[OwnedByJezebel]

I went through a similar situation with my first Yorkie when he was less than three years old. It wasn't CT, though, it was cardiomyopathy and we first noticed the problem when he would sometimes breath abnormally. It was due to fluid in the lungs, and lasix helped a little while. He would have some normal days then something would excite him and he would start to struggle to breathe. Increase the lasix dose temporarily to clear the fluid from his lungs and he would get back to normal for several more days. (Lasix is a diuretic and will help to clear extra fluid from the body, I'm not implying this will help in your situation).

Then it finally got to the point where he was in distress without let-up, the lasix didn't help, we knew the one thing that he needed from us, the last little favor we could do for him in his short life, was to let him go and not put him through any more struggling.

It was very peaceful for him, not so much for us but it was what HE needed. He finally stopped struggling. He was so attached to me, I insisted on staying. He was stressed enough already, I didn't want his last feeling of me to be that of abandonment. When they get the first shot, it really does calm them down.

Have your vet explain the process to you, what you should expect. What will happen after the first shot? What will happen after the second?

The big complaint I have is that in such a situation, the vet should allow the grieving owner to pay before the procedure so that they can skip out right away afterwards without having to talk to anyone. My husband took Barkley's body out to the car, and I had to stand there in a short line and then talk to a smiling person that asked "will that be cash or charge?" and go through all of that paperwork just as if you had done a routine vaccination visit or something. All I wanted to do was get out of there and go home to grieve. If you can, get them to let you pay before.