I rescued a cat once who was allergic to grass. Fleas. Beef. Plastic. Every time we turned around she was itching again. Our vet recommended steroids and that helped. Until it didn’t and she spent her time hiding under the waterbed. I called and spoke to our vet about what she was doing. Our vet said, we can try another course of steroids but I don’t know how much longer it will work. I said I thought it was time and she concurred. We made the appointment. I walked back to the bedroom and Samantha was purring on the bed. Where she hadn’t been for months. She purred in the car the next day which she never did. Then she purred at the vet staff when we walked in the door. Freaked everyone out. She hated the vet. You question your decision after that. It was so obvious she was ready.

@irenafarm

Ай бұрын

I had a foster cat who had the same experience. We were able to keep her comfy for about a year but after that, she let us know she was done, one morning. It’s so frustrating when it feels as if there SHOULD be another answer. Veterinary medicine is rapidly improving on this front (immunology), though, thankfully!

@rae1067

Ай бұрын

Sounds like my cat. She was also allergic to chicken and grins. Near the end she went blind and ran into walls and started getting bullied by one of my other cats. Still hated doing it.

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

Holy Moly, look. Kind humans that tried to ease suffering. I suppose I'll keep trying for y'all if you're going to keep loving cats. Thanks for being on the planet and trying for others. Much appreciated.

@shihtzuluvrtwo6386

Ай бұрын

Like humans, some bounce back briefly before the end of life.

@foolishlyfoolhardy6004

Ай бұрын

It's sad that you couldn't find a treatment that works. It is horrible and distressing to watch them hurt themselves like that. My cat is likewise allergic to life, he came into shelter with no hair and inflammed, infected skin, but we have found a way to manage it with long term steroids (he was also a trail cat for allergy desensitisation vaccine, which did work) he still itches alot, but he's still able to enjoy life and we always watch that it's not getting worse- he won't have a super long life and it's always going to require a dynamic treatment regime but I'm happy he's mine. (He's also FIV+, diabetic, and just got diagnosed with heart disease, and yet he lives)

I rescued a cat from a truly awful place (we paid a lot of money to prosecute the owners who had tortured this cat for a year with belts and fireworks- they got fined and banned from owning pets for just 5 years 🤯🤬). The vet said we would be lucky to get 6 weeks with him. He lasted 21 years 🫶 and we loved him every single day. When his time came, he began falling down the stairs and staggering. It was heartbreaking. After a painful conversation with our much loved vet (who we had to visit weekly towards the end), we concluded it was time to say goodbye. It broke our hearts but it would have been crueler and selfish to keep him going. He was euthanised 9 years ago and I can still remember the moment he went, I still cry about it. That being said, we trusted our vet completely and when he laid out the options, we knew it was right. Bless vets, it can’t be easy being with owners on their very worst day 😢

Unfortunately, even when you know that you're making the right call, it's still a hard one. I had to make that call last September with my 13 year old dachshund, Jake. He had a very nasty form of cancer growing in his mouth, and one day he was just... In pain even despite the painkillers he was in. I rushed him to the vet and they said they couldn't give him anything stronger than what he was on, and at the rate the tumor was growing and starting to migrate into his throat, it would cut off his airway in a week or two. They did offer to let me take him home for a day to love on him and say goodbye, knowing that he was in pain, and as much as it hurt my heart I couldn't do that to him. On the positive side, he fell asleep surrounded by family petting him, on his blankie, with me cradling his head. We should all be so lucky as to go out like that.

@rieaweer7459

Ай бұрын

I just went through this 2 weeks ago

@irenafarm

Ай бұрын

We lost one of ours to oral melanoma. Eff cancer, seriously.

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

You certainly aren't alone. I kick myself every time for not giving my cat more days after 16 long years, but similarly her kidneys were failing, and even going to say goodbye felt like I was making her sufferLonger for my own selfish goodbye. I understand kids need help understanding so going to say goodbye is important for them, but as an adult I couldn't make her wait in agony for an hour for me to drive to the vet just so I could say goodbye to her there. I hope the vet knows I was doing the kindest thing in my brain, that I believe I was capable of giving her. Y'all are Rockstars and I love you. Thank you.

I had to put down three cats in four years, and while the situations were rather different, in each case I errored on the side of too soon, rather than too late. They all had different kinds of cancer, from extremely slow moving, to terrifyingly fast. The reason I made that choice, was I knew that if i waited too long, we might end up with a medical emergency and a panicked trip to the 24hr emergency vet where the only thing they could do would be to put them to sleep. I worked in a shelter long enough to see that happen to a number of families, where their regular vet was closed in the middle of the nigh, and they waited to the bitter end when suddenly things took a horrible turn medically. That is not how I wanted their last days to be, or how I wanted to say good-bye. I think I did the right thing in each case.

