Our elderly dog is 16. He's nearing the end of his life. He's hardly eating despite being offered his favorite foods. He's subsisting on egg and milk. His bloods at the vets came back ok and he's on cortisone as he's clearly stiff and slow. He's losing weight, he's deaf and partially sighted. He's not incontinent and still goes for little walks. He goes outside and lies in the sun and does his little routines, but he slips and falls.
The issue is I worry he's in pain. Sometimes as he's standing his back end just kind of slides away from him.
My DH says he's still ok because when he takes him on his little strolls he seems happy but I think it's just a dog who always wanted to please and being out with us is his happy place. I think it's time to let him go.
He's just a bag of bones under his fluffy coat and I hate to think he's suffering and in pain. DH won't hear of it and thinks this is just part of life and thinks I'm heartless and outrageous to suggest it.
We've never been through this before. The vet says we can bring him in whenever we are ready.
When is it the right time and what can I do to help DH accept it ?