Two PTSs today. I work a few hours a week at a veterinary clinic.

[spiderpig]

3. Exactly, mopinko.

I've heard about people pulling up to a clinic in a Mercedes and rather than spend a few hundred on treatment just say "time to put him/her down".

I guess the life-affirming thing about today was that the owners were mature adults who deeply cared for their animals, and our little group was able to offer them emotional assistance during a very hard time.

Big difference from when I was growing up. We had all kinds of animals and went to the traditional horse doctor, whose general analysis was "time to put it down". Boom.

I learned a lot today. Go hug your pet, if you have one (or ten).