Jeff ,I was stung over 250 times by ground wasps.I did not know that they existed until I dug into a big nest. It nearly killed me. I blacked out during the attack. The EMTs said my heart was beating dangerously fast. My throat closed up, they had to put in an airway. The toxins from the wasps overwhelmed my body. I was in ICU for two days. My eyes were stung, I could not see for a week. It hurts for weeks. I hope Gus recovers quickly.
Thanks for the pet stories Jeff. I just recently had one of mine die to early, and this story time helped me out. Glad Gus is better now. Keep up the good work buddy!
When I was about 12 or 13 years old, my family adopted a German Shepherd/Great Dane mix named Taz. His owners were moving, and apparently, couldn't take both of their dogs (they also had his sister) with them, so we adopted Taz. I can't imagine how or why they decided on him to give up, because he was the sweetest dog I'd ever known. About nine years later (two years ago), I started to notice he was getting a bit slower standing up. Over time his hips started getting weaker, making it harder for him to run and jump, and do all the things he used to do, but he was still a happy dog. Being that he was a German Shepherd/Great Dane mix, I suspected (even assumed) that the problem was Hip Dysplasia, which can often be controlled/treated with medication or surgery. He was never officially diagnosed because that would have required tests that I didn't want to put him through, but my veterinarian told me he had all the signs of Degenerative Myelopathy, not Hip Dysplasia. According to the vet, Degenerative Myelopathy is an incurable disease of the spinal cord, that basically starts to cut off communication between the brain and certain parts of the body. It apparently typically starts with the hips, then moves to the front legs, and eventually moves to the lungs, causing suffocation. All we could really do was attempt to slow down its progress and alleviate some of the symptoms. During the Fall last year, it got to the point where Taz spent about as much time on the floor involuntarily, barking for someone to come pick him up, as he did standing. And he spent more than that combined sleeping. So I made the decision to put him to sleep. I brought him into the vet, carrying his back end via the harness he had been wearing for several months at that point with one hand and guiding his leash with the other. I couldn't bring myself to say it, but the vet realized why I was there. They gave me some time alone with him, then took him into the back to be anesthetized. They carried him back into the room, laid him on the floor, and I sat there with his head in my lap as they gave him the injection. Those were already two of the worst years of my life, and on top of that I had to watch one my best friends slowly deteriorate, and I had to make the decision to let him go. He was still a happy dog at the end. The icing on the cake was one my aunt accused me of seeing Taz as a burden and wanting to euthanize him because he was "cramping" my "style". When it was over, I sat with him alone in that room for I don't know how long, bawling and wishing things could have been different, wondering why it had to be him who developed this incurable disease I'd never heard of before. Everyone who had ever met Taz - the vet, the groomer, random strangers - loved him, and talked about how friendly and well-behaved he was. Letting go of him was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
So no lie, I know the gus story was serious, but when he explained about how gus ran in the house and was freaking out, all I could picture was Jeff going "oh my God, the carps, they're attacking gus!"
Glad Gus is well. I can imagine the feeling, I have a 3 year old GSD that is like my child as well. It does scare the hell outta ya when something happens to them, it's great Gus was able to get help.
I really enjoy your yarns bro, must admit I probably dissed you in the past but your story's get better the more I watch. God bless you & your family Cutlerylover
Poor Gus. We have had nests of yellow jackets on our property, and we use that spray stuff on the nest after dark and it kills the crap out of them. (plus they can't come out and attack) God, how I hate yellow jackets.
Been watching your videos since the big Christmas unboxing way back like 2011 or 2012 always love the storys man and the few custom knife videos keep them up man
Had to put my doggy to sleep almost 10 years ago. Still miss him everyday and occasionaly think about him. The thing that still makes me sad thinking about him is the fact that he only came into our family after being owned by a previous owner, who only fed him once a week, occasionaly beat and kicked him ( you could feel that all his ribs were at least broken once ), never shaved him so he was stinky and his hair was totally out of control. And on top of that he also had a heart disease probably from the stress that he got from that previous owner. He was 2 years old when he came to us, and 13 when we had to put him down, mostly because of his heart. Last 2 months he got some sort of attacks almost everyday in wich he couldn't control himself anymore and always pee'ed himself without control. And then eventually last 2 days he stopped eating, never came out of his bench anymore, you could see he wanted to call it quits. When we normally took him to the vet for check-ups or his yearly shots he'd always be very afraid. While then .... nothing, he was very calm almost like he knew it was gonna end and that he was happy his pain and misery were over. Our vet gave him his first shot to put him asleep, and then she told us he was allready gone from that first shot, ( but offcourse just to be sure she also gave him the second shot you never know ) All in all it makes me very sad to think about the fact he had to go so early ( while normally in good conditions this race could easly do 15 or 17 years of age ), but then i'm also happy we at least gave him the life he deserved instead of those horrible 2 years with his previous owner. But yeah thinking about it even after 10 years i still get a little bit of tears in my eyes. Lucky we have another dog now, a female of the same breed, who might not be as smart as our previous one, but she shares the same amount of love and i really hope she gets a bit older than him cause i don't wanna lose her this soon. Dogs are to me the most awesome creatures on the planet, i seriously couldn't do without them. Not a single creature on this earth is as good as dogs are, not even the best of humans at least to me. They're the best that could ever be :'-)
My first dog had to be put down a week before Thanksgiving last year because her health was failing. She was 16 so she lived a long, full life. I knew it was a possibility, but I was at work when I got the text from my mom that she was gone. I ended up going home early because I couldn't keep myself composed any longer. I still miss her.
