I'm so sorry. Those with no pets will never understand the deep bond and love that we feel for our babies.
I'm sorry Tim. I'm sure she feels your love and is comforted and will go peacefully.
Good thoughts for you and for Maggie
I had posted around Christmastime about my 8 year-old Scottish Terrier, Maggie. We had found out she has an aggressive form of cancer and only had 6-12 months. Well about 3 weeks ago, she has really been slowing down. A week and a half ago, we took her to the vet, thinking we were going to put her down. But the morning of the appt., it was like she was a different dog. She was back to her normal self, which lasted for a few days.
She doesn't eat her food, doesn't eat treats, doesn't want human food. We bought her the wet dog food which she eats a little of....oh and she will eat a little bit of a meat ball. I noticed today her breathing is becoming a bit irratic so I think this might be the last weekend with her.![]()
It's just so heartbreaking because the Maggie we knew just a 6 weeks ago, is not the Maggie we see today. I don't want her to suffer and I'm making her as comfortable as possible. She's just so darn cute!![]()
Cancer is such a terrible, terrible thing.
If this is the end of your time with her, may it be a warm and meaningful time.
Oh, I am crying now after reading this thread and the poems, and the memories of my Ranger! We had to put him down over 2 years ago, and sometimes, it just feels like it was yesterday! You know it has to be done, but it's so hard to let go. You want to be selfish and keep them around for as long as you can, but at the same time, you want to give them their dignity and don't want them to suffer! 



I am so sorry! It was a year ago that I lost my greyhound to cancer. He too refused to eat (which was how we gave him his pain meds), so I felt like he was telling me he didn't want to be here anymore...he was in a lot of pain and we had to put him down.
Its such a hard thing to go through...they are such a part of your family. Prayers heading your way and here's a![]()

Cancer is such a terrible, terrible thing.
I never had a dog go through cancer - but I saw me grandfather suffer from it - terrible is the only word to describe it.
I'm sorry for you. I lost my dog three weeks ago to cancer so it is still very fresh in my mind. She was diagnosed just before Christmas. Things were going well until the last few days. Not eating anything was very unusual for her and I knew that was it. In the morning when we woke, she was fine and acting totally normal and we went for a very long walk (it was a Saturday with lots of sunshine). I left the house for a few hours and when I returned she was a different dog and refused all food. After an awful night with me sleeping on the floor next to her, we took her to the vet the following morning and her liver had ruptured. My hear was broken. I still look for her when I come home at night --that's the worst time.
I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. It's so hard to have to go through this...your situation sounds similar to mine. I just said a prayer for you and your dog...she's in a place where cancer can't get her now. And she knows how much you loved her.