Considering euthanasia and struggling with the idea

Orion said:
I have great news today! He is a little more active, has eaten some pellets, and 6 mls of critical care mostly on his own! I’m so proud of him
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Great news. :yahoo:

Keeping hanging in there and persist with little but regular feeds and try to get as close as you can to 40 ml in order to get his weight up. It is great that he has not lost his appetite completely.

Make sure that you continue to look after yourself as well so you can be there for him for the longer run.
 
It is an emotional rollercoaster, same as you I was in this situation with our boy, one hour he was fine the next two not so good then four hours acting like himself and to help I literally got my calendar and sectioned it off to represent parts of the day and gave a smile/tick if that part of the day had been generally positive or a sad face if it had generally been not great at first I felt terrible for being so practical but it was done with the up most love because in those sad moments that's all I could see but then looking at the day as a whole in black and white really helped me decide what was best for our boy 🤗
I hope that kind of makes sense and sorry if it's a ramble and useless 💐
 
Please know that you are doing enough, and all that you can. It is very difficult when they have good moments and then start to decline again, it is like a rollercoaster.

If he is having more bad times than good, it may be time to make that decision although it is not an easy one, please be kind to yourself and spend as much time with him as you can, he knows he is loved. We are all here for you and Ed. 🧡

I started before that I had to put my boar to sleep last week and it was very difficult, but the vets were wonderful and he went so peacefully and pain-free, and it made the euthanasia experience not so traumatizing. I had never had to do it before, so I was absolutely terrified beforehand, but I know I made the right decision, as hard as it was.

You will know when to make the decision for Ed.
Hugs to you.
 
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