[HELP] How do you know it's the right time to put your best buddy to sleep for good?Dog Talks

My basset has a noncancerous mouth tumor that is very aggressive. We had it removed a couple months ago, but they told us it's connected to his jaw bone and would grow back.

Well, it came back as soon as his mouth was healed. It hurts him. I accidentally kicked him about a week ago coming in the front door and it bled everywhere. His bottom front teeth have all fallen out and it just keeps getting bigger.

Took him back to a different vet today and got the news we knew we'd get. We can either get half of his jaw removed or have him put to sleep. If we go with the surgery, his tongue will hang out, he'll have constant dry mouth, his drool will be uncontrollable and there's a chance he will stop eating and starve.

He was at a local Petsmart adoption event with his brother. My brother in law adopted one and I decided I wanted the other, but wasn't able to go right away. Went later that day and they said they had to take him back to the shelter because he wouldn't stop howling. Went to the shelter and someone had already adopted him. They took my info in case it didn't work out with the family that got him.

Well I'll be damned if I didn't get a call the same day. The lady "returned" him because he wouldn't stop howling.

Needless to say, that was close to 10 years ago and he's been by my side ever since, but now I'm at a loss of what to do. He's my best friend. How do you know when it's time to say goodbye?

Submitted October 29, 2020 at 06:08PM by 10alarmsnoozefest https://ift.tt/31Ue0Cq