Glad Gus is okay. My little toy poodle got stung by a honey bee and and was really reacting in a scary way....she is special to me especially since my wife of 42 years passed away in early 2016...
So scary with Gus! Basically the same thing happened with our last bulldog and we felt the same way. Still not sure exactly what caused it. Like you, we gave him Benadryl as soon as we saw his face swelling. I could hear him struggling to breath and making weird wheezing noises on the way to the vet's office. I honestly wasn't sure he was going to make it. I NEVER want to relive that moment. Glad Gus is okay.
The worst part about being a pet owner is having to say goodbye. My chocolate lab had cancer which was causing her to bleed internally, slowly she started getting better and the vet said she'd be fine unless she started to bleed again and she was fine for about 6 months then it happened again and we had her put down. We had another dog at the time as well, a black lab/chow mix and about a year later with no warning my parents woke up one morning and she was laying dead in the living room. Those were probably the hardest days of my life, i got their names tattooed on me so Daisy and Mardi will be with me forever
I have a little 6 pound dog named blue. Two years ago I was going down to get the mail and brought him with me. He ran into the street just as a car drove by and I just closed my eyes because I didn't want to believe what had just happened. The driver kept going and I'll never forgive him. Blue was barley alive and bleeding out of his mouth when I picked him up. I was home alone at the time and when I tried to call my mom his blood got on my phone screen. We managed to get him to a vet; shattered pelvis and internal bleeding. But today he is alive and wagging! Thanks for the story Jeff 🙂 Sorry about Gus
Hey Jeff I swam across Loch Ness and I was worried more about fishing hooks and lures rather than Nessie. Love your videos keep them coming. Sandy, Scotland.
Your stories of putting down dogs brought back bad memories of our dogs,especially thedog that broke its spinas my last dog did chasing a squirrel. I have had to put down every one of our dogs for one reason or another. The last one, Wrigley, a golden doodle, is still with us as we had him cremated. I still cry when I think of them, some more than others, but still they were our "kids" . I understand your pain.
Great storytime Jeff! That's the worst thing with pets,, to lose them one day.. 😔 But that's why I now have the cutest parrot that will most likely live as long if not longer then me And glad that Gus is ok!
We had a beloved dog, and one day she had trouble going to the bathroom. Took her to the vet and had to leave her because the vet needed to have a special portable xray machine brought in. Got a call later, and the vet said that she had a tumor that was in her abdomen and putting pressure on her heart, and that it was inoperable. In shock we sadly went back the the vets. When Chelsea saw us, she was so happy wagging her tail so hard, here we were to bring her home she thought. But we were there to have her be sent to heaven. After the first shot, as a pain killer, she got the lethal shot and Chels was fighting to stay on her feet but then collapsed. I was so.. no words :-( Many years have passed since then. The time is brief that loved ones have with each other, realize it and make the most of it.
Putting down pets does absolutely suck. My family had to put down only one though. It all started when my cat caught fleas (and was suffering big time because of it). We had to give him medicine, clean the sheets and the floors and walls of the house, its a huge hassle. Once the flea problem was over, he started acting different. My cat (named Fletch) was the friendliest cat we ever had. And he would greet strangers, let them pet him, he was like a little dog in a cat's body. But for the next month or so, all he did was hide and not interact much with anybody. And he started losing weight too. At first, we thought maybe he was just a little traumatized over the fleas, but figured we ought to take him to the vet to check him out. And it turns out, he had stomach cancer. The doctor said he may have a year to live, so we decided to just let him die naturally. But it was clear he was suffering immensely, so after a few days or so, we decided to put him down. After doing a quick test, the vet stated that his kidneys failed or were about to fail, so he wouldn't of lasted much longer anyway. He died pretty quickly after the injection, it's never easy to do.
Having diphenhydramine (Benadryl) around is a must for anyone, with or without pets. 15 years ago a doctor put me on an antibiotic I have never been on before. After a day or so I started to become itchy. I didn't think of why, but I instinctively took some diphenhydramine. I started getting very dizzy and felt weak, my Mom and brother tried taking my pulse, but couldn't find it. They called 911 after it was apparent I was starting to go into shock. Taking the Benadryl didn't seem like it helped in the moment, but it saved my life. I was severely allergic to the antibiotic and was hospitalized for a week. It took weeks for the swelling to go down. The story of having to put those dogs to sleep and the scare with Gus is hitting close to home right now, my 12 year old lab mix, Cayenne just starting showing some worrysome symptoms last night and we are waiting for the vets office to open so we can get her in. I hope it's mot her time. Glad to hear Gus is okay. We need him to do a storytime sometime.
The hardest thing I ever had to do was put my 8 year old pup Chloe down. Long story short her bladder burst and she was in terrible pain and surgery prognosis wasn't good. The whole family was with her and she seemed calm right before, knowing that the pain would be done soon. We kept telling she was a good dog to us. I'm tearing up typing this now.
Putting pets to sleep is the worst fucking thing. when I was 14 my family had to put down our 9yo female pitbull because of cancer. They told us that she had a thyroid problem at the vet. 5 months later. We go to the vet, they tell us it's terminal cancer. We take her home to die there. We see her suffering until the point that she's shitting blood. I grew up with her and was the closest to her. We go to put her down, whole family is crying. I held her paw as she went. She foamed at the mouth and shit herself. I know that is natural but never again am I personally putting down a pet. Thank you for your story Jeff. Sorry if mine makes you depressed, had to express this.
My French bulldog was diagnosed with a brain lesion. He started having seizures. After a 9 minute seizure I made the decision to put him down. I don't want to blame the fact that I'm a female but I couldn't handle watching them kill my dog. My roommate/best friend took him into the the vet and held him while they gave him the shot. My roommate came out and this big burly bearded man cried. Obviously I was already a wreck. Very sad. You are a tremendous friend for doing what you did.
