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nilesobek

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18. Update: I took him to the vet this morning.
Wed Sep 28, 2016, 04:04 AM
Sep 2016

It only took a few minutes. He did not shudder but went to sleep.

I am not relieved, to the contrary, I feel like a monstrous creature.

I'm losing my Jack, [View all] nilesobek Sep 2016 OP
I'm so sorry, nilesobek. In_The_Wind Sep 2016 #1
Is his quality of life poor? MADem Sep 2016 #2
He cannot walk walk very good. nilesobek Sep 2016 #4
I'm so sorry for you. 17 years is a wonderful lifetime for a dog. Fla Dem Sep 2016 #5
It's a terrible, terrible thing to have to go through. MADem Sep 2016 #7
I'm giving him a quarter of a tramadol on occasion. nilesobek Sep 2016 #12
:( baldguy Sep 2016 #3
So sorry, nilesobek. femmocrat Sep 2016 #6
I am so sorry irisblue Sep 2016 #8
we love all the pets we have, but there's always that one Skittles Sep 2016 #9
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #10
There's no good answers here Arazi Sep 2016 #11
the last big favor we do for our buddies. mopinko Sep 2016 #13
What an unfair world nilesobek Sep 2016 #14
yes you do and mopinko Sep 2016 #16
So sorry a la izquierda Sep 2016 #15
I'm so sorry. n/t area51 Sep 2016 #17
Update: I took him to the vet this morning. nilesobek Sep 2016 #18
You are not a monster. You did what was best for Jack, not what was best for you. Fla Dem Sep 2016 #21
it's the kindest thing you could do...they leave us too early Demonaut Sep 2016 #23
I had rescued a chocolate lab nilesobek Oct 2016 #29
Your Jack went to sleep on your lap, surrounded and loved by his person irisblue Sep 2016 #24
You gave him a wonderful long life during which Ilsa Sep 2016 #25
Hug shenmue Sep 2016 #26
Very sorry to hear this rumdude Sep 2016 #19
Just went through that recently... lame54 Sep 2016 #20
Just be there when he goes, it's so very hard Demonaut Sep 2016 #22
I want to thank everyone nilesobek Sep 2016 #27
... Skittles Sep 2016 #28
... In_The_Wind Oct 2016 #30
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