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[quote=Anonymous]I think the best thing to do is to gently bring up with you children that Fluffy's body is starting to break down and thta she will eventually die. They see it and already know something is wrong, but I think it helps for them to know what is going to happen. I would bring it up every now and then, but not constantly. Treat it as something that is matter of fact but not scary - just part of life. Then, do nothing. I had this same talk off and on with my children about my 12 year old Lab. He didn't quite make it to 15. Doing anything drastic now might be premature. In the end we put him down, but only because his condition detiorated rapidly in about three days and was suffering. I woke the kids up and said, "He's dying now. I'm taking him to the vet but he won't be back." They got a chance to say goodbye. If it had happened the other way, that we just found him or they found him, I don't think thatwould have been bad at all. I would not worry about shielding them from it. Death isn't an easy topic no matter what dies - a relative, a friend, or a goldfish. You have an opportunity here to help them learn how to deal with grief. There are also a number of good books for children about the death of a dog. We had them all and had read them ahead of time, but we pulled them out again when it happened. We still talk aboutt hat dog today, even though we now have two others. He was an incredibly important part of their baby years, especially for my older kids (he was 8 whent he first one came home), so we still miss him, and that's ok.[/quote]
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