This is a very hard post to make

[Boxergirl]

That picture is beautiful, its like shes looking at you with those big eyes full of love.
There is no set time to greive, some people cope better than others, but when you have such a loyal companion that is snatched away so quiclky i think it takes a lot longer, please dont try to hide your greif, she was your girl you need time.
I lost my rottie girl shauna 23 years ago, she was there when i came home with everyone of my 4 children, she layed by there cots protecting, walked beside me everywhere we went, when i lost her it broke me, from that day iv never been able to have another femalenof any breed, thats why i have my 3 boys, it was a risk if it went wrong, but i just cant get attached to a female of any breed.
Please dont question if you did enough, you did, bloat is awful, she knew you loved her, and you did the most loving act of taking her pain away.,
Take care xx

Thanks for this.

 

[Doglover85]

I lost my Ella to bloat on Saturday night. I've spent my adult life worrying about GDV (boxers are prone to it) and have the chart I will post in a separate thread on my cabinet. My girl had her normal dinner of 1 3/4 cups of food. She didn't play. She didn't drink too much water. In fact, because my daughter's boy lives with me now and they don't get along, she was gated in my room sleeping on the bed immediately after eating. It was her turn to sleep with us. She showed not one early symptom. Not one. At 10pm she "coughed" and didn't bring anything up. Then a few minutes later she did it again and I got up to check on her. Her gums were pure white and she was just a little bloated. I immediately called my daughter who is a vet tech and has worked emergency. She also has a small car and Ella couldn't get in my jeep at that point. She drove over and took one look at her belly and gums and said she has to go NOW. We got her to the emergency vet by about 10:45pm. 45 minutes after the first symptom I saw. Xrays showed her stomach had twisted. She was in severe shock. At a little before midnight we let her go. My heart is shattered. I KNOW about this condition. I KNOW what to look for and what to do. For whatever reason she didn't do any of the usual things. I'm going to make a separate post of things I've shared many times over the years with the hope that it will help someone else. Here are two pictures of my beautiful girl. The one laying on the bed was taken a week or so ago. The one of her sitting was taken only a couple of hours before she was gone. Of all the dogs I have, Ella was mine and only mine. My love. My protector. My girl. I miss her. View attachment 63283 View attachment 63284

OH no! I'm so sorry for your loss! My dog had a problem with bloat when we first got her. She was a rescue and was always hungry. I had a raised bowl thing from my previous dog and we found out that's what was causing the bloat, so I put the bowls on the floor and never had a problem again. I probably will never do raised bowls just to be safe.