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Default Oct 26, 2022 at 02:50 PM
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Our oldest dog Jade is now 14. My husband and I rescued her as a puppy. In recent years she has developed some of the typical problems of older dogs such as blindness due to cataracts and arthritis.

Over the last few months, she has been declining quite noticeably. Two days ago, suddenly she was even worse. Yesterday she had an incident where she wouldn't stand up to come inside. I moved her inside in my arms and she stayed laying in the same place for hours. This morning she could barely walk to go out to the yard. Her legs were very unstable and she walked into a box and fell. The rest of the day she has been sleeping in the same place as yesterday.

After what happened yesterday, I talked to the vet we have know for years who does house calls. After asking me some questions about her condition, he said that the decision is ours, but in his professional opinion it was time to put her to sleep. I trust him. He has been there for end of life times for several other pets and he is always straightforward about the prognosis. My husband and I also talked. We had said that if she was having problems standing, we would choose this route. The vet will be coming this evening at seven. After that, I will call the cremation service that helped us with the cat we lost in February.

This morning I found blood on the floor where her mouth was, so there may be another health issue going on with her. She also suddenly became more incontinent. She was having some accidents, but now I guess you could say it's like she has sprung a leak. So, she's getting worse, not better.

It's so hard, but we can't stand to see her suffering like this any more.
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So sad, rechu. I know what you're going through is so painful.
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My condolences. We lost our Schnoodle (Joey) whom we had for about 14 years (he was estimated to be 2 or 3 when we adopted him) a couple of years ago now. We still miss him every day. Losing a beloved pet is so difficult. My best wishes to you...

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Sounds like no matter how hard it is to say goodbye that it’s the best thing.

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Default Oct 26, 2022 at 04:49 PM
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I’m so sorry rechu, Jade was a very lucky puppy to find you both, I’m sure you’ve given her a very good happy and loving family home. It’s a hard decision to make and your care and love for her is clear.
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I'm so sorry. HUGS if wanted. We had to make the decision to put down our little girl Emma in September. She was 12 and had gotten a big tumor in her bladder. It would have meant chemo and all sorts of stuff. It was really hard to say goodbye. I am so sorry for your situation but it sounds like you are doing the best for her. Take as much time as you need to grieve. Talk here if it helps.

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I am so sorry, my heart goes out to you
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Oh Rechu, I'm so sorry. From your description it sounds like it's time. Still a painful decision to make.
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I'm so sorry for the painful loss of Jade.

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Thank you everybody. She got a short reprieve because the vet ended up having to take the pet he saw before us into emergency surgery. He will have to come today instead. She is holding on so tightly to life, but at the same time, she has so many things wrong with her.
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When they get old and are in constant pain, it’s merciful to let them go. They can manage being blind and deaf, but when they can’t move around due to pain and there is no medication to help, they deserve you to love them enough to end their pain. ❤️❤️😥
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The vet came last night. It's sad, but it was also heartbreaking to see how her condition had deteriorated. It was just her time. We showed her to the other pets. The cremation service is coming a bit later today.
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I am so, so sorry for your tremendous loss, rechu. I wish you and your family peace.

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