I think under most circumstances I would do whatever I could to save my pet. With that said, I did opt to have my poodle put to sleep 2 1/2 years ago as the vet had tried everything he could to bring her around. She had stopped eating and when she did eat, it came right up. She had an enlarged liver and the next step was to be a biopsy. She had already been in the doggie hospital for several days on IV and, at the age of 14, we didn't want to put her through any more. She had a long life with us with lots of love and we just couldn't see prolonging her suffering at her age. Each case will be different, but for us it was right.

On a lighter note BaSim, I am turning green with envy reading that your dad is mowing the lawn! Snow is in our forecast for tomorrow (3"-6" predicted). It's been a long time since we mowed around here!