u/Critical-Language765

My buddy was with us since he was 3 months old and we had to say goodbye the other night. For the past few months, there's just been a few health issues we've been working with his vet to figure it out. The next step was to get imaging this week, but we never made it. Unfortunately, Saturday night he was suddenly declining and I took him to the emergency vet. They found a splenic mass that ruptured and he was internally bleeding. It was too late and we had to make the extremely difficult decision to let him go in peace. I just had a baby in December and I feel so incredibly guilty that the past few months I was unable to give him all the attention that he normally gets. I feel horrible that he must've been in pain for some time now and I didn't even know. Everything in our home reminds us of him and moving on in life without him seems impossible right now. I cannot stop crying and I miss him so terribly it hurts. Please tell me it gets better.

My dog (maltese) who was 10 years old is gone. He was not acting himself that night, so I took him to an emergency vet. There's been some health issues that's been coming up in recent months and we were talking to our vet about additional testing, but I knew that night something was very off. Unfortunately, they found a splenic mass rupture and it was pretty much too late. I made the very hard decision that it was better for him to go in no pain, comfortable and in peace with me right next to him. I'm obviously still processing what happened and I am overwhelmed with grief, guilt and sadness. I just had a baby in December and I feel horrible that his last months with us, we were unable to give him the same level of attention. Every part of our house reminds me of him. How do I move on from this? Any advice is appreciated. I've experienced losing family members before, but this is so..different. It really hurts and I can't stop replaying the last night over and over in my head.

My maltese of 10 years is no longer with us. Since the beginning of this year, he's had some off days - less appetite and lethargic. I had a baby in December, so initially I thought he was having a hard time adjusting to life with new baby since he was always the one getting 100% of the attention. I did take him to the vet a few times the past few months and the answer was always - he's old, so it's probably his arthritis. I took him to the vet last week and they said all his symptoms point to cushings disease - including a distended belly. So, we did a full blood workup, but everything came back normal. The next step that was recommended was imaging to see internally. I spoke with the vet a few days ago and I was going to make the appt for imaging on Monday. However, last night, he started whimpering and was not eating. I got him to eat only a few bites of his favorite treats, but eventually started refusing that. I took him to the emergency vet and they noticed his very pale gums and ultrasound showed a mass on his spleen, bleeding internally, hemorrhaging, ruptured. They had to do bloodwork to even determine if he's a candidate for surgery because it was so critical by the time I took him. Bloodwork showed he was severely anemic. Doctor was honest and shared that it would be okay to let him go because there is no guarantee he will even survive the surgery or make a full recovery. We decided to let him go in peace and in no pain. I couldn't even imagine what recovery would be like for him. But, now I just feel like I didn't do everything I could to help save him. I hate knowing that this was in him for who knows how long and he must've been in pain, but rarely ever showed it until recently. I feel like a terrible owner and that I failed him. I hate knowing that in his final months with us, we weren't able to give him the same level of attention after baby. I have so many regrets.

Hello! Baby is 4 months. I have the Nuna Triv stroller and Nuna pipa aire rx car seat. She will immediately start crying as soon as she goes in car seat or stroller seat. I’ve tried all sorts of adjustments and she hates it. As soon as we take her out, she’s happy. What am I missing? Any suggestions? Is this just a phase? Thank you!