I must’ve apologized to him a thousand times before he was put down

We really tried everything. Antibiotics, probiotics, supplements, an ultrasound, dietary changes, steroids… Nothing worked. The doctor who carried out putting him to sleep suspected lymphoma, which he said an ultrasound isn’t always able to catch; that if it was purely gastrointestinal like they suspected, by all rights, we should have been seeing some improvements at that point. But he just kept getting worse and worse with nothing working. I apologized to Uly so much. Sorry it had to come to this, sorry we weren’t able to save him, sorry he’s had to suffer so much during his last days. I know he couldn’t understand me, but I only hope he knows how much he was loved and that none of what was happening was something I would ever want for him. Even if it couldn’t be helped at all, my being unable to save him is something I will regret for the rest of my life.

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Mamapolo2016 · F

That is one tough act of love. My late husband was a career Master Sergeant, a sailor and a pilot and served in both Vietnam and Korea. In other words, he was not a marshmallow.

We had three Corgis and the two older ones were struggling. The vet said Corky, the oldest, simply wouldn’t make it. Tim took him to be euthanized and he didn’t say much about it. When Cookie started to show the same symptoms, Tim took her to the vet and was told the same thing. That day he called me at work and said, “Can you come with us? I can’t do this alone.”

It is hard, but I will tell you this. I am absolutely sure the cat or dog knew before we did. What they would normally do is to crawl off somewhere and handle it with dignity. We owe them no less.

That doesn’t take the pain away. Just know you did not carelessly throw away the pet you loved. You honored him with love and concern for his pain.

Cigarguys · 41-45, C

Im so sorry for this. And he knows! You did all you could

Xxdecayingenternallyxx · F

Oh ducky. Please be gentle with yourself tonight.

ReptilianFromPlanetCrush · M

It really is the worst feeling. It will break even the strongest of people. I pray you have peace. But, cherish all the good times that you had together.

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