[Sunnie]

oh how my heart breaks for you. I can tell you that I had my Cairn Terrier Ginger for 16 years. She was my strength. The last year of her life, she had diabetes and I had to give her daily shots. If I ever made her yelp while giving her the shot, I would fall to pieces and cry my eyes out. I knew that I would never be able to make that decision when the time came much less be in the room. Yet, when she had to have a biopsy and had to stay at the vets overnight, I was so unprepared when the vet called me in the morning and said I needed to come in. As soon as I saw her, I knew it was time, I could see the pleading in her eyes and it was without a hesitation that I said, please, I cannot let her go on like this.. I held her and cried my eyes out as she tried to kiss me better. I thought I was going to die with her, but could not leave her. She needed me. I DID remember her as she died for a while, but it wasn't long before all of that was blocked out and I remembered all of the fun good times with her. Now I lost my Sunnie almost 2 years ago suddenly and the thing I feel the wost about is that I was not there when he passed. All I could think about is that he was in a strange place (the vets) and mommy wasn't there. The vet had told me he was ok and to pick him up in the morning. When I arrived in the morning, the vet told me he had just passed away. I was just devistated that I was not with him.
Now that all being said, it really is a personal choice and there is no right or wrong answer. Just do what your heart tells you. HUGS