When is it time?

I totally agree with your sister, we shouldn't decide these things unless if the dog is suffering and is about to die anyway. May I ask what happened to the dog?

Oh wow, I would say now is the time. That poor dog is just too weak. I have had to put many animals to sleep. Some it was obvious and some I had to actually ask the vet when I should do it. Like when my cat had cancer. The answer is always the same. When you feel the quality of life is not there. For me, it was when the cat could no longer eat. For my dog it was when he lost control of his bowels and I would wake up and he would be laying in it, he could not get up and it was pitiful. We had to end it. There was nothing you could do for that the vet told us. The dog was over seventeen, nearly eighteen. For my one cat she became disoriented and started walking into things because she had toxins running through her blood from cancer. Tell her she better be careful because the absolute end could come at a time when she cannot take the dog to get put to sleep and he will have to suffer until she can get him there and she will have to watch. Put it to her like this.

I have 15 year old dog. Her back legs are getting weaker and she doesn't like going up the stairs anymore. From time to time she poops in the house without telling me. She used to come to me whenever she had to go out. And she got kinda skinny recently but other than that I'm really glad she's doing fine for her age. I honestly don't want to think of this topic and I can't imagine how will I feel or what will I do in that kind of situation. Nor I want to until the time comes

that's a very sad experience you have there. I idolize you sister for the love she is giving his pet dog. As far as I'm concerned dogs only have a life span of 10 to 15 years. I know this is very upsetting for your sister if she wants her dog to die the natural way let her be but just be careful because she might caught some viruses and infection from the dieing dog.

Instead of making the dog suffer each day, its better to do mercy killing. I know its very difficult to part from loved ones, whether its human or animal but that's life. You have to face it one day!

The time is now. I had the same dilema, keep my Big Boi Kowle alive with pills or the worst ulimatum.. I chose the worst ultimatum.It was for him. He was such a great dog, I could not do the keep alive with pills thing. He was a proud and great dog... DO IT FOR THEM , NOT U, THEY WILL LUV U 4 IT

When Misty was very ill, I called her vet to help me decide. He said it was time, but I couldn´t do it. I had to, a week later, when she wouldn´t even drink water out of my hand. Thinking it over, I should have done it before. She was begging me to let her go, with her beautiful eyes that knew everything.

Well, when I was a little boy (way back 1958) we had our dog really sick (no vet yet that time) so we just waited and waited and waited until our dog said his last bark... and he slept forever...