[Dayze]

yep. thanks for the positive thoughts Gentlemen.

He's old, had arthritis we've been nursing along for a year, but now it's time. he has cataracts and can't see all that great. the last month or so just getting a bit worse. I can tell he doesn't even like walking, he just lays around away from everyone. Vet said this is 'denning' - basically him making a den for himself to isolate and deal with pain. Meds he was on are starting to give him the runs. I can tell that sometimes we go outside to do his business and he wanders way out and realizes "****....I gotta walk al the way back". It's just time. His quality of life is 180 from our other dog that is only 6 months younger. He's in pain and doesn't feel well, and we owe it to him for being such a great dog over the years.


I'd rather make the decision a little early, rather than a little late if that makes sense. last thing I want for him to deal with is some major failure of organs or something where it's in excruciating pain etc. His pain is 'somewhat' manageable but at what cost to his quality of life, and are we only doing it so my wife and I don't have to deal with the decision. I'd rather let him go when he can still get around, albeit very slowly.