My poor dog. Again.

[Kempstonian]

An awful decision to have to make... but you really had no choice. You did the right thing.

I had to make the same decision with our family labrador years ago, when my parents were on holiday. I felt awful when I had to tell them but they told me they were half expecting it and they didn't blame me. Its a day I won't ever forget though, even though it saved the dog much pain I can't help those guilt feelings when I think back on it.

I think more now about the good times though and what a great dog she was. Charlie will live on in your memory too @colly.

 

[pawl]

Truly sorry to here your news.

 

[fossyant]

Sorry to hear this. 12 is a good innings, but it's never easy. At least he had a great life no suffering.

 

[Houthakker]

Ah, sorry to hear that Colly. Its a terrible decision to have to make but I think you summed it up when you said he would have no qualiy of life.
Console yourself with the knowledge that you looked after him all his life and did right by him at the end.

 

[Salty seadog]

That's hard Colly.

 

[keithmac]

Really sad news but you've done the best by your dog which is what counts.

I've seen the other side and it wasn't nice or fair.

Remember the good times you've had together.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Thank you for your comments.

I'm sorry to say it's not good news. Poor Charlie was even more sick this morning. His back legs had all but stopped working and it seemed a moumental effort for him to even raise his head to take a drink. I helped him into the garden so he could have a pee, which he did, but then he just slumped down unable to hold himself up. The final results of all his tests were in and while I won't go into details we decided he would have no quality of life
At around 2.30 he was put to sleep. A nice little phrase meaning his was given an injection to end his life. It was peaceful at least.
A horrible decision to make even though I feel it was the right one. Still hasn't sunk in yet tbh.

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Sorry to hear that Charlie has gone.

I lost my Weimaraner around seven years ago at age 12. Three weeks prior to his death he'd been bounding around the mountains and then a week before he died he stopped walking in the middle of his daily walk. And one week later he was gone - no control over his rear legs; spinal tumour.

All I can say is that, in the main, you have no control over when your dog comes into the world and mostly no control when they leave it. But you sure as hell can do a lot about the bit in the middle!

Any dog that's loved, well fed, properly looked after through sicknesses and injuries etc, has adequate exercise and play and is never beaten is a really fortunate dog - no doubt Charlie had all of this and you did the right thing at the end. Lucky dog!

Travel well Charlie.

 

[Oldbloke]

Sorry for your loss @colly, very sad.

 

[Saluki]

So sorry to hear that your Charlie dog has gone.
He will know how much he was loved and you know that you gave him the best life that a dog could have.
Sending heartfelt condolences to you