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Man, there's a lot of onion cutting going on in this thread. I'm gonna go home and hug my pup

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Could not say it better! I've had to put down two Bassets and it was the toughest thing for me to do, but knew it was for the best. Best of luck to the OP!

Had to do the same thing with my little college buddy a few years ago. He was 10, had a failed trachea and bad knees, coughed all the time and we had to start giving him pain meds so that he could rest easier. One of the hardest things to do was take him to the vet but in the end I know that it was for the best as his quality of life was far from good and happy.

Sorry for your situation.