Hello,
I made the same decision last Monday, May 4. My beautiful Bernese, Pepper, was diagnosed with lymphoma toward the end of March. As the lymph nodes went down with medication, I was hopeful that she would be the miracle girl and live a good long time yet. And a month went by, we refilled the meds and continued to hope that we could keep her for a good long time. But, it was not to be. She began to tire quickly, pant for hours on end and got more and more distressed. And the last night, I looked into her eyes and knew I had to make a decision that would break my heart.
I left work early the next day and sat on the floor with her head in lap for an hour....and we talked. She was my love, tender, joyful, totally devoted, and I'll never forget what she has given me for 8 and a half years. And I hope you know that the best gift we could give our best friends was to be with them in the end, with the one they loved best holding them until they had no more pain. You did the right thing, and like you I am struggling with knowing in my head that the gift was right, and humane. But, like you, our hearts need to be convinced. May we both heal and remember the blessing of loving our babies so deeply.
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