i only seem to come her now when i need your real expertise as I Know you of old on here and those i know of old here are knowledgeable  those who know me of me and my dogs will understand,, and it is with Sad news i bring you all on my main Boy love of my life Zeus, 11 years olds now  ( rottwelier) and this Wednesday after xrays due to him breathing like he had hidcups we was told he has masses on his Heart and lungs,  they gave us 7 days worth of prenidale tablets 25mg 2 to taken twice a day,

Please Help me thoughg this, i know plenty here who will know what i am going though, He Is my world the light in my life, i dont want him to suffer, he does seem ok but is he putting on a front for me cos he loves me,, how do i know when he needs to leave us , i am trying so hard to be strong and normal around him while spoiling him a bit more as i dont want him to see me upset and feeling he has to comfort me, as he would do if i was crying for any random reason, so i am trying not to be crying around him, help me  here please i am going to lose the love of my life, what do i do,,

Sorry to hear this extremely sad news, just keep doing what your doing (giving him all the love and care that you possibly can). My heart goes out to you.

My sincere wishes and positive vibes I'm sending. Your beloved companion is suffering and needs you to be strong and there for him. I know it's breaking your heart know thou you have had a wonderful life with him. Good memories will return and you can smile in memory.

I am very sorry to read this, and my heart goes out to you.

A lot of people will say that you will know when the time is right - he will give you 'the look'.  And that is true of a lot of dogs, but not all.  As hard as it is, you will need to be objective about his quality of life now, not looking for tiny signs of hope such as him eating breakfast but looking at the overall picture: how comfortable he is the rest of the time; is he genuinely happy or as you say, putting on a front; can he still move around comfortably or is it becoming painful; and so on.  It's a horrible thing to go through but we owe it to our animals to make sure they have reasonable quality of life at the end and to allow them to move on to their next chapter before that quality is completely lost.  As the saying goes, 'better a week too early than a day too late'.

Anita - haven't seen you on here for a long time.  I feel your pain and really do understand your distress.

In your heart of heart you know he won't be with you much longer (I have a bitch with cancer here so don't think I'm unsympathetic.) 

If I'm honest I support nikita in the belief that "better a week too early than a day too late" is our duty.  I'm so sorry girl because I feel your heart is breaking.

{{{{  HUGS  }}}}

Love Jean xx

Hi Chelseagirl.i am sorry to hear u boy is so Ill. As others have said many times your dog will guide u but sometimes I feel it's for us to judge when enough is enough however brave they are being. Do they still have a quality of life ? Do u think it's good enough.? Is pain being well controlled remembering dogs hide pain better than us. I am also a firm believer in a day to soon rather than a day to late.everything u do will be the best for him

oh no. Just be with him and let him guide you to what he wants and can do.
He will tell you when he's too tired and you will know.

Thinking of you right now x