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<blockquote data-quote="NPO_Aaron" data-source="post: 367069" data-attributes="member: 214">Guys, I'm struggling.&nbsp; I'm a tough guy.&nbsp; I've lost people. I've been through hard times personally. But right now, I am falling apart.The past two weeks we've noticed that our 8 year old female lab was drinking way more than usual.&nbsp; She had also developed a skin infection on her leg that just wouldn't go away.&nbsp; We weren't sure what was going on, so we made a vet appointment.&nbsp; Long story short, she has diabetes.&nbsp; The vet said her insulin would be about $75/week.&nbsp; I didn't care.&nbsp; It's a lot of money, but I love that dog.&nbsp; We brought up while we were there that her last heat was &quot;silent&quot;.&nbsp; It drove my male dog crazy still, but no signs of heat.&nbsp; It turns out that she has some sort of cyst in her uterus that would mean she needed to be spayed.This is where the problem is.&nbsp; The diabetes would take time to get better &quot;managed&quot; and most likely the wounds from the surgery wouldn't heal.&nbsp; The only real option we have is to let her live until she starts to get bad and then let her go.I'm crushed.&nbsp; She is my best friend.&nbsp; All of those tough times I talked about in the beginning, she was there with me through it.&nbsp; I've went through some pretty heavy depression issues a few years ago, she knew and wouldn't leave me alone.&nbsp; She has cuddled up and protected all three of my sons when they were born.&nbsp; She has been the best friend my kids could every as for.The vet said we will really start seeing changes in 3-6 months.&nbsp; She said most likely she will have went blind in that time frame.&nbsp; This is what's killing me.&nbsp; She &quot;seems&quot; fine.&nbsp; When we decide to end it, she will seem fine.&nbsp; I feel like I'm killing my best friend.&nbsp; I don't care how soft it makes me look, but I have cried more times in the last two days that I can ever remember.&nbsp; I'm struggling to write this right now.&nbsp; I am devastated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NPO_Aaron, post: 367069, member: 214"] Guys, I'm struggling. I'm a tough guy. I've lost people. I've been through hard times personally. But right now, I am falling apart. The past two weeks we've noticed that our 8 year old female lab was drinking way more than usual. She had also developed a skin infection on her leg that just wouldn't go away. We weren't sure what was going on, so we made a vet appointment. Long story short, she has diabetes. The vet said her insulin would be about $75/week. I didn't care. It's a lot of money, but I love that dog. We brought up while we were there that her last heat was "silent". It drove my male dog crazy still, but no signs of heat. It turns out that she has some sort of cyst in her uterus that would mean she needed to be spayed. This is where the problem is. The diabetes would take time to get better "managed" and most likely the wounds from the surgery wouldn't heal. The only real option we have is to let her live until she starts to get bad and then let her go. I'm crushed. She is my best friend. All of those tough times I talked about in the beginning, she was there with me through it. I've went through some pretty heavy depression issues a few years ago, she knew and wouldn't leave me alone. She has cuddled up and protected all three of my sons when they were born. She has been the best friend my kids could every as for. The vet said we will really start seeing changes in 3-6 months. She said most likely she will have went blind in that time frame. This is what's killing me. She "seems" fine. When we decide to end it, she will seem fine. I feel like I'm killing my best friend. I don't care how soft it makes me look, but I have cried more times in the last two days that I can ever remember. I'm struggling to write this right now. I am devastated. [/QUOTE]

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