wills_91
Well-Known Member
Hi all - it's been a while since I have posted but in need of some support. I have had to make the decision to have my beautiful 11 year old horse pts. She has been retired for 3 years due to lameness issues and over the past 2 weeks she has really gone downhill, this year she has spent more time lame/drugged up than sound and pain free and with winter just around the corner I just don't know how she would cope. I've talked it through with my vet and close friends who are all fully supportive and agree that this is the right thing to do for her. What I'm really struggling with is if it's the right thing to do why is it so bloody hard? I always knew this day would come around a lot sooner than I would like, that she would no doubt still be young but I also thought that when the time did come I would quickly be at peace with the situation & I'm not. I'm going up twice a day to care for her and ending up distraught every time knowing what is coming for her. I suppose pregnancy hormones are not helping. Please someone assure me this will get easier and once it's done I will feel more at ease about the decision made?