If it provides closure, why not go give her one final hug and kiss?

When my beautiful lil dog got sick and passed, I was out of state at college. I wished I coulda hung out with him one more time, just watching tv and letting him snack on some chips with me. When he died, my mom was out of town, I was at school, and my sister was out of state. He was just there with my dad. He finally passed away. We all knew he was sick. My mom and I were torn up that we weren't there for him. My dad told me something that I'll always remember.

Maybe he waited and fighted til you guys were gone so you wouldn't see him like this. So your last memory is of a happy, fun loving dog, not a sick, suffering in pain dog. He didn't want you to see him in pain.

My dog and your dog have different diagnoses, but maybe these words can help- while you may feel hurt that Ruby's gone, maybe Ruby is happy you never had to see her in such pain.