I'm very very sorry. :(

Sorry to hear about your dog :(

Just thinking of the time of year, could your dog have got near some antifreeze eg. licking at a pool of water on the road? How about getting at some chocolate, that is really bad for dogs.

Hope your dog gets well soon.

This is sad to read, reaver894. A 12-year-old dog can be considered old, but most dogs live many years more. I really hope she gets better.

Best wishes.

This. Wish you (and your dog) all the best.

All the best reaver, I hope it is nothing serious. We will all be thinking of you and hoping you get good news on Friday.

Dunno if this diagnostic tool will help :

http://www.diagnosemydog.com/?gclid=CJDropD38LsCFcdF2wodyQ4AFQ

My own dogs are half Ridgeback and Half Husky, I would be gutted if anything happened to them.

I'm sorry to hear this reaver894. I hope she pulls through it all!

Very sorry to hear about your family friend ...my dog is my little buddy and loves to sit and watch movies and games with me..I wish you and yours the best and i know exactly how i would feel if i was in your shoes.Best of wishes and God bless.

Sorry to hear that.... I hope everything works itself out.

Oh no, I'm so sorry, Reaver... :-(

I think that this situation is made so much worse by the fact that our fuzzy family members can't speak to us, can't say what hurts and their suffering is so difficult to watch since we can't offer specific help. I truly, truly hope it is a passing illness and that she recovers.

Having lost four childhood dogs, two cats that I had in young adulthood and two dogs more recently, all I can really say is that their lives are far, far too short. Many might be less inclined to be supportive of the illness or loss of a pet than a human family member, but it hurts equally badly in my considered opinion.

As to surgeries and other invasive procedures, I've had to make some very difficult choices in the past. In several cases, I ultimately decided that putting my beloved pet through more things that they would have no way of comprehending - chemo was advised in one case - it was best to just say goodbye. I have to say that there might be more difficult decisions one has to face in life but not many... So, trust what your heart tells you if it comes to that and know that whatever you decide, you did the right thing.

{hugs}

Very sorry to hear about your dog being sick reaver894. Hope she will get better soon!

Just a quick info on grapes and dogs: grapes can be toxic to dogs. Not sure if you told your vet about it and had him/her check if that could be the cause, but would suggest to tell him/her about it if you havn't done so already.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_and_raisin_toxicity_in_dogs

Yup, i did mention it but this did start before she managed to do that.

Thank you all again for your kind words.

I have been working most of today, been home for under 1 and a 1/2 hours but im informed she has been a "wee fusspot" She certainly is feeling sorry for herself. She ate 3/4 of her breakfast before i left and had the other bit at about 09.30, and she ate all of her dinner this evening so that is a good thing. Still seems to be drinking plenty

Glad to hear she is doing a little better. Hope she will continue to get better and be well soon again!

i hope that your dog will get better soon