I am a lifelong and passionate animal lover.  I love my pets with all my heart...I live in chronic pain and they are my solace many days when nothing else makes me forget for e while....

That said...I have human children that I have to provide for, and I have had to make the choice to put down a pet I dearly loved when the medical treatment was outside what my family could do.  Did, I grieve?  yes.  Did I feel I failed that animal I loved so dearly...yes.  Did I have a choice at the time?  No, I didn't.  I know Linda personally and I KNOW how she was agonizing over this...it was literally making her sick.  It certainly wasn't something that she was doing lightly.  She wanted her pet to live a QUALITY life...and she didn't have the financial means to make that happen.

I sincerely hope you never find yourself in that situation...but many people have and do.  Thankfully a generous and loving soul kept that from happening for Linda and her baby.

Brandy