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I had to have my wonderful Sasha PTS on the 13th November it broke my heart but she was 13 and suffered a number of ailments including being completely blind, arthritis and a touch of dementia. ::(
She was fine still going for walks and telling us all off as usual until a week before when she couldn't walk very far and seemed really unwell. Took her to the vet where I had the dreaded "quality of life speech". Watching her the next few days we could see that she was struggling and made the hardest decision ever to have the vet out to the house so end her suffering.
I have cried everyday since, miss her so much
The vet told me that I would have her ashes back within a fortnight is this a typical timeframe to receive her ashes? it just seems a long time to me?
She was fine still going for walks and telling us all off as usual until a week before when she couldn't walk very far and seemed really unwell. Took her to the vet where I had the dreaded "quality of life speech". Watching her the next few days we could see that she was struggling and made the hardest decision ever to have the vet out to the house so end her suffering.
I have cried everyday since, miss her so much The vet told me that I would have her ashes back within a fortnight is this a typical timeframe to receive her ashes? it just seems a long time to me?
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I was told I'd receive my cat's ashes back after about 2 weeks too but it was only just over a week in the end. I think it takes that long because the vet sends the dead animals to the pet cremation company on certain days and then the individual cremations are carried out on certain days, not with the rest of the batch from people who don't want the ashes returned.
The ashes are returned in a casket of your choice (in my case anyway) in a nice box with the pet's name on and accompanied by a sympathy card.
i can't really help either i'm afraid as when we had our dog cremated, we took her to the crematorium ourselves and waited whilst she was done, bringing her ashes home the same day
you have my sympathies xx
Sasha is missed so much and I cant rest until she is home, we phoned the vets yesterday and they said she should be back either Monday or Tues next week
Of course I made a complete show of myself at the vets broke down crying right in reception they were so good though
Aww I know just how you feel I bought my little girl home after a week,I also broke down in the vets,she is now by my side on the hearth,her fave place was laying in front of the fire.:(
Madds was PTS 12th the month.
(((hugs))) its so awful isnt it, the grief is bad enough but I also feel so guilty for having her PTS, I just keep thinking perhaps I shouldn't have listened to the vet and kept her with me a while longer, it just happened so quickly we went to the vets on the Thursday and she was PTS on the following Tuesday
I am so glad she is back home with you. Don't worry about crying at the vets. When we went to pick Sooty's ashes up on Friday they handed him to my husband and the box of tissues to me
I have real empathy with you, we had to make the same decision on Tuesday (27th) for our little girl (dog).
We had her pts at home and took her for a private cremation that morning, collected and brought her home a few hours later.
Like you, I don't think the pain is ever going to go away.
Big hugs xxx