Originally posted by flyer I had to have my dog put down due to kidney failure. After twelve years, he was like the kids we never had. Life is a bitch...
I'm sorry for your loss.
We also had to make the same decision for the same reason last December.
Our dear old 'Lady' was in the last stages of renal failure and it was too agonizing to watch.
We all cried. I even get a little misty now as I write this.
She had a very unique personality and we used to take her everywhere.
It really hurt but we had to do it so she wouldn't suffer any more.
Little did I know but the vet clinic took an imprint of one of her paws at the time. They made a cast of her paw imprint in plaster of paris. My wife took this to a place that makes monuments and headstones . Just last week she brought home a beautifully 'garden stone' with the paw imprint and the words "Lady. Our Family Dog". She placed it under a shady tree in the back yard.
She was a great friend and I miss her like crazy.