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LetMyPeopleVote

(179,495 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2026, 01:09 PM Mar 17

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 17 OP

Sobbing quaint Mar 17 #1

... sheshe2 Mar 17 #2

Tears niyad Mar 17 #3

Made me cry too. Love JMCKUSICK Mar 17 #4

What a sweet story! ShazzieB Mar 17 #5

Reaching that decision Mtnmama Mar 17 #12

I'm so sorry... radical noodle Mar 17 #14

It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote Mar 17 #17

Big, big tears here Grim Chieftain Mar 17 #6

Me, too... Silver Gaia Mar 17 #8

My precious dogs never let me down Grim Chieftain Mar 17 #10

Crying with you... oldsoldierfadingfast Mar 17 #7

Something in my eye... calimary Mar 17 #9

Crying here too. StarryNite Mar 17 #11

Crying gademocrat7 Mar 17 #13

My niece had a dog that loved Reese's peanut butter cups dflprincess Mar 17 #15

I'm glad the sweet baby had her moment nuxvomica Mar 17 #16

Thanks for posting these links LetMyPeopleVote Mar 17 #18

Ohhhhh!! My heart is breaking but at least they were there at the end... SWBTATTReg Mar 17 #19

Anyone who would say it is wrong, is not part of the human race. Wonder Why Mar 17 #20

We gave our Cairn several pieces of bacon at the end. BobTheSubgenius Mar 18 #21