F**k! I had to have the vet put down our dog Peaches. She was a 15 year old Cocker Spaniel. She had a bad heart and water around her lungs.
15 is about a year longer than the average lifespan of a Cocker Spaniel, but that doesn’t make this any easier.
It never ever ever gets easier, does it? Knowing it’s the best thing–the only thing–to do doesn’t make it easier either. I’m very sorry to hear you had to make one of the hardest decisions a person has to make.
RIP Peaches. What a sweet name, by the way.
I’m so sorry for your loss. You did the hardest, most caring thing a pet lover can do.
StG
Doing the right thing for our non-human companions is never easy when the right thing is so heart-wrenching. I’m sorry for your loss.
I’m sorry. I had to do it about 2 months ago, and it is the hardest thing I’ve done.
RIP Peaches-you had a good life. I went through this-its never easy. Be strong!
Sorry for your loss, when I had to put down my St-Bernard, was the saddest day in my life.
I am so sorry to hear your news. The loss of a loved pet is a deep sadness. Sending supporting thoughts your way.
Sorry, Nobody. That’s always rough.
I’m so sorry. 
Sorry for your loss. I hope I have someone who loves me that much when my time comes.
Sorry for your loss, Nobody.
I’m so sorry. I send you my condolences.
Thank you everybody. As I posted on Facebook I’m feeling a little better now, but the house is kind of empty, and it’s weird not having to have baby gates up on all our doors.
Nobody, I’m so sorry for the loss of your Peaches. Was she named for her color?
My own dog is young yet, but just thinking about that in the future brings tears to my eyes. And now my older cat is 15. He still seems healthy, thank goodness.
I really and truly hope that someday we get to see our beloved pets again.
I’m so sorry. I know how heart breaking that is, having had to do it myself a couple of summers ago.
I am so sorry. We had to put our 17 year old Shitzhu down last fall. And a year before that a 17 year old cat. And a few years to that lost an even older cat. And had to put down another old cat of a close relative. And another dog is hovering right now. Ughhh. And for several of those it wasnt a vet saying “they have days at best”, it was a very gradual decline due to just old damn age where what time to choose was anybodies guess. This month? Next month? Six months from now? When?
That was one sucky choice. I’ll go to my grave hating to have to have done that.
So, yeah, I really understand how much this sucks. My condolences.
A little over a year ago we had to put down another dog. He had back problems and after a certain point he quickly got worse until his lower half was paralyzed.
As for how Peaches got her name; She was named that when we got her. My wife is disabled now, but when she was working a coworker took Peaches in from a couple who moved into an appartment that didn’t allow dogs. The coworker was also in a similar situation and so couldn’t keep Peaches herself. So my wife and I took her.
We’re guessing it’s because she was kind of peach colored.
So sorry to hear about your loss.
I’m sorry for your loss, Nobody. The furry (and feathered, and scaly, and slippery) ones really know how to break our hearts, don’t they?