Hardest part was that just the day before, I had to say goodbye to my oldest German Shepherd, who suffered from congestive heart failure. They are buried next to each other in our back pasture. Was an awful week.
I also want to say that I know what you went through. I spent 2 solid months caring for and tube feeding a sick hen (my favorite one of course) and in the end I had to end her suffering. She'd get better, then slide backwards. I tried everything I could think of to save her, but then she told me...