RIP Maxie: August 10, 2001 to December 29, 2011
A pretty crappy day today. We had to put Maxie down. It was the best choice for him. He wasn't doing well at all. Between his arthritis and the immune disease he was not doing good. So it was an option of either putting him down or an emergency blood transfusion which of course comes with its own risks. The blood transfusion would of just prolonged the inevitable and given him maybe 12 more hours. I know this was the best choice but it hurts so much. I miss him. I realize he was a dog, but he was our dog. The family dog. More then just a dog, he was family. Our family. He's in a better place,and maybe dogs will be resurrected...doubt it, but it's a nice thought. And of course there comes all the what ifs with it. What if I had called the vet sooner? Would he be alive right now? Would we have been able to diagnose him sooner? Shoulda, woulda, coulda. T.T It has been a really, really emotional day. Ranks right up there with the day I found out about Dad's emotional affair. These past year has sucked. Major. Next year had better be great.