The most difficult time for a pet lover…the most difficult time for a veterinarian…is the last stage of life – the good-bye, and more times than not, euthanasia.
We – the veterinary community – your own personal veterinary team – will be there for you, and for them, but you alone can determine the timing. And if the last stage of life is difficult, the only thing that matches that difficulty is timing the good-bye.
You think you will wait too long or say good-bye too soon. You will not.
You think you are not strong enough. You are.
You think you do not have what it takes to make the decision or to walk to your friend through this last stage. You do.
You think you cannot. I promise you, you can.
You think you have never been called on to make such a difficult decision, and that it is not fair. You are right. I can imagine no more difficult decision you will be asked to make on behalf of another.
But your friend needs you. And you can do this.
Deciding When It's Time, Post 1 of 4
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