I'm so very sorry for your loss.
I have lost quite a few pets in the last 5 years. I adopted them at about the same time and they all grew old together. I believe they go to a better place, feel no pain, and that they still love us and watch over us. I also think God had more of a need for them when it came their time. He makes the ultimate decision. He can empower your pet to survive, and He can empower the Vet with the skills and insight needed to solve the problems, and He empowers us to make decisions regarding their health.
I don't know if a funny story is appropriate here, but here goes: My Mother-in-Laws dog (an 18+ year old Chihuahua mix) began to have very deep slumbers. She showed up one day with him in her arms, tears streaming down her face, asking me what's wrong with him and could I take him to the vet. She doesn't believe in Euthanasia, she has told me this many times before. So I said " For what?" I didn't mean to be so abrupt. She looked at me, then at him and back at me again. This dog could barely walk, performed his own dentistry, went blind, and was just a skeleton. I asked her "What do you want the Vet to do?" She wanted to be sure nothing could be done to save him. I said "My God, Mom, he's not a car that you can keep replacing stuff. He's tired and wore out. You need to think about letting him go." As we sat there crying and laughing together, he woke up! She spend 2 more days with him and then had me take him in to be put to sleep. But I'll always remember him, his spunk, his determination, and his will to live. He was a Good Boy!
I cry whenever I think about my passed pets, and anybodyelse's passed pets. I have banned myself from reading the obituary forum here, I can't do it without becoming emotional. The only thing that helps me is to get another Yorkie, cause they'll keep you so busy you won't have time to dwell on the loss of one. |