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LetMyPeopleVote

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Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:09 PM Mar 2026

Giving Chocolate to dog at end of life [View all]

My sister is a veterinarian with a doctorate. We called her when one of our PBGVs was in bad shape in the evening. The poor puppy (she was 13 years old) had a cancer tumor that our regular vet did not want to remove. The poor puppy was in pain and my sister suggested that we give the puppy a pain pill wrapped in chocolate. I started to object and my sister made clear that this was okay. We got the puppy to stop crying and got her to our regular vet that morning.

I saw this story and it brought a tear to my eye


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Giving Chocolate to dog at end of life [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2026 OP
Sobbing quaint Mar 2026 #1
... sheshe2 Mar 2026 #2
Tears niyad Mar 2026 #3
Made me cry too. Love JMCKUSICK Mar 2026 #4
What a sweet story! ShazzieB Mar 2026 #5
Reaching that decision Mtnmama Mar 2026 #12
I'm so sorry... radical noodle Mar 2026 #14
It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2026 #17
Big, big tears here Grim Chieftain Mar 2026 #6
Me, too... Silver Gaia Mar 2026 #8
My precious dogs never let me down Grim Chieftain Mar 2026 #10
Crying with you... oldsoldierfadingfast Mar 2026 #7
Something in my eye... calimary Mar 2026 #9
Crying here too. StarryNite Mar 2026 #11
Crying gademocrat7 Mar 2026 #13
My niece had a dog that loved Reese's peanut butter cups dflprincess Mar 2026 #15
I'm glad the sweet baby had her moment nuxvomica Mar 2026 #16
Thanks for posting these links LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2026 #18
Ohhhhh!! My heart is breaking but at least they were there at the end... SWBTATTReg Mar 2026 #19
Anyone who would say it is wrong, is not part of the human race. Wonder Why Mar 2026 #20
We gave our Cairn several pieces of bacon at the end. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2026 #21
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