Small prayers for a small dog?

[Mary Kathryn]

Peaches was diagnosed with an enlarged mitral valve and placed on medication for it back in February. She's been fine since then except for lots of coughing (as to be expected and we have cough syrup for her). Over the last two days she's essentially stopped coughing...which you would think is a good thing but it's coupled with her vomiting and other tummy troubles over the last 24 hours. This morning, for the first time I can ever remember in the 13 years of being with her, she refused her breakfast. Didn't want wet food, didn't want dry food. She's still drinking water, but she's very shakey and tired. She did eat a little cheese with her heart meds wrapped inside and a small strip of bologna. Yeah, I know salty fatty human food isn't good for her but we just wanted to see if she had any appetite at all. We left her sleeping in the kitchen this morning. She usually sleeps on the couch but is too weak to even use her steps to get up on it. If she's still feeling poorly when my husband goes home for lunch he's taking her in to the vet.
I'm hoping that there is something they can do to buy us more time but my gut tells me that we may be quickly coming to the hardest decision a pet owner has to make. I don't mean to sound melodromatic but I just don't feel good about it.
We lost our cat Nathan in 2008. We lost Pablo, my black and rust min pin last July. I was really hoping to get through a year without losing a furkid.

[embyquinn]

Our thoughts and prayers at chez Emby are with you and Peaches. Here's hoping.

[Kirahfaye]

Having just lost our guinea pig, my thoughts and prayers are with you all.

[Iwa_Hoshi]

Sending you and your dog some good thoughts

[richila]

Small pets have big hearts that help keep us going.
You are in my prayers,
Valerie

[zirconmermaid]

Prayers for you on the way. I had a poodle who grew up with me, and she fooled the vet completely! She lived to be 18+ years old despite lots of poor health conditions. Hugs and love to you both!

[Mary Kathryn]

Thanks y'all. Whatever you're doing, keep it up. Hubby said she ate her lunch and seemed perkier. We'll see how she's doing this afternoon.

[Linsilee]

It's so hard to let an animal friend go, but you don't want your them to suffer. We had to do this with our cat Ember. It was so hard. All of our cats are part of the family just as yours is I am sure. Just try your best to be strong and it is okay to get emotional. My thoughts and prayers are with you. *hugs*

[Dark Angel]

BIG prayers to your Peaches! *hugs*

[claws]

I know how you feel. I just had a bad scare with my dog, Holly. She's my best buddy and my life wouldn't be the same without her. I'm keeping Peaches in my prayers, too! <3