The decision to euthanize your ill or injured pet is the most difficult decision a pet owner will ever have to make. It is a decision that needs careful planning. It is a decision that cannot be rushed. We pets know when it is time to go. Animals know when it is time to die. You will know in your heart when it is time to say goodbye to your best friend.

For when you take on a companion animal, especially if it is still a baby, it is easy to forget that you will almost certainly outlive it, and that you’ll have to cope with all the difficulties — the infirmity and sorrow, not to mention the expense — that old age involves.