Sorry for your loss, John. It is always a difficult decision and a tough experience. I have been in that situation several times. 21 years is a long time; be thankful you had so many good years with her, and for the happy memories you have of her.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 7:58 PM John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY > > https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh > > I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was > barely > eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last week by puréeing > chicken breast & chicken broth in a blender. > > But today she wouldn't even eat that. > > Then when she jumped out of my lap this evening she couldn't walk, > couldn't > stand up. > > The vet said she had severe kidney failure and could probably live another > week > with three days of IV fluids and if I'd learn how to give her subcutaneous > fluids at home. But even with that massive intervention, she wasn't going > to > last much longer. > > I was afraid she was going to suffer too much so I had her euthanized. It > was > time. I wasn't ready & I didn't want to, but it was the best thing for > Baxter. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
