I just wanted to share that many of us have a lot of doubts and regrets about what to do as our pets age and get sick, and only a few times where we regret nothing when we lose our old pets. I hope to take my experience forward in getting better and better at it... I don't want to be without pets, and they all die too soon. Bay will be the test of my life, unless he can go easily in the night.
I clipped her feet. She had Cocker-Spaniel pom-poms for feet and they had to be clipped or they were a mess.
I thought so. They look good that way. I think that's what contributes to the mountain goat look so much. They look like little hooves.
"When the need arises---and it does---you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out---that doesn't make it nicer, it makes it worse."
And I took that to mean that you've got to be able to make that decision for them at the right time and be there with them until the end. We owe them that.
My next favorite was "Women and Cats will do as they please. Men and Dogs should just sit back and get used to it." ;o)