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Lost my PTSD Service Dog of 12.5 years

Posted by jc76 @jc76, Jan 17 4:34pm

Devastating loss of my beloved service dog of 12.5 years. He died from an autoimmune disease attacking his platelets.

It only took a couple of days to go from robust happy to dying. He was going through CPR over and over and every treatment known to counter the disease. But we lost the battle Saturday morning at 2:30 a.m. at Animal Hospital.

As a person diagnoses back in 2015 with PTSD (my dog was registered PTSD service dog) who at one year old had gone through 3 weeks of training to be a PTSD service dog.

So not only my best friend with a ton of love both ways I lost a service dog. I am going under tremendous stress now. I was still being treated every 6 months at Mayo Psychiatry for the PTSD that evolved into a panic/anxiety disorder so have access to Xanax and Trazodone.

But having trouble dealing wth the loss of my best friend and how to handle it.

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vivi75 | @vivi75 | Jan 29 1:31pm
In reply to @jc76 "@vivi75 Thank you so much! My wife and just returned from Vet hospital to pick up..." + (show)
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Thank you so much! My wife and just returned from Vet hospital to pick up his remains. We had him cremated. We donated all his beds, toys, food, to a no kill shelter and did that prior to picking him up.

I married my wife in my late 30s. She already had a daughter and we did not have children together. We did not adopt our dog until I retired from FEMA as was gone 95% of the time.

Our precious dog was our child. I cannot imagine how it feels for a person to lose a child as if it is any worse than this loss I don't think I would be able to bear it.

I just wish he could have gone easier than he did. I want my wife to join me in social walking dogs at shelters but she is in worst shape than I am.

When we picked up my dogs cremation remains in his urn the cremation company gave me the rainbow poem. Another poster told me about it. If you have not read it it will really make a mark on you. I myself think of him every conscious minute thinking of him waiting for me there.

Thank you for your post!! And yes when we recover we will look at giving our love to another dog and hopefully he will love us as much as my beloved dog Fairmont.

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@jc76 Blessings to you both.

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