Having a pet is a wonderful thing, but it also comes with sadness. Our animal family members simply don't live as long as we do and so by bringing them into our homes, we must also watch them grow old and eventually leave us.
And yeah, that sucks. So do the extra costs associated with caring for an elderly pet, but far too many people use those as an excuse to put down or even abandon their senior pet right there in the vet's office.