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Old dog - how do you know when it's time.....
02 June 2021, 05:48 AM
AxtremusOld dog - how do you know when it's time.....
Sorry ... I don’t have any opinion or suggestion to share, just sorry that you have to make a decision like this.
02 June 2021, 06:12 PM
rontunerI/we have been through this a few times. I feel for you...
I ended up going to another vet clinic once when there was a quick decline on a weekend. It may have been easier because there wasn't a relationship built over time?
03 June 2021, 10:07 AM
CHASSorry you are going through this.
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03 June 2021, 08:27 PM
RealPlayerWe have been through this with the many cats we’ve had through our lifetimes. It’s always hard. I know you will come to the best decision.
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18 June 2021, 08:57 AM
LisaRealized I have been neglectful about posting follow ups. We had him put down last Tuesday. It was very hard. And this is the first time we haven't had a dog in like 14 years, which is super weird. Anyhow, it sucked, but thanks for the advice -- it made me feel slightly less guilty.
18 June 2021, 09:05 AM
wtgI'm so sorry, Lisa.
He was a lucky dog to have landed with a family like yours who loved him so much.
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18 June 2021, 09:53 AM
AdagioM
You did the right thing. So sorry for your loss.
18 June 2021, 10:10 AM
ShiroKuroLisa,
as everyone else is saying, you did the right thing, don't be hard on yourself.
18 June 2021, 11:50 AM
Steve MillerI'm so sorry, Lisa.
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18 June 2021, 01:23 PM
QuirtEvansI'm so sorry for your loss.
18 June 2021, 01:26 PM
MikhailohAlways an awful day. Remember that you gave him a wonderful life.
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18 June 2021, 01:46 PM
markjSorry for your loss, Lisa.
19 June 2021, 12:18 AM
AmandaLisa, you were acting compassionately. I'm afraid in the name of love, too many people keep cherished pets alive when if they could only ask for relief, they would.
Some might call THAT selfish.
You, guilty?
No. And no thanks to that vet urging you to keep him going to the bitter (natural) end. That was NOT helping. I'm sure he sensed you were torn and wrestling with the sense you were guilty towards your dog.
Besides, it may be no coincidence that he himself profits from last ditch efforts to prolong his clients' pets' lives. I haven't read any statistics, but I'll bet such treatments make up a substantial amount of the pet's lifetime healthcare expenses just as they do with humans.
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19 June 2021, 11:30 AM
Jack FrostI’ve had 4 dogs put down over the years. Never have I ever thought I did it too soon. Looking back, I definitely waited too long in some cases. It’s never easy.
J
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Be calm, be brave, it'll be okay.
19 June 2021, 11:48 AM
BeeLadyNot easy, but you did the right thing.
Condolences to your entire family.
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