re: Had to put my dog down yesterday morning.

I had to put down my Baby Girl in 2019. She was fine when she went to the groomer the day before and by 6 PM she couldn't walk. Took her to the emergency vet and they did blood work and told us to bring her back in the morning.

The next day they did some X-rays and noticed a mass on her liver. Vet suggested we put her down because even after surgery to remove the mass she probably wouldn't last 3 months. That was a tough arse day. My wife bawled her eyes out for hours.

Lost another one about 8 months later while visiting family during the holidays. Someone left the door open and he got out. Some piece of shite hit him and just left him on the side of the road. That one hurt. He was barely a year old.

Now we've got 4 dogs. One is 12 and I'm dreading the day we have to make the trip to the vet to put him down. He's a little dude with only one eye and mean as a motherfricker, but we love him.

The other three are 4, 3 and 2 years old. We should have a period of relatively calm once the old boy is gone. Well, at least that's the hope. I've had to shell out thousands of dollars on the 4 and 2 year olds due to snake bites and eating chocolate wrapped in aluminum foil in the last 18 months.