We lost our 14-yr-old GSD last month. After many years of companionship and
good health, his body started to deteriorate to the point where he was
unable to walk. We had purchased a 2-wheeled cart for him last fall. This
worked for awhile until he had his first seizure over the holidays. We had
just returned from the park when Thunder suddenly collapsed on the floor. I
initially thought that he had died as he laid there motionless with his eyes
glazed over. After 30 seconds, just as suddenly, he seemed to come back to
life. After a number of visits to the vet, he was put on phenobarbital.
This "cured" his seizures, but he seemed to lose the little muscular
coordination he once had. After a week of inactivity on the phenobarbital,
Thunder had bloat. This time he was in obvious pain and I believe we got
him to the vet just in time. Thunder was given some sedatives until we made
the decision to relieve his suffering. The veternarian came to our house 2
days later to administer the drugs allowing Thunder to cross the bridge. We
created a memorial website for Thunder so we could remember all the good
times. The URL for the website is: http://www.thunderdisco.com/thunder
Thanks.

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We lost our 14-yr-old GSD last month. After many years of
companionship and good health, his body started to deteriorate to the
point where he was unable to walk. We had purchased a 2-wheeled cart
for him last fall. This worked for awhile until he had his first
seizure over the holidays. We had just returned from the park when
Thunder suddenly collapsed on the floor. I initially thought that he
had died as he laid there motionless with his eyes glazed over. After
30 seconds, just as suddenly, he seemed to come back to life. After a
number of visits to the vet, he was put on phenobarbital. This "cured"
his seizures, but he seemed to lose the little muscular coordination
he once had. After a week of inactivity on the phenobarbital,
Thunder had bloat. This time he was in obvious pain and I believe we
got him to the vet just in time. Thunder was given some sedatives
until we made the decision to relieve his suffering. The veternarian
came to our house 2 days later to administer the drugs allowing
Thunder to cross the bridge. We created a memorial website for
Thunder so we could remember all the good times. The URL for the
website is: http://www.thunderdisco.com/thunder Thanks.




Even when they live to the ripe old age as Thunder, and even when they give
ample warning they are going, it's always a shock and you feel so cheated
and empty when they are gone, I'm sorry.