Re: How to know it's the end?
The end, or near the end, is sooo hard. I hate it!
I have rules I made for myself. It's time when they stop eating, can't get up, and/or lose control of bowels/bladder.
Even with those rules I seem to wait a little bit too long, I have such a hard time letting go. I'm a mess leading up to it then once it's over I am still sad but have a peace.
My last two dogs (Golden, then a Lab) both lived to be 14+. In the end I was helping them to go outside for the bathroom and feeding them anything I could get them to eat, canned food, baby food, eggs, whatever.
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Katherine, married 8-9-97
ds1 22 (adding a dil in August!)
dd1 18
dd2 16
ds2 10
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