Tycine, it is always sad and very hard when our faithful old companions reach the end of their journey. Seventeen years is an amazing lifespan for a dog! What wonderful times you have shared, and what sweet memories you must have. My prayer for you is that your old friend will indeed not suffer in his passing, and that if necessary you will have the courage to help him into that peaceful rest. God bless you in this difficult time. I don't know what your faith tells you, but we do know there will be animals in the earth made new according to Isaiah, and we know God wants us to be happy there. So it's not difficult or unreasonable for me to believe that He will restore to us our special pets, where we can enjoy them in a world where death and sickness do not exist. "More than we can ask or think," more than we can imagine, is the joy that awaits is there.Keeping you and yours in my prayers.
Asking for prayers for my elderly (about 17 years old), faithful dog. He's been suffering urological problems for the past year that are unfazed by antibiotics (three full courses and no improvement). I will not allow a doctor to cut him open to explore. We strongly suspect it's cancer. He's also been suffering grand mal seizures as of late, more and more regular as time goes on. I don't expect healing for my good boy, but request that God makes his passing as painless as is possible both for my dog's sake, and for mine.