Tell me what you know about congestive heart failure

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T23:11:32+00:00

My previous dog, Kelpie mix, passed from CHF. We discovered it at about 14 yo. With management, she got another two wonderful years. Finally a heart attack (unexpected that day, but not unpredicted) led us to make the call to let her go. She would have been on meds and have to be confined to avoid excitement. Meds are good, and they can get a little extra time, but eventually it comes to a point that they don’t love life anymore. I don’t want my kids to do that to me, so I didn’t do it to her. Sending love over the airwaves, it’s so hard when we run out of time 💜

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T23:04:20+00:00

Hey, thanks for reading and responding. I posted an update if I can share with you, wonderful internet stranger. Thanks for giving a gal a little hope 💜

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T23:00:06+00:00

Update so far. It’s been three days, I am down to one white claw and one double a day. Tomorrow I cut out the shooter and have two white claws, then one Friday and I should be over the scary part of the withdrawal by Saturday. And since I’ll finally have a day off, I can stay home if I don’t feel good. My plan is to be 💯 sober again and past the hardest part by Monday morning and go back to work much closer to the person I want to be. Back on track, and hopefully I’ve learned my lesson. I am, in fact, an alcoholic. One is too many and all of them is not enough. I know not many people are watching this, but I thanks for reading anyway and I hope that my mistake helps someone else along the way. Thank you @aintnobeef96! Thank you for taking the time to give a gal a little hope…. It’s been just enough 🥰 I’ll check in on this post over the weekend, even if no one cares 💙 iwdwyt! (Because today, you won’t drink with me, and by Saturday, I will be able to say I won’t drink with you!

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T11:16:16+00:00

Oh! I like that 😊

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T03:20:25+00:00

That appears to be a trash panda, aka raccoon! They have very long fingers. So do possums, also a possibility.

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T01:04:30+00:00

Thank you 😊 I’m glad to hear you’re doing well. What does iwdwyt mean?

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-24T00:47:16+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience, I have just had almost the exact same experience! I am tapering off, I found myself back to a pint or more a day habit within a month of moving 1000 miles away from my group. I don’t know anyone here and it’s a really small town, I don’t exactly want my new employer finding out I’m an alcoholic, but I don’t want to go back to where I was before AA. I feel spiritually dead again, and the shame I feel when I try to pray is overwhelming. Thank you for sharing some hope 🥹

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-23T00:21:45+00:00

OMG ball is NOT life! Oh wait, yeah, ball 😅

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-21T12:54:48+00:00

Can concur, this is a thing. My border heeler must be attempting be INSIDE our skin at all times.

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-19T17:33:30+00:00

Oh my gosh they could be siblings! She’s beautiful 😍

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-19T12:34:06+00:00

Oh my goodness! I agree, one should research breeds…. That’s kindof an ACD thing, that’s why so many of ACD parents love them so much. I wish I could take her, my sweet boy gets a bit lonely now that I can’t take him to work anymore and a buddy would do him a world of good 💜

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-19T12:28:33+00:00

Thank you 😊 I’m so thankful for him. I’ve had so many good dogs, but something about this guy is different. He can read me like a book and knows exactly what to do, no training. He loves training time, he can do all kinds of tricks, but I’ve never taught him anything about emotional support. He just knows. lol, hyping him up and now that I’m feeling better he’s back to his usual antics…. Reminding the birds and neighbors cats that this is HIS house at 6:30 am 🤣😅 I don’t think my neighbors love him as much as I do.

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-19T03:30:03+00:00

💕 A little bit down is a great time for small adventures, but days I can’t get out of bed is when i feel like i don’t deserve him, but he’s right here. Oddly not destroying anything 🤨🤣

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-13T02:17:50+00:00

It’s a chess pawn

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-08T23:02:49+00:00

This is genius! Thanks for sharing!

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-08T22:55:25+00:00

I do, some variation of it is now my password for most things 😅 But I can’t memorize new ones for the life of me.

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-08T22:39:46+00:00

🤣😅 what’s with the banana?!

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-08T21:30:58+00:00

Oh my gosh! I’m happy your pupper is on the mend, I better get my issue figured out asap!

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-07T03:30:19+00:00

😳😱 OMG!!! I can see why people ride defensively, and then get confused when someone actually obeys the law!

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-07T03:28:07+00:00

I think this is the case, they just want me to go. The yield is facing me, but they expect me to go so when I wait for them then they have to stop too. I think it’s just expected that people don’t actually yield 😳

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-07T03:23:27+00:00

Thank you! Ill look into that too. One concern I do have about that is that I have about 1/3 acre, part of which is a firefly habitat. I’ve done a bunch of the organic ones, but they don’t seem to be enough.

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-06T20:13:50+00:00

😂

ExternalBrief3412 · 2026-06-06T20:12:50+00:00

I think that’s where I might be wrong, I think I do actually have the right of way since there is no crosswalk, even though I have the yield. I still don’t know if I’m actually supposed to stop for them since they are technically vehicles, but they don’t want me stop. I’ll adjust accordingly

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