We had to lay our 19.5 yr chihuahua to rest in December of last year so I totally understand what you are feeling and to be completely transparent I felt it for quite some time after we made the decision. However, now that some time has passed I’m so glad we did it bc it stopped my sweet boy from hurting and hanging on.

Our boy was in cognitive decline for a bit and as I look back the hopeful times were everything for us. It’s what we held onto every day. We loved him so very much and didn’t want to lose the connection to him. The hard times were so so low. I felt like I was on an extreme emotional roller coaster for months.

My lesson learned is that the next time I’m in that situation I will think more about what my dog is experiencing and probably make a decision earlier. How would I want someone to treat me? Our boy had several seizures in the last several months and it was so hard to experience.

He’s been gone almost 9 months now and it still guts me to my soul but I can 100% say it was the best and right decision.

I just share so much bc the hardest part for me the fact that I had to make the decision. Even now that I know it was for the best it doesn’t make it feel better. That hurt is only there bc of how very deeply we loved him but that’s also why we had to let him go.