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Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:00 pm Elvis has not been eating much lately and getting worse.
Vet did xray this morning and he has 2 big growths on his oesophagus.
Can't do anything and he can't eat.

Vet says it's time to let him go.

She's gonna call Monday and she'll come to our house when it's suitable.
At least we've got a weekend to say goodbye.

He's 14 but otherwise OK. Loves his short walks

Aw bugger

That little chap has been an important part of your life.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:00 pm Elvis has not been eating much lately and getting worse.
Vet did xray this morning and he has 2 big growths on his oesophagus.
Can't do anything and he can't eat.

Vet says it's time to let him go.

She's gonna call Monday and she'll come to our house when it's suitable.
At least we've got a weekend to say goodbye.

He's 14 but otherwise OK. Loves his short walks

Real sorry to her that mate. It's the worst part of pet ownership. You clearly gave him a good life and he has no doubt returned you some fond memories...

Horse wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:09 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:00 pm Elvis has not been eating much lately and getting worse.
Vet did xray this morning and he has 2 big growths on his oesophagus.
Can't do anything and he can't eat.

Vet says it's time to let him go.

She's gonna call Monday and she'll come to our house when it's suitable.
At least we've got a weekend to say goodbye.

He's 14 but otherwise OK. Loves his short walks

Aw bugger

That little chap has been an important part of your life.

Feels like Elvis has been part of all our lives I think.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:00 pm Elvis has not been eating much lately and getting worse.
Vet did xray this morning and he has 2 big growths on his oesophagus.
Can't do anything and he can't eat.

Vet says it's time to let him go.

She's gonna call Monday and she'll come to our house when it's suitable.
At least we've got a weekend to say goodbye.

He's 14 but otherwise OK. Loves his short walks

That sucks.

Very sorry to hear it. You've got lots of good memories to cherish.

Damn, so sorry.

Worse thing about having dogs is the attachment you get to them and the void once they've gone. At least the Good Boy will not be suffering....

v8-powered wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:49 pm Damn, so sorry.

Worse thing about having dogs is the attachment you get to them and the void once they've gone. At least the Good Boy will not be suffering....

The missus was finally able to give full story .
These 2 big tumors are also causing his breathing problems. Always short panting.
They're only gonna get worse and cause more problems.
We're shoving strawberry Greek yogurt down his throat in a syringe. He's not struggling so seems to understand we're helping.

And just bought some baby food as recommended by vet.
Just wanna make him feel ok

Bugger. Give him a hug from me and mine.

Antibiotics. (Sort of).

Just had a 5 day crash course of a wide spectrum antibiotic (had a gum infection thank to an impacted wisdom tooth).

It's wiped out my carefully curated, happy little colony of bugs in my gut biome.

Pass the kimchi, sauerkraut, Benecol.....

(It did fix the gum problem though).

Jonah car being Jonah car. Despite more parking sensors than you can shake a stick at Mrs M managed to find a stealth coated concrete post. I have decided that this car is destined to be “the one” everything happens too.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:00 pm Elvis has not been eating much lately and getting worse.
Vet did xray this morning and he has 2 big growths on his oesophagus.
Can't do anything and he can't eat.

Vet says it's time to let him go.

She's gonna call Monday and she'll come to our house when it's suitable.
At least we've got a weekend to say goodbye.

He's 14 but otherwise OK. Loves his short walks

That’s rubbish, thoughts are with you all.

MingtheMerciless wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:27 am ca0e375c-f7c1-4150-8a0a-2ca3b7496711.jpeg

Jonah car being Jonah car. Despite more parking sensors than you can shake a stick at Mrs M managed to find a stealth coated concrete post. I have decided that this car is destined to be “the one” everything happens too.

Eeeeek.

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 3:03 pm

v8-powered wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:49 pm Damn, so sorry.

Worse thing about having dogs is the attachment you get to them and the void once they've gone. At least the Good Boy will not be suffering....

The missus was finally able to give full story .
These 2 big tumors are also causing his breathing problems. Always short panting.
They're only gonna get worse and cause more problems.
We're shoving strawberry Greek yogurt down his throat in a syringe. He's not struggling so seems to understand we're helping.

