Reply #36: When you are keeping her alive for YOU instead of [View All]

[TankLV]

putting an end to HER suffering.

Always think of her first.

The fact that you are now grieving and contemplating this is no easy task. Be assurred that you are a good person, and do not do things like this lightly. The proper thing is to imagine what is would be like to live like your companion. 17 years is pretty long.

An act of mercy is never easy.

But as others have said, it's you that will have to decide.

My prayers and thoughts go out to you in most this difficul of sad times.

With my last couple pets, my cockapoo stopped eating and drinking one week, and almost immediately was skin and bone. The vet said she was around 19. It still was the saddest thing I could do. She was gone after the shot so quickly, that she was gone before the vet could place her back in my arms. I know I made the right decision.

My golden boy Tank just went very quickly - by the time we took him to the vet after his stomach turned and got him under the operating table less than 5 hours later, there was not enough of his stomach to save so they let him expire on the operating table without reviving him - that was almost a year ago last August. I'm just glad it was quick - still wish I could have hugged and kissed him one more time.