Please be advised this hasn’t got a happy ending!
You have been warned.
A bit of a hard one to write. Sadly we had to let Bella go today. She bled 5 times since yesterday evening. The vet went to do the op on the teeth and sadly her blood tests showed that she was failing fast. She basically was losing platelets so her blood wouldn’t be able to clot.
They therefore couldn’t do the operation as she was also so anemic that caused a problem, dehydration was setting in, so they put her on a drip which thinned the platelets more. They had a blood transfusion set for tomorrow but they couldn’t be sure that it wasn’t delaying the inevitable. They also couldn’t be sure that if she started bleeding then she wouldn’t stop.
They think that she may have had some form of tumour causing the bleeding.
We therefore had to make the extremely hard decision… I am a firm believer of it’s better to be a day too soon than a day too late.
Bogenwald 
So sorry to hear such sad news! Unfortunately we know only too well what it’s like to lose a much-loved dog at this time of year! Our thoughts are with you all!
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Cheers John, I appreciate the support.
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Sorry to hear that sad news, mate.
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I’m so sorry to hear that. It is so hard to let them go but you made the right decision.
Thinking of you and your family.
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Cheers Pete
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Sorry to hear that…
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Cheers
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Never easy Steve but it seems to me that the right course of action as taken for all concerned. Cherish the memories.
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Cheers Dave.
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Sad news mate, I hope you and the family are dealing well with it. And from the photo you chose for this post it looks like she has had a great life!
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Cheers mate
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I’m so sorry to hear this news. I think you acted with kindness, compassion, and wisdom in a very difficult situation.
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Thanks mate.
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Sorry dude, but you are right about a day early than a day late.
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Cheers Eric
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Sorry to hear the news, mate. A difficult decision no doubt, but I think you made the right one. My condolences to you and your family.
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Cheers Steve
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I’m so sorry that you had to make that choice, but I hope that it brings you all peaceful hearts while you grieve.
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Cheers mate
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Sorry matey, never easy but you did the right thing. We lost one of our old dogs( 20 years old) on Xmas eve, that put a damper on things. Luckily old Terry made it through today he is only eighteen😳.
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Cheers Pat… glad to hear Terry is still with us.
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So sorry, just catching up post surgery on my blogs and saw this. A real heart ripper. Hope the healing for your family goes well as while you made the right call I am sure it absolutely was horrible.
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Many thanks Mark.
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Ugh. My condolences to you all. I’ve been through similar with my previous cat so I know how horrible it feels to lose a furry family member, regardless of any additional circumstances.
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Cheers Az
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