The best dog I ever had was put down at 3 a couple years ago. He had really bad health problems with his ears. It was basically an incurable inner ear / head problem
& 4 years ago, on December 30th my 4 or almost 5 month old kitten, her name was little Paul, I and my family lovingly always and still refer to her as LIL P/LIL Paul was put to sleep 'cause she had feline leukaemia & a week before Christmas she had lost A LOT of weight and had no energy & that day after the visit at the vets office, we learned she had cancer..... we wanted her to enjoy life & we wanted her to experience Christmas before she died, and, we didn't want her to die unhappily and in immense pain, because she was the very HAPPIEST cat any of us had ever met so we didn't want her to not be.... happy...... after Boxing Day she really started to deteriorate.... but she was still happy however! so as a family we decided that it was best to put her down before she became depressed and thats how she died.... an insanely happy kitten..... I remember that I couldn't bring myself to go with her and everyone else to the vets, and everyone knew that I couldn't so they let me spend her last few hours with me, & my fucking god man..... handing her over to my sisters was one of if not the hardest thing I ever had to do.... while holding back tears I fought them to keep her with me until the very last second that I could..... anyways yeah, having to put your pet or pets to sleep is never fun, always fucking sucks hardcore & is one of if not the absolute worst and most depressing thing anyone has to do, man!!! however, keeping lil P around for even a day later wouldn't have been fair or kind to her, her attitude that morning, and, just in her movements you could tell she was sick and starting to go from a little bit sad to very, VERY sad and unhappy and that wasn't her. basically; it was her time to go & unfortunately was time to say goodbye.... just thankful I got to spend uninterrupted 2 hours or so with her on her last day! even then though, I think she knew because of how sad I was with her, and how appreciative of her I was being, that she knew she was dying.........
I remember when i was in middle school my dog Zoey was hit by a car and broke her front leg, i got the call from my dad that the one time there was traffic zoey was screaming in the back seat of the truck as my dads driving around cars trying to get to the vet. He was thinking of putting her down but the vet offered a credit card. $3000 later she lived on for about 5 years. When she was 10 her hips were really bad, she had a bad cough, and she was in rough shape. I came home from school during my freshman year and zoey was gone. Years later my dad admitted that he took her for one last meal of Mcdonalds burgers and ice cream before putting her down himself (.22) and burying her out back next to Max who died at 12 of natural causes. When you're short on money unfortunately certain things need to be taken care of the hard way. It sucks that my dad was the one that had to pull the trigger, thats a lot of weight to carry, and probably why he admitted to it in a time of sadness.
No B.S. I don't know if its the black shirt, but you're looking lean my friend, keep doing what you're doing. Poor Gus, Christina is awesome, good wife. That last story was hard to listen to, I've been there, that's all I will say about that. :-(
We had 6 dogs, two of them passed away from cancer, both at the same age. Floophee was one year older and it was rough when she passed, it was almost like radiation because she looked like she was doing better for about a month before we wake up one day and her face was swollen and we had to put her down, I was destroyed for a year over her passing. And for Daisy. We took her in due to her having problems with breathing, and at first we though she had blasto, which then we thought sucked because most dogs with blasto dies, but there can be survival to it, turns out she had lung cancer and passed away when I was at school one day, when I came home she was gone.
I cried like a baby when I had to put my first dog down. there was a problem with his lungs and he started to cough up blood and phlegm and the vet told me what had to be done. that image will never leave my mind for as long as I live.
I dont know what id do if my dog died so i completely feel you- thank god gus is okay. Also just wondering what happened to that womans arm. In the next nd, how bad were here injuries?
Jeff- I have done this many times. Very difficult. I never had a dog die at home. I always knew when it was time. I did have a cat that died at home. I got her when I was 23 and she lived almost 24 years. She died when I was 47. Two months later I had to put down my beloved German Shepherd who was nearly 14. That was a rough time.
Sugar Bear thank you for commenting this..I was about to say this because I've had dogs get stung and react to it and we keep benadryl around because I have an allergy to anything with a stinger and we gave them benadryl and within 20 minutes they got better..just be sure to give them as soon as you see any reaction
Jeff you should talk about the why and how of story time videos. It's not just a casual skill to boil things down to a story and it can build valuable social capital.
the best thing to do in any panic situation is not to panic..panicking will only prolong the situation most of time so keep a level head and think through it and breathe..also just because a non aggressive animal attacks once does not mean they should be put down it means they need to be assessed and figure out what's wrong and why they did it like what happened after that situation..that's why I hate that death penalty..and yeah putting an animal to sleep really sucks but just to ease your mind I'll explain in layman's how it happens..first they give the animal anesthesia so they actually go to sleep within 5 minutes then they give basically an overdose of a medication that slows the heart and the heart slows then stops so they do not feel pain or any panic or anything like that it is literally just them going to sleep..
Jeff dont completely roll out rattlesnakes in water, I live in cental Pa and while fishing one day I walked up on about half a dozen baby rattlesnakes laying in a little cove in the creek, they may not be seen in water often but they will go for a swim
I had a 8 month old dog that died from parvo look it up if you don't know what it is. She was a beautiful white German Shepherd that we had for two weeks and was very playful. We were trying to treat her but it wasnt enough. At the end she was so weak. She was trying to go to the backdoor to use the bathroom and she collapsed on our floor and died. We didn't have her for long but she knew she was loved. At least she didn't die in a kennel where nobody would care. I wished she had just died in her sleep instead of me having to see that. I've had pets before that die of old age in their sleep and I can cope with that, it's natural and it's their time but seeing an animal suffer for a week and then collapse from starvation really destroys you.
