How do you know it's Time? It was time.
I have an old (over 20) year old cat, I adopted him years ago from a neighbor who was ill. He and I have had a routine for years, I get up to find him staring at me waiting for his canned food. Ge...
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Deb and Ed M wrote:USA Traveler wrote:
One of the hardest decision we have to make regarding our furbabies, your heart will tell you one thing, but your mind knows it is time. And you will make the right decision.
Well said. My heart wanted to believe my Aussie, who was telling me he was just fine, just a little gimpy. But my head knew a 14 yr-old-Aussie is a fragile thing. And rather than risk him REALLY getting hurt by falling, or suffering a seizure, etc - I made that awful decision with my head. My heart, 2 years later, is still angry and hurt about that.....
Deb, I clearly remember when you went through all that with Ike. It's just human nature, I think, to beat ourselves up over "if only" and "what if?" I did it for years following the loss of some human family members. It feels pretty much the same. Only time will lessen the pain.
