think it might be time. Well I couldn't bear being there and I was so gutted about the whole thing, so she put him to sleep without me - I told myself he knew and liked her so it was ok - plus I didn't know how I would cope. But my gosh I have regretted that. I never said goodbye. I said I'd pick him up in a couple of days and I didn't. so I can never do that again. Thank you for your kind words and sharing your stories. It really helps. Ive been crying at the drop of a hat for a couple of weeks, I cry in the car, tears just flow, I get teary in the shops, I cry and I cry and I cry. When we left the vets a few days ago with one of our cats in the carpark was a family that had obviously just sent somebody to the rainbow bridge. It was a dog and the daughter, about 20 was just a complete mess and I cried so much seeing that - for about two days straight! Argggghhh. Well it is what it is, and our hearts ache but we focus on the joy. My three babies are still with me and happy and I treasure every moment. Its a curious thing about how we feel better when we share something with people we know totally understand.Thank you.

Hello, I have had dogs and cats my whole life and Ive had to let many go to the rainbow bridge. Right now I have 2 dogs and 3 cats - I just adore them and they all get along so beautifully. My kelpie is 15 and fragile but doing great all things considered. Not easy to see them decline, but thats how it is. 2 weeks ago my Westie, nearly 10 years old was diagnosed with 3 months to live with a tumour in her neck, in the spinal cord. Just completely shocking and devastating. My Ragdoll has this morning been diagnosed with Bowel Cancer. She is 11. I am so devastated. I know logically that their end would come, but I am having some trouble coping emotionally, and three around the same time is really tough - I'll be ok, but I keep getting teary out of the blue for the last 2 weeks. Thats ok, thats not the problem. I would like to be there with them, when they are put to sleep. But I find it so devastating, I am a blubbering emotional wreck not coping - I might not be coping at all when in the room with them. I do not think I can pull myself together - as much as I want to. But I don't think I can let them go without me being there - that doesn't seem right. Have any of you had to deal with this? How did you find a way a way to cope?

What a lovely post. She was clearly a very special furry soul who will be missed.

Big hugs, so sorry for the grief and loss. She certainly had a great life. What lovely memories you have. She was a very special girl.

Freesia, reading through this again, if I was in your situation, and if I had the opportunity to remove a leg and save Jibdi's life by removing the cancer, I would. As pointed out already, dogs really do learn to manage with three legs. I don't have that option because Jindi's tumour us in her neck and intruding into the spinal cord. All these decisions are harrowing, sending more hugs xo

Many thanks Jed, I will look into it and really appreciate the info.

Thank you! I always wondered why my dog did this on occasion.