I remember when we had to put my familys dog down i still cry when i remember the morning i woke up and the dog wasn't there and i knew what was going on but when my perrents came home they just looked at me and i broke down i remember i cried for 2 hours (sorry for misspeling as i don't come from an english speaking countr)
I know exactly how you felt Jeff and it's one of the hardest parts of my job being a veterinary technician. Euthanasias are a hard process to experience and it's something that changes you. In my role as a VT I'm the one who holds the pet just like you did while the family cries and mourns. it's very hard to find the words to tell an owner that ok I'm going to kill your dog now. One story that I will be brief about is there was an elderly lady that had to have her life long pet put to sleep due to terminal illness. I explained the process to the lady and that it would be quick and painless and that she would simply fall asleep. After the euthanasia was performed the lady gave me a hug and thanked me for doing what I did. For killing her best friend. I still struggle with euthanasias and i expect I always will, but that moment changed me and made me realize that in that instance I made an extremely hard situation the best it could be.
I don't want to imagine Gus 10 times worse than what we see in that picture you show..... :( as a longtime fan, I am so glad to hear that he made it through that A okay!!! #longliveGUS
When I had to put my dog to sleep it was very tuff. It was originally my moms dog. I took the dog over after my mom passed away and it felt like I lost my mom all over again. it was really rough I told my self I would never own another dog until I can afford the Vet bills.
Hey man great stories love your channel, hate to bother you but I have a question . I tried to email you I guess I'm doing something wrong. Anyway just ordered Micarta scales for my Ontario rat. And since I'm going to have apart I was wondering if you knew how to help me with my liner lock sticking problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated
Wasps do not leave their stingers; bees can lost their stingers. That is, a wasp can keep stinging, distributing its venom. A bee's stinger, if it remains behind, may pump all its venom into one location. I am glad Gus turned out OK. Multiple stings are no joke, especially on animals with lower body mass!
we had to put our 14 year old golden down, Fred. I couldnt even stand going to the vet to be there with him. I grew up with that wonderful stupid dog from a new baby to a young man.
I've seen Gus and he is a handsome example of a bull dog, I've had dogs that have been owner or family members handling only, I've looked after other people's dogs that have been the same way and it's a strain, your always on your guard when others are around.
I had to put my baby girl to sleep a couple years ago, the hardest thing yet if my life... I'm 22 and had her since I was eight, she was 13 when she was put down.
man crazy story thank god he is alive,and sad man i have to get our dog neutered in a few weeks and i am pretty sad about that you know i mean its taking his manly hood away i want to see if i can get him to breed before he gets fixed. he is a rare breed to, so breeding would be a good idea. sorry for the loss of you're dog. i have been watching you're channel now for like 8 years you are one awesome man. also my uncle shot a Hugh ass Asian carp with a double barrel a few years back man that thing must of jumped 5-6 feet in the air soon as he saw it fly up in the air he blasted that sucker in half, good times good eating to.
Jeff ,I was stung over 250 times by ground wasps.I did not know that they existed until I dug into a big nest. It nearly killed me. I blacked out during the attack. The EMTs said my heart was beating dangerously fast. My throat closed up, they had to put in an airway. The toxins from the wasps overwhelmed my body. I was in ICU for two days. My eyes were stung, I could not see for a week. It hurts for weeks. I hope Gus recovers quickly.
Thanks for the pet stories Jeff. I just recently had one of mine die to early, and this story time helped me out. Glad Gus is better now. Keep up the good work buddy!
When I was about 12 or 13 years old, my family adopted a German Shepherd/Great Dane mix named Taz. His owners were moving, and apparently, couldn't take both of their dogs (they also had his sister) with them, so we adopted Taz. I can't imagine how or why they decided on him to give up, because he was the sweetest dog I'd ever known. About nine years later (two years ago), I started to notice he was getting a bit slower standing up. Over time his hips started getting weaker, making it harder for him to run and jump, and do all the things he used to do, but he was still a happy dog. Being that he was a German Shepherd/Great Dane mix, I suspected (even assumed) that the problem was Hip Dysplasia, which can often be controlled/treated with medication or surgery. He was never officially diagnosed because that would have required tests that I didn't want to put him through, but my veterinarian told me he had all the signs of Degenerative Myelopathy, not Hip Dysplasia. According to the vet, Degenerative Myelopathy is an incurable disease of the spinal cord, that basically starts to cut off communication between the brain and certain parts of the body. It apparently typically starts with the hips, then moves to the front legs, and eventually moves to the lungs, causing suffocation. All we could really do was attempt to slow down its progress and alleviate some of the symptoms. During the Fall last year, it got to the point where Taz spent about as much time on the floor involuntarily, barking for someone to come pick him up, as he did standing. And he spent more than that combined sleeping. So I made the decision to put him to sleep. I brought him into the vet, carrying his back end via the harness he had been wearing for several months at that point with one hand and guiding his leash with the other. I couldn't bring myself to say it, but the vet realized why I was there. They gave me some time alone with him, then took him into the back to be anesthetized. They carried him back into the room, laid him on the floor, and I sat there with his head in my lap as they gave him the injection. Those were already two of the worst years of my life, and on top of that I had to watch one my best friends slowly deteriorate, and I had to make the decision to let him go. He was still a happy dog at the end. The icing on the cake was one my aunt accused me of seeing Taz as a burden and wanting to euthanize him because he was "cramping" my "style". When it was over, I sat with him alone in that room for I don't know how long, bawling and wishing things could have been different, wondering why it had to be him who developed this incurable disease I'd never heard of before. Everyone who had ever met Taz - the vet, the groomer, random strangers - loved him, and talked about how friendly and well-behaved he was. Letting go of him was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
Hey Jeff! Big fan of your channel and your content I'm sorry to hear bout Gus 😥I've enjoyed your story, you truly haveThe best stories.
