Isaac
I have a 16-year-old German Sheperd, Isaac, who is absolutely wonderful, very sweet and mellow, but he's had bad hip problems for a while now. It's gotten to the point where he can't even walk, and we have to use absorbent pads under him every night so if he has an accident, it doesn't get all over his bed.
Well, he's not even trying to get up to do his business anymore, so the pads are getting a workout. And last night I had a meltdown and basically told my mom that it was okay if we had him put down (something we've discussed before.) I've been crying all morning, and I feel like once he's gone, I'll never be happy again. We've had him in the family since I was eight!!
We have two other Sheperds who I also love dearly, but I don't know how they'll take it when we finally take Isaac to our vet and have him put to sleep. How do you make it clear to other dogs that their friend won't be around anymore? I don't want them getting paranoid and thinking they'll be next! (They're both fairly young and very healthy.)
Please, I just...I need a little advice about how to help other pets deal with a death, and the reassurance that I will NOT be crying like this every day from now on. I'll be relieved that poor Isaac is finally, FINALLY at peace, but the physical absence of him will be so hard.
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