We Lost Our Beloved Morgan
- Thread starter FishGeek
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Thanks everyone, really. Well things were pretty unexpected. We had noticed her loosing weight about 6 months ago. We increased her feeding and it didnt seem to change anything. Over time she started loosing more weight. We took her to the vet to have her looked at. They took some blood for a few tests, and gave her a look over and they could find nothing wrong with her. They told us that some older dogs either gain a ton of weight or loose alot when they get older. The vet told us to feed her twice a day and give her the same amount of dry we were giving her but add half a can to it. They also suggested getting her some puppy food, to help with weight. So we mixed adult dog food with puppy food and gave her some can food with her meals. She seemed to keep a steady weight until about 2-3 weeks ago. There were a few expensive blood tests and treatment we could have tried but we just couldn't afford it and by then it may have been too advanced to do anything. Hubby is not one to spend a ton of money on a dog especially if there is still a big chance of them not pulling through. So we figured we would give her the best time we could for however long she was gonna be with us. This morning she reluctantly went out, peed and headed straight back to the apartment completely ignoring us. She curled up in a corner under the dining room table (its pushed against the wall) and never got up. I'm still in shock and cannot believe what has happened, even though I knew it was coming. I just..........