So no lie, I know the gus story was serious, but when he explained about how gus ran in the house and was freaking out, all I could picture was Jeff going "oh my God, the carps, they're attacking gus!"
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Very glad Gus is okay. Our pet's give us so much and ask for so little.
Jeff I know this video is old but you’re the best! Love your videos dude!
Glad Gus is well. I can imagine the feeling, I have a 3 year old GSD that is like my child as well. It does scare the hell outta ya when something happens to them, it's great Gus was able to get help.
Can you do more videos like this? Really enjoyed listening to you talk and hear your stories.
Much love to Gus! I hope he recovers well.
Thanks Jeff. I really needed this story time. God bless.
I really enjoy your yarns bro, must admit I probably dissed you in the past but your story's get better the more I watch. God bless you & your family Cutlerylover
Poor Gus. We have had nests of yellow jackets on our property, and we use that spray stuff on the nest after dark and it kills the crap out of them. (plus they can't come out and attack)
God, how I hate yellow jackets.
I wanna see a carp fishing video
Sorry to hear about Mr. Gus, I'm happy that he is ok. Take care Jeff.
Been watching your videos since the big Christmas unboxing way back like 2011 or 2012 always love the storys man and the few custom knife videos keep them up man
You are a good person Jeff...God bless you and yours and of course that includes Gus.
Had to do the same with my 15 year old dog about a week ago. I feel that completely. Really enjoy the stories though man.
lol. MAN you remind me of good times and funny movies from my childhood in the 90s. I'm 32. love all your vids. love your hilarious storuwa6
Had to put my doggy to sleep almost 10 years ago.
Still miss him everyday and occasionaly think about him.
The thing that still makes me sad thinking about him is the fact that he only came into our family after being owned by a previous owner, who only fed him once a week, occasionaly beat and kicked him ( you could feel that all his ribs were at least broken once ), never shaved him so he was stinky and his hair was totally out of control.
And on top of that he also had a heart disease probably from the stress that he got from that previous owner.
He was 2 years old when he came to us, and 13 when we had to put him down, mostly because of his heart.
Last 2 months he got some sort of attacks almost everyday in wich he couldn't control himself anymore and always pee'ed himself without control.
And then eventually last 2 days he stopped eating, never came out of his bench anymore, you could see he wanted to call it quits.
When we normally took him to the vet for check-ups or his yearly shots he'd always be very afraid.
While then .... nothing, he was very calm almost like he knew it was gonna end and that he was happy his pain and misery were over.
Our vet gave him his first shot to put him asleep, and then she told us he was allready gone from that first shot, ( but offcourse just to be sure she also gave him the second shot you never know )
All in all it makes me very sad to think about the fact he had to go so early ( while normally in good conditions this race could easly do 15 or 17 years of age ), but then i'm also happy we at least gave him the life he deserved instead of those horrible 2 years with his previous owner.
But yeah thinking about it even after 10 years i still get a little bit of tears in my eyes.
Lucky we have another dog now, a female of the same breed, who might not be as smart as our previous one, but she shares the same amount of love and i really hope she gets a bit older than him cause i don't wanna lose her this soon.
Dogs are to me the most awesome creatures on the planet, i seriously couldn't do without them.
Not a single creature on this earth is as good as dogs are, not even the best of humans at least to me.
They're the best that could ever be :'-)
"And i do still make quite a big splash"
-Cutlerylover 2017
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Mega Chigger it's a joke and it was Jeff who said it himself. I don't think he will take offence to this or would he have reason to.
My first dog had to be put down a week before Thanksgiving last year because her health was failing. She was 16 so she lived a long, full life. I knew it was a possibility, but I was at work when I got the text from my mom that she was gone. I ended up going home early because I couldn't keep myself composed any longer. I still miss her.
Glad Gus is okay. My little toy poodle got stung by a honey bee and and was really reacting in a scary way....she is special to me especially since my wife of 42 years passed away in early 2016...
i am glad to hear Gus is ok I lost a dog I had a long time it's not an easy thing to watch and my home still feels empty enjoy the time you have left
So scary with Gus! Basically the same thing happened with our last bulldog and we felt the same way. Still not sure exactly what caused it. Like you, we gave him Benadryl as soon as we saw his face swelling. I could hear him struggling to breath and making weird wheezing noises on the way to the vet's office. I honestly wasn't sure he was going to make it. I NEVER want to relive that moment. Glad Gus is okay.
The worst part about being a pet owner is having to say goodbye. My chocolate lab had cancer which was causing her to bleed internally, slowly she started getting better and the vet said she'd be fine unless she started to bleed again and she was fine for about 6 months then it happened again and we had her put down. We had another dog at the time as well, a black lab/chow mix and about a year later with no warning my parents woke up one morning and she was laying dead in the living room. Those were probably the hardest days of my life, i got their names tattooed on me so Daisy and Mardi will be with me forever
I have a little 6 pound dog named blue. Two years ago I was going down to get the mail and brought him with me. He ran into the street just as a car drove by and I just closed my eyes because I didn't want to believe what had just happened. The driver kept going and I'll never forgive him. Blue was barley alive and bleeding out of his mouth when I picked him up. I was home alone at the time and when I tried to call my mom his blood got on my phone screen. We managed to get him to a vet; shattered pelvis and internal bleeding. But today he is alive and wagging! Thanks for the story Jeff 🙂
Sorry about Gus
Hey Jeff I swam across Loch Ness and I was worried more about fishing hooks and lures rather than Nessie. Love your videos keep them coming. Sandy, Scotland.