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

The fact you thought so deeply about it says so many good things about you. I'm so glad the world has you in it.

Most importantly: try not to beat yourself up afterward asking if you made the right decision. It's hard, I had to euthanize my kitty in January because he threw a blood clot that paralyzed his back legs (saddle thrombus) and I'm still not sure if I made the right decision even though I know I did

My way of thinking about it was I promised my dog we would give her the best life possible so by letting her go I was keeping my promise. And we have amazing vet who came to our house

I would rather be a day too early, rather than a day too late, when the time comes to make that hard decision. It is the last kindness we can do for our dogs. My mother always said, the only thing wrong with dogs is always end up breaking your heart. ❤❤❤

Well said. As a severely disabled person who has spent the past 10 years very limited, 3 of those years in absolute mind-numbing pain, I agree with all this. Especially because we cannot tell what our pets are 'saying'. In my experience and from what I've learned in the chronic illness community, waiting till the symptoms at 2:11 is far too late if it has been going on for months and months of decline and low-levels of activity! When that happens, your pet has most probably already had a long time in pain, 24/7, just looking out the window and not looking forward to the doing anything cause it hurts so much or they have little energy. At least humans can decide their own breaking point, but since pets don't talk, I find it more humane to act early.

It's also important to consider the kind of illness. I had a cat with a cancerous growth, two with kidney failure, and another with heart failure and increasingly more intense seizures. Each one was put down at a different stage, with varying levels of guilt and/or relief that followed. For those who just went through this or are facing it, there is no right answer! Unless it's very obviously time, there will never be a time when you make this kind of decision that will sit well with you. There will always be a part of you that thinks you waited too long or not long enough. Since there's no right answer, there's no wrong answer, FORGIVE YOURSELF!

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

This. You do the best with what you have, and people like us believe that's exactly what great pet parents are doing. Thanks for reminding us that we need to forgive ourselves for our best being different for everyone. Trying to ease suffering is enough. ❤

The list you presented at the end is the best way to understand when it is time

@jamiecloud-domsher1705

Ай бұрын

I agree completely

One approach I have found helpful came from a You Tube video from a vet in Toronto. Ask yourself three questions: is your cat hungry? is your cat healthy? and is your cat happy? Hungry: if your pet stops eating or drinking, or does so only a little, you need to be working with your vet. But if they *are* still eating, it means they have not given up. Healthy: it's not simply is your pet ill, but rather are you managing the illness? If medicine or treatments allow the pet to live a normal life, then fine. But if the disease progresses to the point where treatments are no longer working, then it may be time. Happy: this is the quality of life issue that Dr. B explains. If you can answer yes to all three questions, great! But the more "no\s" you have, the more important it is that you start thinking about how far you want this to go.

I had my 15-year-old dog euthanised last May. Over several years she slowed down, stopped playing with her toys, and lost control over her bladder and bowels, and eventually grew a large fungating tumor on her neck, all of which I was able to handle. She couldn't, though. A couple months after the tumor surfaced, dealing with daily cleanings, she stopped eating and just started sleeping all the time. She was ready. It was the not eating that convinced me.

I lost my 15 year old Shih Tzu in January. 😢 He was doing well, then boom over the cliff he went. His little body started to shut down. Although it was hard as hell to let him go, I know I did the right thing. I missed him so badly, my husband gave me another puppy for my birthday. I can tell you this, after 7 dogs, it does not get easier. They take a piece of your heart every time. Please try not to hesitate when your pet is nearing the end of life. They know you loved them and letting go shows more love to them, don't let them suffer as this is about them. Sadly, they never stay as longs as we would like.

Thank you for this video. We had a senior cat we euthanized last fall. A little part of me wondered if we had made the right decision. Your explanation and list at the end reassured me that it was in fact time to say goodbye to Slim Bob.

