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My beautiful yellow lab came back home after wandering away, stayed the night in house with me, next morning, walked to door wanting out. I went out with her and cried, begged her not to go I knew why she was going She stopped and looked at me a couple of times, but her eyes were telling me she had to go. She never came back, I know she is gone. I also disagree with this article.

He declined rather rapidly, out of nowhere, and in his last 48 hours started losing control of his bladder and bowels. We kept him hydrated with syringe feeding him water and chicken broth. We took him to the vet, got medications, etc. Whenever he'd be really sick, he'd never leave our sides. He'd stay by our beds or follow us everywhere, looking miserable. This would often be the case when he'd have tummy issues, or an infection somewhere, etc. 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.

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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.

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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. 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? 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.

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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.

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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. 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. 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.

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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.

She was my baby and I am beyond devastated. To blame the owners and say that they are irresponsible and lazy is ignorant. That was my Queenie. I suppose she died on her terms and I will have to live with that the rest of my life. My 12 year old Cocker Spaniel had been blind for 17 months but was coping well with his disability. We would go for walks where he would get petted by all. One evening a knock at my door was a neighbor who told me Reese was laving at the bottom of my next door neighbors driveway. I carried him home and marvelled how he had gotten there. He had gone out his pet door,as usual, into the fence yard, then made his way to the front porch that I had fenced off.

The next day he went for his usual grooming where they called to say he was having seizures. After a week of visits ti the emergency vets and some over night stays it was decided that it was time to say goodbye. I was heart broken but wanted to do what was best for him. Now, 26 days later I was rethinking the episode of this blind dog making his way to my neighbors drive and thought perhaps he knew the end way nigh. We bought him literally an extra week of life, or was it just existence?

I rationalized that he was recalled by God and my loan of his company was over. I will weep for him for ever. No vehicle traffic, no dogs, nowhere to really go in a safe neighborhood. She was super thin and obviously "losing it" in the end. I'm a grandmother who was taking care of my two grandchildren. My hands were full with a baby and a toddler. My daughter's dog begged to go out to the back yard. After getting the babies taken care of I went to let her in, but she was not at the door. It was dark and I assumed she was out in the yard where I couldn't see. Later, we found a space between the fence and the house that was big enough for her to squeeze through.

I had no idea it was there. I feel badly enough that I am the reason their dog is missing without having someone judge me without know the facts. There could be many reasons animals escape their yards, or car or run after the neighbors cat etc. Their fur baby is older, but I do not think she would be inclined to go off to die.

She was not in poor health, just slowing down and a little hard of hearing. This conversation is good so some people will not be so judgmental about how pets become lost. I am broken hearted for my daughter and her family. I pray everyday that we find her. My kitty of 18 years started to decline and the only thing she wanted to do was go outside in the cold.

She was an indoor kitty but would not rest until she was allowed outside. I snuggled her up in my coat and took her outside and that is where we sat together until she seemed ready to go back inside. We did this several times a day until she finally passed away in my sons arms while sitting in her favorite spot under our Christmas tree. I think there was something internal in her that wanted to be outside at that time in her life because she never before showed any interest in being outside.

I so agree with you. I get so angry when irresponsible pet owners open their doors and let their dogs and cats outside to wander unsupervised. Are they too lazy to walk their dogs on a leash? Too much bother to keep the cats SAFE indoors with a kitty litter tray?

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It takes very little to get a dog's attention and they will often wander off the owner's property if not in a secure fenced yard. Older sick pets DO need as much attention as puppies or kittens and they should never be allowed to go on suffering if the vet suggests it is time to say goodbye. Every time I see a dead dog or cat on the side of the road, it's because someone did not care enought to keep their pet safe at home. It's too bad people didn't have to pass an intelligence test before they could have pets. Mendee, I am so sorry; I know that feeling all too well. Cats are very good at hiding--I wouldn't give up just yet.

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