[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Gayandgray

Very, very sad. I work all weekend then when I come home Monday morning, I have to spend the final hours with our dog Baxter. He has cancer in both lungs and the vet is coming to the house in the afternoon to put him down. I don’t want to but he is suffering too bad and struggling to breathe, even with the meds they have him on. My spouse is heart broken. Her daughter died last month from cancer. Now our sweet special needs dog is going too. We are burning him out back next to our other Boston, Brandy, under the big oak tree. Thank goodness I’m on antidepressants now or I don’t think I could take it.

I'm so sorry to hear this! I've been there and it's such a difficult decision. Just know that you are making the RIGHT decision for Baxter, even if it's hurtful for you and your spouse. It's not ethical to let an animal suffer for our own emotional needs. When my Oliver's seizure meds started actually giving him seizures and he'd cycle through several in a row over and over, I knew it was time. Be with him to the end and make sure everyone gets a chance to say 'see you later'.