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April 2014 Moms
LolaX2
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The heartbreak of owning pets :( T&Ps please!
LolaX2
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We have two 11 year old Labradors that are very attached to one another. They both have taken a huge downturn in health over the past year and we have to say good bye to them together tonight 
We have tried keeping them as long as we can but they are both really just suffering and not getting any enjoyment out of life at this point. I have felt so bad even keeping them these past two weeks but they are more my husbands dogs (we got them together but they are definitely more his) and I have been trying to let him come to the decision in his own time. He called the vet today and we are bringing them in tonight. DH is just so distraught and it is so hard to see him like this. I am sad too but not to the point he is. I actually feel guilty because I am not so much a dog person (I like dogs but not a huge dog lover) but agreed to get them 11 years ago for DH and I am sad that they are suffering and that we have to say good bye. They have had a good life with us and they have really been great dogs.even in their old age they have been so wonderful and trustworthy with our kids. I also feel some relief as they have both been getting so hard to care for along with our 2 kids and have put an extra stress on us both and then I feel even worse and like a horrible person for feeling that relief as well. Ugh, tonight is going to be so hard, especially seeing my DH in so much pain. And how do we explain to our 3 year old where his doggies went?
We have tried keeping them as long as we can but they are both really just suffering and not getting any enjoyment out of life at this point. I have felt so bad even keeping them these past two weeks but they are more my husbands dogs (we got them together but they are definitely more his) and I have been trying to let him come to the decision in his own time. He called the vet today and we are bringing them in tonight. DH is just so distraught and it is so hard to see him like this. I am sad too but not to the point he is. I actually feel guilty because I am not so much a dog person (I like dogs but not a huge dog lover) but agreed to get them 11 years ago for DH and I am sad that they are suffering and that we have to say good bye. They have had a good life with us and they have really been great dogs.even in their old age they have been so wonderful and trustworthy with our kids. I also feel some relief as they have both been getting so hard to care for along with our 2 kids and have put an extra stress on us both and then I feel even worse and like a horrible person for feeling that relief as well. Ugh, tonight is going to be so hard, especially seeing my DH in so much pain. And how do we explain to our 3 year old where his doggies went? We really weren't thinking when we got both dogs a the same time and age because now they are both old together too We also have 4 cats that range from 12-15 years old so they will all be declining in health around the same time too....ugh we so did not think that out It is so heartbreaking loosing furbabies...
We also have 4 cats that range from 12-15 years old so they will all be declining in health around the same time too....ugh we so did not think that out It is so heartbreaking loosing furbabies...
Re: The heartbreak of owning pets :( T&Ps please!
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