Today is the day that Ddog 2 is leaving us forever.

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She's 16, a cross breed and lovely, gentle girl.

She has a (probably) cancerous nasal tumour. We took her to the vets on Christmas Eve as the small bump on her nose grew fast over the period of about a week. She's been having seizures, her nose and mouth bleeds more so when she has/is eating. The vet said on a younger dog she would have recommended operating but the vet wouldn't have recommended it for a 16 year old with. I don't think we would have chosen an operation for her anyway, if she survived the recovery would be horrendous.

Ddog 1 cried and howled when we took Ddog 2 to the vets last week, our lovely elderly neighbour came in (she has a key for emergencies) and took Ddog 1 to her house until we got back.
DD1 (8) is devastated, DD2 (6) is taking it in her stride. DD2 has asked if she can come with us, DH is against it but I'm not too sure. She is young I know but I think she could cope with it. DD1 and Ddog 1 are going to the PILs.

I am in tears already I don't know how I am going to cope with losing her. We got her as an emaciated rescue, we nursed her back to health. She is a lovely, kind, sweet dog and is so good with the kids.

Ilovesprouts. I left my cat too soon purely because I knew the room was empty and I didn't want to cry in front of other people. I wish I'd stayed longer with her. I rang as soon as I got home to make sure someone was with her. Manager said yes but I know she was lying.

Our vets are very thoughtful and scheduled PTS appointments are always the last appointment of the session (eg 6:45pm if they close at 7pm) so you have as much time with your companion as you'd like. They'll come out to your house if you have a nervous animal (they offered but my old boy liked going to the vet as they have good treats).

Oh, I'm so sorry Pink - it's just so hard to say goodbye isn't it? One of our dogs died in the Spring and it took DDog2 until the end of August to really be a happy dog again. He was very sad for a couple of months and then just gradually got a bit better everyday. We just gave him lots of extra love and tried not to leave him alone any more than was necessary. Luckily, DH works at home now and the DS's are in and out all day so he's never wanting for attention.