And just bought some baby food as recommended by vet.
Just wanna make him feel ok

Only just seen this. Really sad to hear this, they leave an indelible print on our memories and psyche. At least you're making his final days as comfortable as they can be. It's the unfortunate downside to all the pleasure they give us.

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 12:43 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 3:03 pm

v8-powered wrote: Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:49 pm Damn, so sorry.

Worse thing about having dogs is the attachment you get to them and the void once they've gone. At least the Good Boy will not be suffering....

The missus was finally able to give full story .
These 2 big tumors are also causing his breathing problems. Always short panting.
They're only gonna get worse and cause more problems.
We're shoving strawberry Greek yogurt down his throat in a syringe. He's not struggling so seems to understand we're helping.

And just bought some baby food as recommended by vet.
Just wanna make him feel ok

Only just seen this. Really sad to hear this, they leave an indelible print on our memories and psyche. At least you're making his final days as comfortable as they can be. It's the unfortunate downside to all the pleasure they give us.

FIL just had his furry friend put to rest. Sadly he ought to have done the poor old fella a favour many months ago. The vet told him time and time again to do the right thing, but he couldn't do it. I last saw the dog in April and it was awful to see, so I'm glad he's off and running in a field far away.

Brings our loss back and it hurts.

They bring so much and ask so little.

It's been a really long time since I had a dickhead boss. I have a dickhead boss. He's being a dickhead. I am currently RAGING.

Sunny wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:12 pm It's been a really long time since I had a dickhead boss. I have a dickhead boss. He's being a dickhead. I am currently RAGING.

Welcome back to real life.

Rockburner wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:21 pm

Sunny wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:12 pm It's been a really long time since I had a dickhead boss. I have a dickhead boss. He's being a dickhead. I am currently RAGING.

Welcome back to real life.

I mean on the plus side he's probably going to fire me because I've accidentally trodden on his precious little toes, so with any luck I won't have to put up with him for too much longer.
Though I will be destitute...

Sunny wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:24 pm

Rockburner wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:21 pm

Sunny wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 5:12 pm It's been a really long time since I had a dickhead boss. I have a dickhead boss. He's being a dickhead. I am currently RAGING.

Welcome back to real life.

I mean on the plus side he's probably going to fire me because I've accidentally trodden on his precious little toes, so with any luck I won't have to put up with him for too much longer.
Though I will be destitute...

You'll be able to find equivalent work fairly easily, I'd have thought?

I had a boss that, try as I might, I couldn't shake off. I tried applying for jobs in other teams, but he found out and scotched it. This did not improve our working relationship. He was a nicro-managing, what's the question? the answer's no kind of boss. And then just before I decided to retire, he fucked off to Denmark. Lucky old Danes...

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 6:09 pm
You'll be able to find equivalent work fairly easily, I'd have thought?

I'm a bit too senior to find equivalent roles plentiful. But find another I can.

However I've just (three weeks ago) brought in somebody from my old team at my old place and I don't really want to immediately abandon him in the shit. So if I do go, it won't be voluntarily. For now at least.

I had a boss that, try as I might, I couldn't shake off. I tried applying for jobs in other teams, but he found out and scotched it. This did not improve our working relationship. He was a nicro-managing, what's the question? the answer's no kind of boss. And then just before I decided to retire, he fucked off to Denmark. Lucky old Danes...

I was in Denmark last week, I could have fire-bombed his house for you

Anyway, I'm now updating my CV in case of emergency deployment...

Sunny wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 6:29 pm

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 6:09 pm
You'll be able to find equivalent work fairly easily, I'd have thought?

I'm a bit too senior to find equivalent roles plentiful. But find another I can.

However I've just (three weeks ago) brought in somebody from my old team at my old place and I don't really want to immediately abandon him in the shit. So if I do go, it won't be voluntarily. For now at least.


Anyway, I'm now updating my CV in case of emergency deployment...

Shit bosses are the pits. Although the worst of mine in the UK is why I live in the Alps !!! Long way to go to get away, but 100% worth it

The winter ex boss is the first I've found here on a par with the worst in the uk, luckily I found another local job without having to change countries again

Good luck lovely - cross fingers there's a way to get the shit boss out and you to stay !

Whichever fool decided that the tiedowns in a van I'm using need raised circular protectors. Really handy if you want to fill it with plastic crates.