tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206966303963818986.post3689897904839734038..comments2023-10-12T06:10:36.024-07:00Comments on Fenella Miller: When to say goodbye?Fenella Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16689827770180180284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206966303963818986.post-80665512230546688662012-08-22T13:23:16.007-07:002012-08-22T13:23:16.007-07:00A friend once told me, the animal will show you wh...A friend once told me, the animal will show you when the time is right. I tend to agree. My old & beloved black lab was only 13 when he died. He had a few problems and wasn't well for a while, gradually getting worse. It happened suddenly. He just seemed to give up. We couldn't budge him from his bed and he wouldn't move and was simply urinating there. The vet came and said his heart was bad and it was time to do the right thing. But, in his own way, Ben had decided that this was his ending, and so it was. Sounds as though you're right, your dog still has some quality of life. If not, she wouldn't be tackling even a short walk or wagging her tail. But I do appreciate how hard it is. After Ben died, we lost his brother 2.5 years later. <br />Best wishes to you.Suzy Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422821411216220911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206966303963818986.post-42270929247062381142012-08-08T01:21:44.337-07:002012-08-08T01:21:44.337-07:00Brenda
amazingly Zoe has rallied, started eating a...Brenda<br />amazingly Zoe has rallied, started eating again and her 'lapses' are every four or five days. When these happen every day we will have the vet out. As you say, we will know when it's the right time.Fenella Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689827770180180284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206966303963818986.post-57091033203548353552012-08-07T02:19:55.606-07:002012-08-07T02:19:55.606-07:00I am sorry I didn't remember that she is Zoe. ...I am sorry I didn't remember that she is Zoe. She is lovely. What a hard choice to make. In the end you will know it was the right time.Brenda Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494192256381012143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206966303963818986.post-22343286780691994552012-08-07T02:18:38.698-07:002012-08-07T02:18:38.698-07:00Dear Fennella,
This is such a hard decision but y...Dear Fennella, <br />This is such a hard decision but your lovely pet will go on as long as he can - and I understand you not wanting to part with him. However by the time I read this you may already have made your decision. We regret not taking that decision sooner for our beloved labrador. It is only a matter of days and you don't want to be forced into it when the dog is suffering.We cannot tell how much pain they can bear or what it feels like for them. The general opinion of a lot of vets is that people leave it too long. So, you have time to thank your pet. Our vet came to our home and Pepper laid his head on my knee and it was over in seconds. Not very nice but so much better than letting him suffer more pain. (I do feel he wondered why I was hurting him at the end as he looked at me with such a soulful gaze. But it had to be done. We can't let them die slowly and maybe in agony. Lots of blessings on your decision.<br />Best wishes, <br />BrenBrenda Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494192256381012143noreply@blogger.com