I remember the dog I had from Christmas when I was 16 and she was just a tiny 8 week old puppy, right up to almost exactly 16 years later. Missy - Beagle, Basset, Dachshund, and German Shepher (still can't quite figure out how they all managed to make that happen). Great dog. When my kids came along, she was their babysitter dog. They loved to cuddle on the floor with her as babies, and if they got too rough, she just mothered them - gentle growls to urge them to stop what they were doing, and if that and my getting them away from her didn't work, she'd just up and walk off. Then she hit that fall she was almost to her 16th birthday. Started having trouble getting outside to potty. Not eating well. Just laying on the floor and not looking totally comfy. The day came when she hadn't been able to pee for a couple days. I just called and made the appointment. I knew walking in the door, I was going to be coming out without my dog. My vet did bloodwork to see where her major organ numbers stood, and everything was off the charts too high or too low. He said they could keep her overnight, give her an IV and try to get her peeing again, but no guarantee it would work, or work for long. I just looked at him and said, I will not have her suffer. It's not fair to her. He asked if I was sure and I said I'm sure my heart is going to break. My Mom was with me, and I signed the paperwork for her to be euthanized. I was doing good up to that point, holding it together for Missy's sake as much as my own. The moment the vet left the room for the needle, my Mom started hugging Missy and apologizing to her for this. I lost it at that point, but I held strong for Missy's sake. I held her while Dr. Miller gave the shot and she passed peacefully in my arms, giving me a final look of what I could best call thanks. I still have her collar.

I had a 20 year old cat- he was nearly blind from cataracts, and had developed dementia and kidney disease. He would “sundown” at 2am, walking through the house, lost and yowling. The vet recommended gabapentin, so we could both sleep at night. But that just made his kidneys worse. It got to the point where he needed daily infusions, and was on multiple medications, some of which worked against eachother. While he still enjoyed cuddling, and he would eat and use the litter box, felt that I was keeping him alive for me, and not for him. We did home euthanasia, and he passed quickly and peacefully.

Just had my lovely little sassy pants cat named Betty euthanized last week. During dental cleaning the Xray showed her lower jaw bone was partially dissolved from a mass. While it was not definitely cancer without a biopsy the vet said that’s what it looked like. Either way she would have lost part of her lower jaw and been put through a lot of trauma with no understanding of why she was being hurt. As a cancer patient myself I could not put her through all that. They woke her up and I was there loving her as she peacefully left this world. RIP my sweet girl and thank you to the vet who was so respectful of her life and my grief.

I’ve been a pet owner for my entire life and have had to let numerous aging dogs and cats go. Every one was hard, but when they’d had a good, long, loved life but were in pain or unable to enjoy anymore, it was always the right thing to do. I’ve always done the best I could for our pets. Once the bad days and pain outnumbered the good… we let them go, ya know? One though, shattered me. Dempsey, a three year old (very young), fifteen-pound Rat Terrier developed blood and bone marrow cancer (which is an old, large dog disease) and went from perfectly awesome to ‘we have to talk about end of life decisions’ after four vet visits in ten days. It wasn’t a money issue, it was a no-hope for survival issue, and I couldn’t let my Dem hurt anymore. It’s been almost a year and it’s still awful. It was so, so hard to do, but I had to. I missed our aged and ailing pets, absolutely, but I’m still grieving Dempsey and crying as I type this.

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

You're a fantastic human being. I'm so glad they had you.

I feel so bad for people when they have to make this decision, I just lost my beloved dog this past december, he was the BEST and was physically pretty healthy despite his age, then he had a massive stroke and went into cardiac arrest. He was brought back, but wasn’t going to recover, I was really upset because he was here one minute and gone the next but now I realize how easy I had it in comparison. It has to be excruciating to make that choice…there’s also an ER vet who gave 2 ted talks about this that really helped me in my grief if anyone else reads this comment. Vets are amazing you aren’t paid enough, and I cannot even imagine what you have to deal with in terms of patient families.

I’ve always enjoyed your content. This is not an easy subject and so very personal as you mentioned. I’ve always found it’s critical to have a good relationship with your vet in times like this. We lost Molly, our beloved 12yo Sheltie, to Lymphoma in 2022. Our vet helped me to decide when it was time to let her go. Although it’s brutal,:wouldn’t it be nice if we could treat our humans with such compassion???

As a nurse, I have repeatedly seen how differently people cope with serious, sometimes fatal illnesses. What is unbearable for one person can be handled quite well by another. There really is no general rule to follow. And that's how I experience it with all my animals. I know one of my dogs is a fighter. She is absolutely tough and doesn't let infirmities (she is older) and illnesses get her down and always gets back on her feet very quickly. She just has a positive and happy soul. My other dog is the exact opposite. Every physical inconvenience, no matter how small, literally sends him into depression. Maybe it's because he was traumatized as a young animal and that's still having an effect, I don't know. If he ever becomes seriously ill or gets a bad diagnosis, I will not have him undergo lengthy therapy but will instead focus on good palliative care.

