Ellie took a turn for the worse today.  She was obviously in pain from her arthritis and pain killers made no difference.  She had a lump inside her lip which when we went to the vet, the vet thought was an aggressive tumour.

Earlier I called her for walkies and she refused for the first time ever and I could see from her face that it was time.  So, at 5pm today, I did the hardest thing I have ever had to do and said goodbye to my darling gentle girl who has been with me through thick and thin.

Run free at the bridge my angel.

So sorry for your loss, run free Ellie

I'm sorry to hear about Ellie its the hardest thing to do but the last kindness you can do for them, R.I.P sweetheart.

Am so sorry to read that Paula.
Run Free at the bridge Ellie xxxxx
Lea.

So sorry ((((warmest Hugs))))) x

So sorry for your sad news
Run free now Ellie...   God Bless 

so sorry to hear your sad news
run free ellie have fun at Rainbow Bridge
god bless xxx

So sorry for your loss, Paula.

my thoughts are with you.

Good night God bless Ellie. Run free at the bridge
(((((HUGS))))))) for you Paula, Ellie will be watching over you from the Bridge
Angela

So sorry for your loss, run free Ellie.

So sorry to hear of your loss.  Often, the kindest things we have to do, are the most hard.  My thoughts are with you.

Run Free at the Bridge, Ellie.

((((hugs))))

So sorry to hear about Ellie. She sounded like a wonderful girl.

Rest in peace Ellie and big {{{{hugs}}}} Paula xx

sorry for your terrible loss.and warm hugs sent your way!!
R.I.P Ellie.

Jonelle

so sorry about Ellie, thinking of you.

Denese

so sorry to hear about ellie, my thoughts are with you at this sad time....
  shirley xxxxx

Im so sorry Paula
Run free at the bridge Ellie xx

My thoughts are with you Paula, it was time and you saved her any more pain, its so hard to do the right thing.

its so hard making that choice.  It was the right one, even though it may not feel like it at the moment.  Your girl is in no more pain. Sending big hugs and remember all the happy times you had together

Run free sweet Ellie xxx

Thank you all for your kind words. The house just isn't the same without her

So sorry Paula,

Sheila.

So so sorry Paula words are hard to find,
may Ellie run free at the bridge,
god bless my thoughts are with you.x

so very sorry for your loss.
Run Free Ellie,
God bless you both.
xxxx

Thanks again for all your kind words.  I'm finding it very hard to come to terms with.  The most stupid things set me off - I've just eaten a bag of crisps in tears.  Even though the daft old thing was supposed to be deaf, she could hear a crisp bag opening a mile away!!  She'd come and sit next to you in the hope you'd eventually give in and let her have one then the minute you finished them she'd be off back to whatever she was doing before. 

Thanks for listening to me ramble on.

So sorry Paula, it really is the hardest thing to have to decide but know that you did the best thing for her.  It's nearly two months since I had to make the same decision for my beautiful girl Madi and I'm still set off by the stupidest of things, like prawn crackers from the Chinese that she used to love and I used love hearing her crunch!  People say it gets easier and it does, slowly.  I have yet to go a day without a tear for my girl but I'm not sobbing like I did those first few weeks.

My heart and thoughts go out to you xx

Sorry for your loss. It does get easier but it doesnt make us forget them.
Donna x

Thank you so sad.  Ellie was a big lover of prawn crackers too, mind you she was a retriever so loved all food .

I know it'll get easier eventually, but I just miss her so much and even the other dogs are missing her too.  Sasha was staring at her bed yesterday.

So sorry Paula. Run free Ellie.

It's always silly things that set you off I think.

I can't look at a bag of Skittles (I know she should never have had them), but when we went on long journeys she would have the odd skittle along the way ( she was getting on so what did it matter ). When she was PTS at home the last thing she was eating as the injection went in was a Skittle. Still breaks my heart to think of it.

Other memories will come along and push the sad ones back eventually. So difficult for you (((((hugs)))))

Thanks ChinaBlue.  I got a lovely card from the vet who put her to sleep this morning, which set me off again.  She said how lovely Ellie was and how I'd done the right thing in ending her suffering, it's making me fill up just thinking about it. (Have to admit, I'm not usually a big fan of vets