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Marjorie, I am so sorry for you. I cannot imagine exactly how you feel but know you are in much pain. I have lost pets through the years but the last two were my most precious. Both Lhasa Apsos, "husband and wife", Dudley and Slippers. Dudley went first in 1993 and I have not experienced a more dreadful hurt that I can remember. I am crying now just writing this and thinking about him, although time has healed where, for many months, I didn't think it was possible. I had him put to sleep because he was having such a hard time breathing and was so miserable. I'll never forget the way he looked at me and whined just before the Vet put the needle in. It was terrible and I have always wondered if I did the right thing and swore I would not do it again. Slippers had a bad heart and, three years later, she died in my arms in night. I had done everything for her for over a year and knew she was happy till the very end. It was very hard but was easier than losing Dudley. I'm glad I let her live as long as she wanted to. We still have Jim, their son and now a little one-eyed Lhasa mix to keep him company. Sometimes I find myself tearing up when I'm holding him and thinking about when he will have to go. I'm comforted, however, in knowing they've all had and the very best home we can provide and all the love they can stand. :) Thank goodness your little one didn't suffer. If there's a silver lining, that's it, I guess. You are lucky to still have the other. If you wish to talk off list, please write. Love and best wishes, Sharon Starr, Daughter and CG for Rae 74/50/45 Florence, AZ [log in to unmask] Marjorie wrote: >I took my two doxies to get their teeth cleaned on Wednesday >and one didn't make it. >I know they are just dogs, but they are my friends, I hurt and >all the platitudes aren't helping. > >I have lost dogs before, but I at least had a choice in their time >of death, this time, all I can remember is how FMWD (Fritzy Mayer >Weiner Dog) went prancing of with the attendant, and how I had to >take an empty leash home. > >Does anyone else find it harder to face things, >or am I just becoming too soft for my own good ,in my dotage? > > >As Ever, >Marjorie Moorefield >just another librarian with PD >66/10 >