re: OT'ers who have had to put an elderly pet down

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This thread has been refreshing in that it shows the care most of y'all have for your dogs. It's best to evaluate the situation from an honest perspective, void of emotion, with reasonable expectations for a loyal companion whose life expectancy isnt as long as it should be. If suffering is present with no reasonable solution in sight, then it is within everyone's best interest to alleviate suffering.

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There are vets who specialize in pet hospice care. I didn't know about it at the time, and there weren't any in my area anyway, but it would have helped a lot. Our vet is good, but didn't give us much guidance on what to expect and what certain things meant. For instance, dogs are stoic and will hide their pain. If a dog shows any distress at all, they are hurting bad. I wish I had known this.

There are a few hospice vets in SELA and the N.O. area. I encourage anyone going through this to try to find one.