Rescued my 🐈‍⬛ at 6 wks old. Had him for 8 years. In September of last year, I noticed he was less active and couldn’t jump up on the bed or on the couch. He just seemed lethargic. Took him to the vet and they said they couldn’t see anything wrong he was just aging. Come December he’d started falling over frequently. Would just walk and collapse. Couldn’t make it downstairs anymore. Couldn’t make it to the litter box Then he would just sleep. Talked to my good friend who is a vet as well as my family vet and they helped me understand that while he wasn’t in pain he was suffering. The process to end it was heartbreaking but beautiful. Crying right now thinking about it. The only regret I have is that he didn’t have to suffer for as long as he did. Miss my honeyface. But he gave us 8 amazing years of joy, laughter and headaches.

If only we could extend that to humans. As my mum was in hospital and dying, I was organising the cat for my adoption. I told the secretary that they've put down animals healthier than my mum. Edit: typo

@freedomishavingachoice3020

Ай бұрын

Yeah it astounds me that humans love to learn about animals, then we mention DNRs and hospice and they nope right out. Lol. Humans don't like to think about themselves, dude. You're absolutely right.

@Kitsune1989

Ай бұрын

One of my grandparents contracted rabies, we think from getting bit after tossing a raccoon out of his chicken coop, and failing to go to the hospital until it was too late. Rabies is not a pleasent way to go and once symptoms appear barring a miricle they are 100% going to die in horrific agony. But it's apparently okay if a *human* goes through that, but if it was an animal instead someone would have been brought up on charges due to it being inhumane. The hypocrisy really.

We had a cat who, at about age 13, developed feline dementia. That was a very hard row to hoe. She was the sweetest girl.

We just had to put our 15 year old chihuahua down. He had dementia and was sundowning for a month. We decided to take him in when he refused food and water for 24 hours and had not peed or pooped in that same time. The vet was so kind and gave me time to say goodbye to our little man. She also made a paw print for us as a keep sake. He was my best boy and I miss him every day 😢.

Thank you for this. Facing this decision soon for my dog with lymphoma and what I've struggled with is when we call it. These are some good ideas to discuss with my family. Truly, thank you.

I recall my parent's dog being old/sickly enough for these conversations. She was already starting to suffer a sharp decline in QOL, but it hadn't quite reached a tipping point. One day in the middle of the night, she just started loudly howling in distress, and wouldn't stop. It was a very distressing way to tell us she was done.

Something that really disturbs me... is how we consider QoL for pets, but not kids. (Or people in general.) Like, just to take an extreme example: Say a dog lost *all* limbs, eyes, tongue and 4'th degree burns all over the body. It's a quite clear cut: It *would* be inhumane to let them suffer. But, if the *exact* same condition was on a kid: ... It instead becomes a "So, *how* long can we ensure they suffer? How do we *maximize* their pain?"

I had to put my 15 yr old cat to sleep last night. It killed me because he was still alert. He had hyperthyroidism and renal disease and recently developed a bad UTI. He was treated with antibiotics, anti=nausea drugs, and an appetite stimulant. Over the course of 3 days of treatment, his fever resolved, but his severe nausea persisted. He went back to his vet, who did an xray, and saw what appeared to be a blockage. His kidney values were double and he needed a few days of 24 hour care. I transferred him to a 24 hour clinic. They did an ultrasound and found 2 masses in his stomach blocking his digestive tract. His bladder was full, his intestines were backed up, and there was fluid in his abdomen. It appeared to be fast growing because no masses were felt just a month prior at his thyroid checkup, and only his kidney values were off at that time. I work for a hospital, so I understand the quality of life thing. Still, it's so hard. Nine months ago, his best friend died at age 19. He was devastated because he mimicked everything his friend did. My only consolation is knowing they're together again. His sisters, littermates, have never been without him.

Thank you! I have two cats on the QOL program. Both have GI lymphoma, and one also has mammary gland tumors. I keep a log which includes weekly weights. The double cancer kitty is so happy all the time, even as I see her decline. One of those surveys might help with the decision for her. The calendar method would work better for the GI-only kitty, as he has flare-ups that seem to be coming more often. He is also the King of Pica, which would make for an interesting video, hint, hint.

@NoxCattus

Ай бұрын

Oddly enough, my kitty didn't develop pica til after her IBD/lymphoma dx. Then she became an absolute fiend for all things tape lol

Thanks for continuing this conversation, it's so important.

