Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We had to take in our elderly dog this morning.  She couldn't walk and wouldn't eat and cried out in pain.  She's there overnight tonight, and is having a pain shot and complete rest.  Each time we bring her in now we're afraid she won't come back home.  Our vet is such a compassionate and tactful doctor, and talks about the balance of her quality of life versus her pain.  He rules out surgery and invasive procedures, because she's at the end of her life.  But he makes us feel that he's giving us the truth and not sugar coating what is happening with her, so he's her advocate mainly.  We'll see if upping the dose of her pain and inflamation meds will help.  If not, it may be time to let her go.  Tough decisions, but we have a partner at our back:  our vet.