Posted by fayeroe on June 29, 2009, at 22:05:46
In reply to Re: It's so hard to know 'when', posted by Dinah on June 29, 2009, at 21:51:28
> Thank you. I'm very sorry that others have experienced what I'm experiencing.
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> I know intellectually that if I hadn't given her the medications all along, she'd have been dead long ago. I know that if I hadn't gone to see the specialist and had my vet research the treatments, she would have been dead long ago.You gave her life. A good life.
I even remember that we gave her a home knowing there was something wrong with her, although we mistakenly believed it was a heart problem, and that I had promised everyone that we would take her in and love her and make her life as pleasant as possible, but that I would not go to extraordinary lengths to keep her alive. Yet at this moment, I *feel* guilty of killing her, no matter what I know intellectually.
Dinah, you offered her your heart and home knowing that she wasn't well. I won't say the percentage but I don't think that most people would have offered her that chance.
I understand exactly what you are saying.
I always feel that loss when I have to walk that final distance with a pet. But when I reflect upon the quality of their life..it helps me to know that I gave them a release.
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> Fortunately I have a rotten memory, and this will probably seem like a distant dream in the not too distant future.It will get better as time goes by. In February, I would not have said that, as I didn't think it would get better after Fayeroe died. I miss her as much but I am handling it much better now.
Pat
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