This would often be the case when he'd have tummy issues, or an infection somewhere, etc.
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We'd always take him to the vet and fix him right up. In the last 48 hours before he died, it was very cold here and raining. Much less in both at once, a double whammy. He'd step outside the doggy door, see that it was cold and raining, and would be like "NOPE" and would march right back in and pee or poop on our hardwood floors. In the last 48 hours, he didn't go outside at all. I think this was due to him not having any energy, along with it being cold and wet outside because those were cold and gloomy days.
So, for 2 days, he didn't go outside at all. We cleaned his urine and poop times a day off the hardwood floors. On the day he passed away, we sat with him until 1 AM in the morning, petting him, giving him his medicine, comforting him, etc. I woke up two hours later due to my anxiety, I guess, because I was worrying about him and couldn't sleep easy. Two hours after I last sat with him, I couldn't find him in his room or doggy bed. Finally, I got a flashlight and went outside. He went out into the cold and rainy night to curl up under a tree, where he died.
I think he knew exactly what he was doing. I've known my dog for 16 years. He always found his way back to the doggy door, so, he couldn't have gotten lost. We have a small backyard that's fenced in and there's nowhere really to go to get lost. And, my dog absolutely hated the cold weather and the rain. For whatever reason, in his final moments, he decided to go out there, curl up under a tree, and die.
This is a phenomenon that just about every member of my family has witnessed, especially the older generation, that has had a LOT of dogs do this. Lots of people that I have spoken to have also told me that their pets have done this sort of thing, as well. Perhaps, we'll never fully know what goes on inside an animal's mind in their final moments. Lots of people have witnessed their beloved animals exhibit similar behaviors before death which I described with my own dog, and, that shouldn't just be completely dismissed as being wrong.
It's not like we can ask a dog that has passed away why they did the things they did in their final moments. But from what I've seen my own dog do in his final moments, and what many friends and family members have witnessed, I have to disagree with this article. I had adopted a stray that was already quite old. A week ago he lost his appetite and got quite wobbly-er on his feet so i took him to the vet.
Vet put him on iv-drip and said his kidneys were failing due to old age. She said he wasn't in pain yet so i could maintain him so i took him back home.
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All the while i was following him he knew i was there because he would look at me when i called him and when i picked him up, he just curled up in my arms which he's never done before. He passed away the next morning. My friend told me about the 'old dogs go away to die' thing and i came here to check it out. I'm inclined to think that it's mostly disorientation but his behavior just seemed oddly similar to other posts supporting said theory.
I had 7 golden retrievers and they were our children. They all reached a point where they were frustrated by the limitations of their age. They became immobile and sad. The ones who reached old age all went off to die. I lived in Alaska and they would go off in a blizzard and my wife would cry until I found them curled in the snow under a tree. I see this in myself in my old age, isolation, and loneliness. Hi Joe, I don't think our opinions differ much at all! When animals are in pain and distress, their natural instinct IS to hide and conceal themselves from potential harm i.
Thank goodness you found your beagle and were able to spare him the suffering of the longer, slower death he would have had if you had not been able to locate him. The same applies to Cindy's story--the pain and distress from her dog's cancer caused that instinct to hide kicked in, but the dog's death would have been much slower and more agonizing if they hadn't found her. That really was my point.
These animals don't "go off to die" a peaceful, natural death. However, it's anything but gentle. They suffer terribly, and there's no way for us to know how long that suffering is prolonged before they finally pass on. They don't know that they're going to die--they just know that they feel really bad and that they're vulnerable, so they follow the instinct that tells them to hide. This is a situation where I think a disconnect can happen for us--this business of going away and hiding doesn't necessarily mean that death is inevitable. Do some animals that hide have incurable illness?
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Do they all, though? I've seen plenty of very sick animals who were able to come around, with medical intervention, and continue to live normal, happy lives. I'm just not buying the notion that they have an internal alarm clock that says "Time to die! THAT is the myth. While I certainly respect she is a vet and understand that her position is coming from years of experience, I can only relate my own experience. One morning I went to let my 3 dogs in and the 13 yr.
When I found him, he wouldn't come to me when I called him. He kept lying in the grass or, if he did get up, would try to go in a shed and crawl under the space between the lower shelf and dirt floor. And when I did get him into the house, he even crawled behind furniture. He, in my humble opinion, was definitely looking for someplace where he could die. Now, whether it's animal instinct or borne out of some need to spare the other members of his "pack" i. I took him to vet and tests discovered various internal issues.
He was in a lot of pain so the family made the difficult decision to end his suffering. We were all present and were gently petting him as the vet helped him move on. The ER vet even added, "He's now in a better place I beg to differ.
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We had a fenced yard, but my dad had a fenced area with ferns within the fence boundaries. It took us a while, but we found that our dog climbed the fence to get into the back of the ferns to lay down. My dad carried her out and we took her straight to the vet. They found that she was riddled with cancer. We had no idea. We put her to sleep that day.
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The veterinarian is the one who told us that she probably was hiding to die. It took a lot for her to get over that little fence. But she obviously was determined to hide. I appreciate your thoughts, but I just know what happened in our life. The dog was eight years old and had never done anything remotely similar to this. My 14yr old dog is missing for a week.
He has basically been attached to me since I adopted him at 2yrs old so he never wanders. The vet basically prescribed meds to make him comfortable. He has soiled himself due to losing his balance or just not making it outside. I also have a steep driveway that I must carry him up. Now he is missing. I'm stumped as to where he is. I even considered that he went away. But honestly don't accept it. Can you recommend anything that may help me find him. He doesn't deserve to die aslone. Please help me in anyway.
I don't fully believe this. I've taken him to 2 vets for care and there is nothing to be done. I see him suffering so I contacted a 3rd vet to do in home euthanasia when I got home from work and found him stumbling and not doing well. She will be here tomorrow but I'm not sure he will make it through the night. He keeps going to the gate and looking back at me as if he wants me to let him out so he can leave. I never let my dogs run loose so this isn't a normal behavior for him to act as if I would let him out the gate.
If you haven't already, it would be a very good idea to take your kitty to your veterinarian as soon as possible. Our cat had a tumor remove from his head. Though he was old, we felt he wa worth it. Several months later he stopped eating and started hiding. He's disappear, and return in few days. He's back to hanging around more.. How long do I let this go on? Denise, Your comment is not only ill-informed, but insensitive as well. My beloved cat who is 23 years old loved to be outside. She would not accept being kept in, as she loved to go out in the evening and lay on our front porch or in our driveway and take in all the sights and sounds happening at that time.
She was pampered like the Queen that she was. When she was outside, she never went beyond our driveway. I have had her since when I rescued her, and have given her a great life. She was given less than a month to live a year and a half ago, but somehow pulled through and kept on going.
I have scoured this neighborhood, knocked on every door, put clothes out for her to smell, hung fliers all over, checked the animal shelter website every day, and no luck finding her.
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