My thoughts and prayers are with you and Rufus. I know it is a very difficult decision for you to make, but I am sure you will come up with the right answer.
Several years ago when we had to free our chow from the pain of her cancer, we made it a family affair. Hubby and I picked the kids up from school and made the trip to the vet with Sassy. The kids said their goodbyes in the waiting room and hubby carried Sassy into "the room" where he held her in his arms and I held her paw. Doc gently did what he had to do and Ron and I talked her through it all. Her last sight was Ron's face and her last feeling was my tear drops falling on her paw. We went home with Sassy, where we, as a family dug her grave and said our final goodbyes. As sad as it was, I wouldn't have done it any other way. |