We recently euthanized our 17 year old cat after his health took a sharp decline. We didn't want to admit it but finally we looked at each other and asked, are we keeping him alive for us or for him. I called the next day. He went peacefully and I'm glad we listened to ourselves. We once kept a cat alive for far too long, he had so many health problems we didn't realize it until later that he had no quality of life. We promised ourselves we would never be that selfish again and I'd like to think we kept that promise. It's a hard decision.

My last dog was diabetic, couldn't see in the dark, incontinent, and sometimes I'd have to carry her up the stairs, but she was still happy. Then she reached the point of not being able to get comfortable, even laying down. It was time. Hazel was 15. My first dog, Sprinkles, made it to 16 and i don't know how that dog didn't die on her own. So many problems ranging from kidney failure to canine cognitive disorder (doggy Alzheimer's). I had to hand feed her to make sure she ate. Had to make that tough call with her too.

Had the conversation, barely missed making the call. My chameleon lost 2/3 of his body weight in a month, refused to shoot his tongue, I had to manually move him to the heat lamp, to the dripper, to the shade...to get proper body heat levels. 6 courses of antibiotics, 2 weeks long each, twice a day taken with food 12hrs apart. Syringe feeding a blended up bug mixture and some powdered stuff added to boost weight and add a little more nutrients. Have you ever tried to force feed a pissy lizard? Physical manipulation of limbs and exercises so he wouldn't lose muscle while not wanting to move much. Bought a diary to keep all the notes in since my normal little calender book was too small to fit everything. Sterilizing everything, moving to a vet style setup, then switching between two every couple of days so that I could sterilize the other one. We never did figure out what was wrong as every culture and test was coming back negative and he wasn't at a point where he could physically handle the more invasive tests. He not only survived but he regained the weight and then some. When he finally started actually shooting his tongue again at prey I don't think I've been so happy to get some tongue action before. Now he's back to his usual asshole troublemaking self. Does anyone have any ideas for enclosure locks btw? He's figured out the combo lock now. It took him a few months but he figured it out. Along with the bolt lock, the twist lock, and the double lift locks the enclosure came with. He likes to let himself out and go upstairs to wake me up if im not immediately down there to feed him at 715 in the morning. I would like to sleep in one day... also, he likes to wake me by biting me on the nose and I'd really rather he didn't.

I have a 20yo cat who I’ve taken in to be evaluated several times with hundreds of dollars each visit, given meds that don’t change anything and he’s still here because they can’t exactly find what’s wrong with him. Well, he wakes up with his face in his vomit most mornings, he vomits every second or third meal so I feed him a few pieces at a time throughout the day and some days he still tosses that back up. His back legs buckle in on him when he tries to walk or run so he had a permanent leg buckling dragging limp, his face is slightly lopsided ( I think he may have had a stroke) he doesn’t play at all with anything just runs in fear if I try to wiggle a cat toy and will bolt from the tiny red dot., he’s confused most of the time and gets lost just walking though the house he’s lived in most of his very long life. Often I’ll be watching the Telly and look up to see him just standing two rooms away staring at me like I’m a stranger or maybe that he’s in the wrong house. We have done scans, X-rays, blood panels thyroid panels diabetes testing, looked at his teeth, added feliway, tried cbd, gapapentin, prednisone, tranquilizers, slow feeders, raised feeders, prescription food, wet food, thermal, acupuncture… Issue is that he’s a very loving and affectionate cat and at the vet you can barely tell he limps, he’s was a very large 18/19lb cat now at 10lbs but looks large with his big belly and 10lbs being a normal cat weight. When I first took him in to get checked he was 12lbs and they looked at me like I was trying to convenience end him when I said he had lost way too much weight, vomits every day and sprays the windows walls and doors ( he doesn’t spray inside, or hasn’t gotten caught, now likely because he has yard access all day and sleeps in his enclosure at night ) He lives in a three story cat cage at night or if we go out but can’t easily climb in it because he hurls randomly has pica so will eat random things like icy hot or cleaner and gets lost and it’s really difficult and panicking to find him usually in the no not under the snake tank, no not in my shoes, no not inside the back of the dryer in the basement kinda searches. lol. Also the way he roams and paces nonstop, and in his bed he will at least be safe. I couldn’t find him a couple of nights ago because he’s afraid of storms and had already hid before bed so I spent the tornado watch night terrified I’d have to grab pets ( I have a system) but would end myself searching the house through a tornado trying to find this guy. I love him and don’t want him to live in confusion and pain but I’d feel even more awful putting him down if he’s still living well as the vets tell me he is. I question it but trust their judgement.

