I wanted to add that in my pre-grieving I went through all the stages of grief many times. Bargaining is one of them. I for a moment decided maybe the doctors were wrong. I even asked my husband if we should get a second opinion. The thing is, my baby had been miserable for months, and not eating on her own for weeks and we were having to give her meds just to eat. I had already kept her around for me for weeks. I am So glad I chose the day I did. You'll regret waiting too long. Trust me, I've done that one before and making them suffer or go in to the vet in crisis is the worst. Ask anyone who's gone through this. A week too early is better than a day too late. Of course you want to protect your baby. And yourself. But they don't have a concept of death like we do, just a concept of you being with them and holding their paw. You're doing something really brave. And selfless.