Your stories of putting down dogs brought back bad memories of our dogs,especially thedog that broke its spinas my last dog did chasing a squirrel. I have had to put down every one of our dogs for one reason or another. The last one, Wrigley, a golden doodle, is still with us as we had him cremated. I still cry when I think of them, some more than others, but still they were our "kids" . I understand your pain.
You should show the pond. btw Thank God gus is alive and I don't know what I would do if I had to put a pet to sleep. Really sad
Josh S I see that master of puppets profile picture
William's Videos Yep lol
Look at his fishing or drone videos lol
Josh S It's not a good feeling especially when you had a dog for years you feel a little emptiness of he/she always there through good times and bad
I would cry:) lost and put to sleep many many dogs that were great and loyal.
Great storytime Jeff! That's the worst thing with pets,, to lose them one day.. 😔
But that's why I now have the cutest parrot that will most likely live as long if not longer then me
And glad that Gus is ok!
I've got three dogs man. They're like family and if they got hurt like Gus I can imagine how you felt. Glad he's okay!
Awesome video love the story times
We had a beloved dog, and one day she had trouble going to the bathroom. Took her to the vet and had to leave her because the vet needed to have a special portable xray machine brought in. Got a call later, and the vet said that she had a tumor that was in her abdomen and putting pressure on her heart, and that it was inoperable. In shock we sadly went back the the vets. When Chelsea saw us, she was so happy wagging her tail so hard, here we were to bring her home she thought. But we were there to have her be sent to heaven. After the first shot, as a pain killer, she got the lethal shot and Chels was fighting to stay on her feet but then collapsed. I was so.. no words :-( Many years have passed since then.
The time is brief that loved ones have with each other, realize it and make the most of it.
Perfect story time to listen to during my lunch break
Putting down pets does absolutely suck. My family had to put down only one though. It all started when my cat caught fleas (and was suffering big time because of it). We had to give him medicine, clean the sheets and the floors and walls of the house, its a huge hassle. Once the flea problem was over, he started acting different. My cat (named Fletch) was the friendliest cat we ever had. And he would greet strangers, let them pet him, he was like a little dog in a cat's body. But for the next month or so, all he did was hide and not interact much with anybody. And he started losing weight too. At first, we thought maybe he was just a little traumatized over the fleas, but figured we ought to take him to the vet to check him out. And it turns out, he had stomach cancer. The doctor said he may have a year to live, so we decided to just let him die naturally. But it was clear he was suffering immensely, so after a few days or so, we decided to put him down. After doing a quick test, the vet stated that his kidneys failed or were about to fail, so he wouldn't of lasted much longer anyway. He died pretty quickly after the injection, it's never easy to do.
Sorry this happened man glad he's doing good now, take care urself keep ur head up bud
Gus is a fucking badass
Please do more story time, I love these!
Having diphenhydramine (Benadryl) around is a must for anyone, with or without pets. 15 years ago a doctor put me on an antibiotic I have never been on before. After a day or so I started to become itchy. I didn't think of why, but I instinctively took some diphenhydramine. I started getting very dizzy and felt weak, my Mom and brother tried taking my pulse, but couldn't find it. They called 911 after it was apparent I was starting to go into shock. Taking the Benadryl didn't seem like it helped in the moment, but it saved my life. I was severely allergic to the antibiotic and was hospitalized for a week. It took weeks for the swelling to go down.
The story of having to put those dogs to sleep and the scare with Gus is hitting close to home right now, my 12 year old lab mix, Cayenne just starting showing some worrysome symptoms last night and we are waiting for the vets office to open so we can get her in. I hope it's mot her time.
Glad to hear Gus is okay. We need him to do a storytime sometime.
Next time you have a gus story, please include gus. #moregusplease.
BEAR* look at this guy. A regular PUParazi
he was there if you listen closely you can hear him snoring lol
*BEAR*
Great story Jeff,dispel paranoid, life is not to be frighten about!!, Stu...
I pray I never have to put my dogs down but if I did I’m going to be with them. I’m going to hold them the whole time and be there with them.
The hardest thing I ever had to do was put my 8 year old pup Chloe down. Long story short her bladder burst and she was in terrible pain and surgery prognosis wasn't good. The whole family was with her and she seemed calm right before, knowing that the pain would be done soon. We kept telling she was a good dog to us. I'm tearing up typing this now.
Great advice at the end there Jeff, you da man
Putting pets to sleep is the worst fucking thing. when I was 14 my family had to put down our 9yo female pitbull because of cancer. They told us that she had a thyroid problem at the vet. 5 months later. We go to the vet, they tell us it's terminal cancer. We take her home to die there. We see her suffering until the point that she's shitting blood. I grew up with her and was the closest to her. We go to put her down, whole family is crying. I held her paw as she went. She foamed at the mouth and shit herself. I know that is natural but never again am I personally putting down a pet. Thank you for your story Jeff. Sorry if mine makes you depressed, had to express this.
My French bulldog was diagnosed with a brain lesion. He started having seizures. After a 9 minute seizure I made the decision to put him down. I don't want to blame the fact that I'm a female but I couldn't handle watching them kill my dog. My roommate/best friend took him into the the vet and held him while they gave him the shot. My roommate came out and this big burly bearded man cried. Obviously I was already a wreck. Very sad. You are a tremendous friend for doing what you did.
