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PortDawg
12-20-2011, 5:32pm
...today was a 14.

We had to put one of our horses down. He had a disease of the fetlock and was on the way to get way worse. In order to ease his pain, the tough decision was made.

My wife (no don't ask for pictures today, there is one in the old picture thread) has had the horse longer than she has been married to me. We shipped him here to the U.S. from Germany.

Sad day here at the farm... RIP Comanchero
DAB
12-20-2011, 5:34pm
:sadangel::sadangel::sadangel:

on the bright side, sounds like you took real good care of him all these years, and made him a happy horse. :hurray::hurray:

losing pets always sucks. :sadangel:
RedLS1GTO
12-20-2011, 5:34pm
Hate to hear that man. :(
DJ_Critterus
12-20-2011, 5:39pm
Ouch.
lspencer534
12-20-2011, 5:41pm
I hate that. :sadangel: I've outlived 14 horses that I owned; I have none now. One pony lived to be 34, most died in the 20-year range. Did you bury Comanchero on your property?
neece
12-20-2011, 5:41pm
Awww, bummer. Sorry for y'alls loss. :sadangel:
Barn Babe
12-20-2011, 5:45pm
I'm so sorry, it's never an easy decision to make. Sounds like he was taken very good care of...
Jeff '79
12-20-2011, 5:48pm
bummer....Merry Christmas...Right ?.....We are regulating our schnauzer's insulin at the moment.....I'm not looking forward to the blindness, and the put down that will soon follow....Losing animals sucks....
boracayjohnny
12-20-2011, 5:52pm
Tough day around the Gettis home. Here's to better days. :cert:
Yerf Dog
12-20-2011, 6:16pm
Sorry to hear that. :(

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Fetlock_(PSF).png
jaxgator
12-20-2011, 6:40pm
Losing pets can be almost as traumatic as losing loved ones. Sorry for your loss. :sadangel:
longhorn341
12-20-2011, 6:41pm
:sadangel::sadangel:
island14
12-20-2011, 7:01pm
I hate the hear this..

Horses are beautiful creatures, and can become like a friend :sadangel:
PortDawg
12-20-2011, 7:04pm
If anyone is interested the disease is called DLSD...Very Painful as it progresses.

It looks like this:

http://www.equipodiatry.com/DSLD-l.JPG
wwomanC6
12-20-2011, 7:23pm
:sadangel::sadangel::sadangel:

So Sorry Jim! May he RIP!
OddBall
12-20-2011, 7:36pm
My sincerest condolences. Even though he was a pet , he was a beloved member of your family. Take comfort in that you gave him a wonderful life.
He was happy and loved and he took that with him.

:sadangel::sadangel:
themonk
12-20-2011, 7:38pm
Always difficult to put down a beloved pet, I dread the day I will have to do that to my little guy Cool, hopefully not for a very long time. :sadangel:
99 pewtercoupe
12-20-2011, 8:37pm
Sucks man. Loosing a pet and their unconditional love can be tougher than losing a person
khblair
12-20-2011, 8:39pm
sorry:sadangel:
Bob CTS
12-20-2011, 8:41pm
:sadangel:
Kerrmudgeon
12-20-2011, 9:04pm
He's off to the big roundup in the sky....:sadangel:
How old was he?:confused5:
ConstantChange
12-20-2011, 9:44pm
Very sad. :sadangel:
kingpin
12-20-2011, 9:46pm
Sorry to hear this. :sadangel:
CBonsall
12-21-2011, 8:08am
:sadangel:
Barn Babe
12-21-2011, 8:12am
If anyone is interested the disease is called DLSD...Very Painful as it progresses.

It looks like this:

http://www.equipodiatry.com/DSLD-l.JPG

Wow, that does look painful. I've not heard of it before, thanks for posting a picture.
Superstreet
12-21-2011, 8:19am
Wow, that does look painful. I've not heard of it before, thanks for posting a picture.

I agree. I have not heard of it either.




Sorry to hear about the poor guy. God speed Comanchero. :sadangel:

The wife lost a couple of horses to colic. :(