The vet says he has a cancerous lump and will not survive any intervention, and that he was a very different dog than even from two months ago and that it was time. He has dementia, tracheal stenosis, diabetes and cataracts, and coughs a lot, so it really is time, but my ex needed to hear it from the vet, who thankfully is always her forthright helpful compassionate self.
I know the internet hates pugs, but he was a stray I fostered and then adopted, and he had a wonderful hilarious personality, was cuddly as could be, and really did very well until the last year or so.
It is the right decision without question, but it’s never any easier no matter what experience you have with it. I will miss my puppy baby so much.
We just put down our dane who had just turned six. It was very hard, but he had an aggressive cancer causing ample pain and discomfort. There wasn’t anything we could really do. Even though he was only six, the cancer aged him considerably in the last four months. We felt awful for him and ourselves, but we also know that many people keep their pets around too long while quality of life deteriorates. We didn’t want him to suffer further. We’ve taken on that suffering now in a sense.
Sorry for your loss, OP. Enjoy the time you have together and thank him for his companionship.
Will do, and sorry about your Dane. It’s good to do the necessary thing for them but it hurts like a bitch.