My void Lexy loved belly rubs more than anything, even though most cats don't like that. She would go out of her way to get more and after her sister (same litter) passed, I would sit with her multiple times a day and rub her belly. She insisted on continuing after I was past the worst of the grief. When she no longer wanted belly rubs - too much pain, I suspect - I knew it was time.

Somehow you just know. Or at least that’s been my experience. I just had to let a cat go last week. She had a tumor on her kidney and suddenly she just crashed. Although the sympathetic vet offered a couple of ideas, I knew she was miserable and I saw no point in delaying the inevitable. It’s hard. I’ve gone through it a lot. But I can’t watch them suffer.

Good morning. I really enjoy your channel and every video I watch I get something out of. Thank you for that. This is just an observation not a criticism. I’m wondering why at the beginning of most of your videos in one way or the other you are advocating drinking. Mind you I’m not a tea toddler, but it’s sort of sets the stage for people believing that in order to deal with the issues of their pets that you’re presenting you need to drink to calm yourself down or get a buzz up to proceed with what everyone’s learning in your videos. I have no other suggestions regarding changing it, but it’s questionable at best that a veterinarian, who is also human being don’t get me wrong, with a great sense of humor, I understand that, needs to drink to start off a presentation. Again, I think you’re great. You’re funny you’re educational you’re bright. You’re articulate all those wonderful things and I will continue on your channel. Just wanted to throw that out. Have a great day and again it’s only my opinion and I may be a group of one that feels that way

@irenafarm

Ай бұрын

I personally don’t have any shade to offer to any veterinary professional, for whatever reasonable coping skills they develop. I’ve worked in vet clinics. It’s ROUGH.

@Buzzy-bm6bv

Ай бұрын

@@irenafarm you are absolutely right. I give them lots of credit for their abilities to cope with everything they see and have to do. thanx. I specified that it was not shade. just a comment on how he’s presenting.

Yeah I didn't have much time to make that decision but I did have my trusted sister who is a veterinarian give me the best thing to do. Sadly, it was to put my lovey Charmie kitty purcious purr boy put to sleep, he was obviously in a lot of pain so I didn't want him to suffer anymore. And I know how hard it is for veterinarians to do.😢 but he had diabetes and undetected potential large cell feline lymphoma and a possible tumor caused irreparable damage to his GI tract sadly. But he is happier now across the rainbow 🌈 Bridge with his super sweet cuddle buddy, Neko. She was having micro-seizures and enuresis.😢 we had more time with her. She was 19 years old and Charmie was a few months shy of 15. But darn pure breed issues got Charmie. They were both Burmese cats so sweet.😊

This is a strange coincidence. I’m facing an awful decision today, I’m afraid. My 21 year old dog (yes that’s 20 plus one - plus six months) suddenly has swollen lymph nodes and skin lesions. Like practically overnight. But she’s not uncomfortable and is acting normal. I have experience with lymphoma and it’s difficult to wait for our appointment this afternoon. It’s weird because I always assumed that whatever ended her insanely long run with us, would not result in a difficult choice. Eff cancer, seriously.

@B2WM

Ай бұрын

I am so sorry. The oldest dog in my family made it to nineteen, and we always joked that Rascal was too mean to die, even when blind, deaf, and incontinent. That toy poodle could boss his golden retriever cousin up until the last couple years. No matter how much we tease my aunt about her appropriately named poodle, we still miss him. I had one dog who couldn't walk the last day of her life due to cancer, another who was walking around the vet room even after we'd settled arrangements but throwing up blood, and still, the one that I regret the hardest is my first childhood dog who was the only one who didn't pass in my arms. You may second guess your timing, but never that your pup is loved.

@shannonwalls7573

Ай бұрын

Eff cancer for real. I'm sorry.

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I think they tell you when they want to go. If you know your pet, you’ll know what they’re saying.

@mythe6669

Ай бұрын

I agree. They will let you know when it's time and no one knows your pet as well as you do. We had the vet go on about euthanasia with one of our cats because obviously they see the pet in the worst shape. I just said if I feel he does not want to go on anymore, we'll do that. As long as he wants to keep going we will do whatever possible to help him. That was when he was around 14. He lived to be 19 before it was time and he peacefully died at home.

Please don't use the Kristi Noem version of quality of life.