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Hi Aaron,

Sorry to hear about your beloved Pet. I've had to go through what you have 3 times in the past and its a complete trauma every time.

Here is what you can do that MIGHT help you a LITTLE...

Come to the realization that your pet will never recover. It won't get better. It's best years are behind him. You may be spending a lot of money on care and medication but ultimate you need to cut this off. It feels good to spend all of that money because it MIGHT help, but in the end it won't.

Spend a lot of time with him. Play with him, walk him, hold him etc. Let him know you love him etc. One day, you'll know that "today" is "the day"....

Take him to a proper vet or animal hospital. Proper vets are very careful about how they put an animal down. They will give him a shot to relax him, then an IV. In the IV they will inject something else which is intended to make the final shot go as smoothly as possible, to make it pain free, and very fast. This procedure will cost you some $$$ but it is worth it. It is the last gift you can give to your pet.

Finally your vet will bring your dog out to you in a room by yourself to say your last goodby's. This is the hardest part of the whole fucking ordeal. When you're ready, your vet will come in and give your pet a last injection. Once the injection has taking place, the result is immediate, and I mean immediate.

Do everything you can to be there. In a lot of ways its easier to say goodbye and walk away before the vet puts him down, but trust me you will regret this later on.

Afterwards you will cry like a baby but you will feel better later knowing you did everything you could, that you gave him a safe and happy home, and that he made you happy in return.

Good luck.