this.

DO NOT do it. It's a great poem, but JFC, it'll break you down.

put our 14 yr old boy dog down 2 years ago; and a year ago his 14 yr old sister.

Sorry for the loss man. Dogs are amazing family members. Your buddy had a great life it sounds like.

Sadly, I had to do the same with my cat on Tuesday evening. Came home from work and he wasn't greeting me at the door, which is pretty odd but he's old and he sleeps pretty heavily. I took the dog out and when I came back he still wasn't out there, so I looked for him in my coat closet. He likes sleeping in closets so I didn't think it was odd. It was only when he came out of the closet and couldn't really use his front legs that I realized something was up. Called the vet and explained what was going on and told me to bring him in immediately. When I brought him in there they called a nurse out stat which added to my dreadful feeling.

Long story short, he had a stroke while I was at work and from that stroke he lost mobility and dexterity in his front legs and also went blind. Come to find out as well he had a heart murmur and appeared to have developed cancer as well. Ended up putting him to sleep that evening. He was 19 years old, but he lived a good good life. Luckily I had the dog to come to and play with/

Sorry for your loss. Hopefully things are feeling and getting a little better for you as time has passed./

Sorry to hear of your loss, as well. 19 years old...man..

Understand your feelings. Our family has had some great cats over the years with many 18+ years and the oldest at 22.

We live rural and get many cats/dogs looking for a chance at life. So many stories. Old man digressing, Merry Christmas.

The ****ed up part about this is we adopted 2 kittens, rescues.
All fixed, did their vet visits and never hesitated to catch anything as much as a sniffle, today one of them was diagnosed with a 100% fatal hereditary disease.
My wifes depression is now my uphill battle.

Had something similar happen a while back. Just give that cat the absolute best life you can.

Sorry, man. That really sucks. As Superturtle said, it has a short life and you give it all you can. Then get another cat/animal and make it a champion in your life. It's the circle of life.