Thread: What am I making?

This will be the final resting place for our little dog Peetie. She turned 16 in October and has had liver failure since the middle of August. She continued to stay healthy and even had some teeth work done in October. Oftentimes, when they start liver failure, they don't want to eat. By steadily changing her diet, we were able to continue to provide food for her. Eventually, she pretty much swore off most foods. She acts as if she wants to eat but will not do so. Additionally, she has had a steady decline in vertabrae disk which has caused issues with her back legs. She is not in pain but is having a hard time getting around.

A little more than two weeks ago, she took a steady turn for the worse. It has been a chore and struggle to keep food in her. Walking is tough and she sleeps a lot. She is not in pain and not on medication, but her little body cannot hold up for very long.

I've known for some time that they don't live forever and that I needed to get on building this. Part of me didn't want to do it because it was as if to say I was prepared. Honestly, I didn't want to be prepared. Almost as if holding off on building this was some way fictionalized in my imagination as a way for her to keep going. With it built, she would no longer have a reason. Obviously, this isn't the case, but maybe my mind felt like that.

We consult our Dr every other day. She is a specialist when it comes to geriatric animals. We also have access to a Hospice style service (called Pawspice) available 24/7. They will come to your house. With people, we can ask them how they are feeling. We cannot euthanize them. With animals, we cannot ask them but we can euthanize them. The whole process seems very clinical to me. As if you must make a call and schedule your animal to die.

I have zero problems with letting her go naturally if she is not in pain. If she is in pain, I will make that choice. But I certanly don't want to have to schedule it to happen.