The best dog I ever had was put down at 3 a couple years ago. He had really bad health problems with his ears. It was basically an incurable inner ear / head problem
I have missed these story time video's Jeff.
Look up how much Benadryl is safe for his weight. If he had a few stings it would help but if he was stung a bunch may not do much. So glad he's okay.
Oh snap you already knew
& 4 years ago, on December 30th my 4 or almost 5 month old kitten, her name was little Paul, I and my family lovingly always and still refer to her as LIL P/LIL Paul was put to sleep 'cause she had feline leukaemia & a week before Christmas she had lost A LOT of weight and had no energy & that day after the visit at the vets office, we learned she had cancer.....
we wanted her to enjoy life & we wanted her to experience Christmas before she died, and, we didn't want her to die unhappily and in immense pain, because she was the very HAPPIEST cat any of us had ever met so we didn't want her to not be.... happy......
after Boxing Day she really started to deteriorate.... but she was still happy however! so as a family we decided that it was best to put her down before she became depressed and thats how she died.... an insanely happy kitten.....
I remember that I couldn't bring myself to go with her and everyone else to the vets, and everyone knew that I couldn't so they let me spend her last few hours with me, & my fucking god man..... handing her over to my sisters was one of if not the hardest thing I ever had to do.... while holding back tears I fought them to keep her with me until the very last second that I could.....
anyways yeah, having to put your pet or pets to sleep is never fun, always fucking sucks hardcore & is one of if not the absolute worst and most depressing thing anyone has to do, man!!! however, keeping lil P around for even a day later wouldn't have been fair or kind to her, her attitude that morning, and, just in her movements you could tell she was sick and starting to go from a little bit sad to very, VERY sad and unhappy and that wasn't her. basically; it was her time to go & unfortunately was time to say goodbye.... just thankful I got to spend uninterrupted 2 hours or so with her on her last day! even then though, I think she knew because of how sad I was with her, and how appreciative of her I was being, that she knew she was dying.........
I remember when i was in middle school my dog Zoey was hit by a car and broke her front leg, i got the call from my dad that the one time there was traffic zoey was screaming in the back seat of the truck as my dads driving around cars trying to get to the vet. He was thinking of putting her down but the vet offered a credit card. $3000 later she lived on for about 5 years. When she was 10 her hips were really bad, she had a bad cough, and she was in rough shape. I came home from school during my freshman year and zoey was gone. Years later my dad admitted that he took her for one last meal of Mcdonalds burgers and ice cream before putting her down himself (.22) and burying her out back next to Max who died at 12 of natural causes. When you're short on money unfortunately certain things need to be taken care of the hard way. It sucks that my dad was the one that had to pull the trigger, thats a lot of weight to carry, and probably why he admitted to it in a time of sadness.
No B.S. I don't know if its the black shirt, but you're looking lean my friend, keep doing what you're doing. Poor Gus, Christina is awesome, good wife. That last story was hard to listen to, I've been there, that's all I will say about that. :-(
We had 6 dogs, two of them passed away from cancer, both at the same age. Floophee was one year older and it was rough when she passed, it was almost like radiation because she looked like she was doing better for about a month before we wake up one day and her face was swollen and we had to put her down, I was destroyed for a year over her passing. And for Daisy. We took her in due to her having problems with breathing, and at first we though she had blasto, which then we thought sucked because most dogs with blasto dies, but there can be survival to it, turns out she had lung cancer and passed away when I was at school one day, when I came home she was gone.
I cried like a baby when I had to put my first dog down. there was a problem with his lungs and he started to cough up blood and phlegm and the vet told me what had to be done. that image will never leave my mind for as long as I live.
Great stories, give Gus a hug from me!
I dont know what id do if my dog died so i completely feel you- thank god gus is okay. Also just wondering what happened to that womans arm. In the next nd, how bad were here injuries?
Jeff- I have done this many times. Very difficult. I never had a dog die at home. I always knew when it was time. I did have a cat that died at home. I got her when I was 23 and she lived almost 24 years. She died when I was 47. Two months later I had to put down my beloved German Shepherd who was nearly 14. That was a rough time.
POOR GUS THANK GOD HES OK YOU MUST HAVE HAD A SHOCK IT IS HORRIBLE WHEN THEY GET SICK GOD BLESS
I got a turkey, I'm gonna give him a kiss now!
poor gus glad he's got through that experience
Benadryl strips are available at walmart, they work best for dogs. I carry them because I had a dog develop allergy to stings.
Sugar Bear We sometimes use Benedryl on our dog if he is freaked out about fireworks.
Same. My Boxer is deathly allergic and blows up like a balloon. We never leave home without it.
I currently don't have a dog but I will screenshot this so when I do get one I'll remember to buy some and add it to the emergency kit.
People can react to bee stings the same way, not just dogs. Be aware of that please, and be prepared.
Sugar Bear thank you for commenting this..I was about to say this because I've had dogs get stung and react to it and we keep benadryl around because I have an allergy to anything with a stinger and we gave them benadryl and within 20 minutes they got better..just be sure to give them as soon as you see any reaction
Close call! Good lesson to always be prepared, and I am of the same mindset with animals.
vinnys such a g the hot sauce/pepper videos with him r the best.
man this is some good chronic I was typing to friends on facebook and 5 mins later I realize Jeff is rambling on about carp or something lol
It hurt to see Gus in that pic. Im glad he's doing better. stay safe bud.
Glad to hear Gus is ok!!
Glad to hear that Gus is ok
This video almost made me cry, and I NEVER cry about UA-cam videos/movies/tv
Jeff you should talk about the why and how of story time videos. It's not just a casual skill to boil things down to a story and it can build valuable social capital.
