Two years ago this month I had to have my 15 year old Shih Tzu put down. After living that many years with a loyal companion who had helped me through some very difficult times as my kids were growing up it was very difficult for me to make the decision about when it was time. I don't know, I guess I thought he was going to tell me himself somehow. But he would never have told me. It seemed he wanted to keep living and so it was difficult for me to end it. Now as I think back I know I should have done it sooner. He had lost his eyesight, he had arthritis. The main thing was his personality changed. He was more withdrawn and now I suppose it was because he was in pain. Animals don't show pain like people do many times.
If your little one is crying I would have to think something is causing pain. They can't and won't show us what hurts. It's up to you what and when you do it. I can tell you now that I wish I had put him out of his suffering sooner. Actually I did not do it. My son and my daughter took him to the vet. I could not do it. That is what a basket case I was about losing him. Humans sometimes suffer terribly before they die. At least with our animals we can spare them the horrors that the body can put them through as they approach their final days. I pray your baby will be at peace and not suffer and you as well. |