I have been were you are VERY recently. 2weeks ago we let our 2bits go. He was the rock of our family (15 1/2yrs). We started talking before last Christmas about how to know when the time was right. One evening he just pooped in my den (in his good years he weighed 70lbs at that time he weighed 52),then a week later he peed in the den and didnt even know it. When he figured it out he just looked at me and I could tell that he was so sad. He had hip displacia,walking was very difficult so my 16 year old daughter would pick him up and take him outside,there was a time when he greatly out weighed her. I laid in the floor with him after everyone went to bed and I know that he was telling me that he was done,his kidneys were failing as well. I made the call on a Friday,for the next Tuesday,we all just wanted a few more days. Those last 3 days were so hard for him physically.
The ride to the vets was so hard for me and my husband. 2bits had been with us half of our marriage and was only 6months older than our youngest child. It was a very hard thing to do,but I know in my heart that he was ready.
Your Tina will let you know when,your heart will let you know when. As some one here on the forum told me. As hard as it is,it is the greatest act of love you can give to a pet that is suffering. It an act of unselfish love. You will know.
I will keep you in my thoughts and pray that you will have peace in your heart. |