From: paul@nospam.home.com   
      
   Thanks all for your comments..   
      
   Things have moved on slightly now and I think having visited the vet that   
   today Sandy will go to sleep for the last time. Her quality of life is not   
   what it was, she does not go out for walks, she doesn't play ball and she is   
   not interested in cuddles, everything she does seems such an effort.   
      
   She finds it difficult to get up, in particular her back legs are week to   
   the point where I have seen her sat in her own mess as she was unable to get   
   up to go.   
      
   I hear her whimper at times and know it is either through pain distress   
      
   It is still very difficult, she seems to enjoy her food but finds it   
   difficult to eat... I hope I am doing the right thing but something inside   
   me this time is saying "let her go"   
      
   I feel this is going to be the worst day of my life.   
      
   Paul   
      
      
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   > "Paul"  wrote in message   
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   >> Hi all,   
   >>   
   >> I have a 15 and half year old English Cocker Spaniel who is now getting   
   >> old   
   >> and tired.   
   >   
   > Hi Pual   
   > I know just how you feel,have been there twice in the last 22 yrs.   
   >   
   > 1 dog 5 dogs, get no easier afraid,we now have a third dog   
   > a Golden Retreaver,each time we've said never again.   
   >   
   > But the love they give just can't be got any where else.   
   >   
   > You know your dog best of all, it's now a one way road.   
   >   
   > Your dog will feel no pain and it's over for her in seconds.   
   >   
   > It's been of great help to myself and Wife that each time we've   
   > had to vet out to to house and had them put to sleep in their normal   
   > surrounding,and they don't get stressed.   
   >   
   > I've then buried them in the garden what little we have of one,but   
   > we still feel they are with us.   
   >   
   > The one thing you can't do is to let suffer to much pain by trying   
   > to hang to her ,she's been to good for that.   
   >   
   > You've now got tears in my eyes,   
   > Very best wishes.   
   > Baz   
   >   
   >   
   >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.   
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   >> Paul   
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