Awesome video man very emotional. We love Gus haha
"Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail." -Martin Luther
the best thing to do in any panic situation is not to panic..panicking will only prolong the situation most of time so keep a level head and think through it and breathe..also just because a non aggressive animal attacks once does not mean they should be put down it means they need to be assessed and figure out what's wrong and why they did it like what happened after that situation..that's why I hate that death penalty..and yeah putting an animal to sleep really sucks but just to ease your mind I'll explain in layman's how it happens..first they give the animal anesthesia so they actually go to sleep within 5 minutes then they give basically an overdose of a medication that slows the heart and the heart slows then stops so they do not feel pain or any panic or anything like that it is literally just them going to sleep..
Jeff dont completely roll out rattlesnakes in water, I live in cental Pa and while fishing one day I walked up on about half a dozen baby rattlesnakes laying in a little cove in the creek, they may not be seen in water often but they will go for a swim
I had a 8 month old dog that died from parvo look it up if you don't know what it is. She was a beautiful white German Shepherd that we had for two weeks and was very playful. We were trying to treat her but it wasnt enough. At the end she was so weak. She was trying to go to the backdoor to use the bathroom and she collapsed on our floor and died. We didn't have her for long but she knew she was loved. At least she didn't die in a kennel where nobody would care. I wished she had just died in her sleep instead of me having to see that. I've had pets before that die of old age in their sleep and I can cope with that, it's natural and it's their time but seeing an animal suffer for a week and then collapse from starvation really destroys you.
Glad to see a story time.
Awesome video jeff!
Wow crazy ironic. I just had to put my 10 year old husky down today. Pretty shitty day.
I'm sorry
krutonsbproductions sorry. it really is hard to do
I remember when we had to put my familys dog down i still cry when i remember the morning i woke up and the dog wasn't there and i knew what was going on but when my perrents came home they just looked at me and i broke down i remember i cried for 2 hours (sorry for misspeling as i don't come from an english speaking countr)
I know exactly how you felt Jeff and it's one of the hardest parts of my job being a veterinary technician. Euthanasias are a hard process to experience and it's something that changes you. In my role as a VT I'm the one who holds the pet just like you did while the family cries and mourns. it's very hard to find the words to tell an owner that ok I'm going to kill your dog now. One story that I will be brief about is there was an elderly lady that had to have her life long pet put to sleep due to terminal illness. I explained the process to the lady and that it would be quick and painless and that she would simply fall asleep. After the euthanasia was performed the lady gave me a hug and thanked me for doing what I did. For killing her best friend. I still struggle with euthanasias and i expect I always will, but that moment changed me and made me realize that in that instance I made an extremely hard situation the best it could be.
I don't want to imagine Gus 10 times worse than what we see in that picture you show..... :( as a longtime fan, I am so glad to hear that he made it through that A okay!!! #longliveGUS
Wow that's scary man, poor Gus, and good thinking with the Beno. Glad he is ok now. Hornets are really nasty and mean ugh.
When I had to put my dog to sleep it was very tuff. It was originally my moms dog. I took the dog over after my mom passed away and it felt like I lost my mom all over again. it was really rough I told my self I would never own another dog until I can afford the Vet bills.
thanks for the storytime video
Hey man great stories love your channel, hate to bother you but I have a question . I tried to email you I guess I'm doing something wrong. Anyway just ordered Micarta scales for my Ontario rat. And since I'm going to have apart I was wondering if you knew how to help me with my liner lock sticking problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated
Wasps do not leave their stingers; bees can lost their stingers. That is, a wasp can keep stinging, distributing its venom. A bee's stinger, if it remains behind, may pump all its venom into one location.
I am glad Gus turned out OK. Multiple stings are no joke, especially on animals with lower body mass!
we had to put our 14 year old golden down, Fred. I couldnt even stand going to the vet to be there with him. I grew up with that wonderful stupid dog from a new baby to a young man.
Jeff can you explain the first dog that was put down more, what was the dog brain condition called?
I've seen Gus and he is a handsome example of a bull dog, I've had dogs that have been owner or family members handling only, I've looked after other people's dogs that have been the same way and it's a strain, your always on your guard when others are around.
I had to put my yellow lab down June 20 and I miss her so much she saved my life but I couldn't save her cause of cancer
I just had to put my best friend my dog to sleep for severe medical reasons, and my puppy just passed this past Saturday night
I use a 12 gauge to take care of wasp nest
I had to put my baby girl to sleep a couple years ago, the hardest thing yet if my life... I'm 22 and had her since I was eight, she was 13 when she was put down.
Wow I love your channel so so much
It's because Pet's are Family and they are there for us,and I know it's hard for loosing a family member especially a pet that you love.
man crazy story thank god he is alive,and sad man i have to get our dog neutered in a few weeks and i am pretty sad about that you know i mean its taking his manly hood away i want to see if i can get him to breed before he gets fixed. he is a rare breed to, so breeding would be a good idea. sorry for the loss of you're dog.
i have been watching you're channel now for like 8 years you are one awesome man. also my uncle shot a Hugh ass Asian carp with a double barrel a few years back man that thing must of jumped 5-6 feet in the air soon as he saw it fly up in the air he blasted that sucker in half, good times good eating to.
Jeff have you ever thought of doing a posdcast?? i think you would make a great podscast!
How big is this pond because I'm getting confused about how big it is
Anyone else Lay in bed and fall asleep to these stories
You have a good heart man.
Yay, storytime! No, Gus got hurt!
I'm conflicted!!!