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Mr. Luddite[_4_]

On 12/28/2017 7:05 PM, Boating All Out wrote:
In article c35c0316-e5e9-4254-99d9-
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I share that same hope as your wife. When we lost our 1st Springer Spaniel back in the late '80s, We were waiting for test results on a plug of his skin to come from the big vet college in Guelph Ontario. He died overnight over the grate in our front hall.
The little Cocker Spaniel ran out in front of a car and got run over. She lasted 36 hours between the Emergency Pet Hospital and the Vet's office before dying of internal injuries. Could see the writing on the wall for both but the vets offered hope and we latched onto it. Both dogs probably suffered a bit longer than they had to.

Dogs hang on to life as much as humans. As long as they're
having some "good" moments, I won't put them down.

Not all humans want to hang on to life especially if they are terminally
ill. I know of at least two people who's last wishes were to peacefully
pass away.

The difference is that humans can make their wishes known. A dog
cannot. That became the determining factor with my lab. His few "good
moments" were far outnumbered by bad ones and he was in pain despite
medication. It wasn't fair to him to listen to him whimpering at night
in his bed.