5 Things I Wish You Knew Before Euthanizing.
Thank you for posting this. Our beloved dog has a huge tumour & we have to let him go very soon. This is very helpful
Originally Posted by 80sQueen:
“Thank you for posting this. Our beloved dog has a huge tumour & we have to let him go very soon. This is very helpful”
“Thank you for posting this. Our beloved dog has a huge tumour & we have to let him go very soon. This is very helpful”
It is better a bit too soon, rather than too late and in pain. I made that mistake with my first dog - never again.
We had to let our girl go after she had 2 stokes over xmas. It was very peaceful and we were feeding her chicken sat on the floor cuddling her. I always opt for sedation first, it's just a small injection in the back leg then the larger one goes in once they are asleep.
It's always awful but at the end it's the kindest most loving thing we can do for them. Better a day too early than a day too late although in our girls case it came years too early and my heart is in bits
It's always awful but at the end it's the kindest most loving thing we can do for them. Better a day too early than a day too late although in our girls case it came years too early and my heart is in bits
I don't like the process of taking them to the vet to have the put down. It would be much kinder to have them at home, in their own bed.
Originally Posted by riversmum:
“We had to let our girl go after she had 2 stokes over xmas. It was very peaceful and we were feeding her chicken sat on the floor cuddling her. I always opt for sedation first, it's just a small injection in the back leg then the larger one goes in once they are asleep.
It's always awful but at the end it's the kindest most loving thing we can do for them. Better a day too early than a day too late although in our girls case it came years too early and my heart is in bits”
“We had to let our girl go after she had 2 stokes over xmas. It was very peaceful and we were feeding her chicken sat on the floor cuddling her. I always opt for sedation first, it's just a small injection in the back leg then the larger one goes in once they are asleep.
It's always awful but at the end it's the kindest most loving thing we can do for them. Better a day too early than a day too late although in our girls case it came years too early and my heart is in bits
”
I feel your pain, we had our 20 year old cat PTS in October, she became ill so quickly, her back legs were going and she had stopped eating. It was the kindest thing we could do, to such a lovely girl. We were lucky, our vet does home visits and it was stress free (for her) and very peaceful. But pain of the loss will take some time to get over.
Despite it being the right thing to do, putting a dog down was the second worst thing I've experienced emotionally (after only a very long relationship breaking down).
I'd only know the dog for about 2-3 years and it was my now ex's dog. It suddenly went down hill with organ failure of some description but was an old collie. Went with the ex to the vets and we were stroking him as they put him down. Was about 21 at the time and now 17 years later I'm crying as I write this.
I've got a 7yr old dog now (shared with the ex) which will destroy me when she dies. Sort of hope when she does go she goes in her sleep as I don't know how I'd face that decision again.
One thing I wish I'd known before the event was that they often react to the drug. When the drug was pushed in he flinched and tried to stand up which made it look like he was fighting against it. I know from having aesthetic inject myself that it actually just feels really weird but mentally that image haunts me.
I'd only know the dog for about 2-3 years and it was my now ex's dog. It suddenly went down hill with organ failure of some description but was an old collie. Went with the ex to the vets and we were stroking him as they put him down. Was about 21 at the time and now 17 years later I'm crying as I write this.
I've got a 7yr old dog now (shared with the ex) which will destroy me when she dies. Sort of hope when she does go she goes in her sleep as I don't know how I'd face that decision again.
One thing I wish I'd known before the event was that they often react to the drug. When the drug was pushed in he flinched and tried to stand up which made it look like he was fighting against it. I know from having aesthetic inject myself that it actually just feels really weird but mentally that image haunts me.
Originally Posted by skinj:
“Despite it being the right thing to do, putting a dog down was the second worst thing I've experienced emotionally (after only a very long relationship breaking down).
I'd only know the dog for about 2-3 years and it was my now ex's dog. It suddenly went down hill with organ failure of some description but was an old collie. Went with the ex to the vets and we were stroking him as they put him down. Was about 21 at the time and now 17 years later I'm crying as I write this.
I've got a 7yr old dog now (shared with the ex) which will destroy me when she dies. Sort of hope when she does go she goes in her sleep as I don't know how I'd face that decision again.
One thing I wish I'd known before the event was that they often react to the drug. When the drug was pushed in he flinched and tried to stand up which made it look like he was fighting against it. I know from having aesthetic inject myself that it actually just feels really weird but mentally that image haunts me.”
“Despite it being the right thing to do, putting a dog down was the second worst thing I've experienced emotionally (after only a very long relationship breaking down).
I'd only know the dog for about 2-3 years and it was my now ex's dog. It suddenly went down hill with organ failure of some description but was an old collie. Went with the ex to the vets and we were stroking him as they put him down. Was about 21 at the time and now 17 years later I'm crying as I write this.
I've got a 7yr old dog now (shared with the ex) which will destroy me when she dies. Sort of hope when she does go she goes in her sleep as I don't know how I'd face that decision again.
One thing I wish I'd known before the event was that they often react to the drug. When the drug was pushed in he flinched and tried to stand up which made it look like he was fighting against it. I know from having aesthetic inject myself that it actually just feels really weird but mentally that image haunts me.”
I'm so sorry you had that experience, it must have been awful. That's why I opt for sedation, I believe it's much better - if better is a word you can use about such a thing
My vet said that not enough go peacefully in their sleep
Please try not to dwell on it and enjoy what will hopefully be a long time with your dog x
Originally Posted by riversmum:
“I'm so sorry you had that experience, it must have been awful. That's why I opt for sedation, I believe it's much better - if better is a word you can use about such a thing
My vet said that not enough go peacefully in their sleep
Please try not to dwell on it and enjoy what will hopefully be a long time with your dog x”
“I'm so sorry you had that experience, it must have been awful. That's why I opt for sedation, I believe it's much better - if better is a word you can use about such a thing
My vet said that not enough go peacefully in their sleep
Please try not to dwell on it and enjoy what will hopefully be a long time with your dog x”
It was awful but had to be done. I don't dwell on it but it's one of the few things that will set me off if I think about it.
It is infuriating how deep dogs get in to your heart though. It's just such an unconditional love that they give you. I've lost close family members and didn't feel anywhere near as heartbroken!
That said I think I was more affected as I was having to cope with the death and support the ex too who had lost her mum & nan only a year or so before, I also lost my Grandad. Horrible period in general tbf
We had some very different experiences with pts the worst was vet who really should have been a butcher he was so bad, to a vet so moved by the experience of putting our oldie to sleep he couldn't stop crying and we found ourselves supporting him through it.
We have pts too late and a couple of times worried it may have been too soon. But if we had to chose again it would be too soon not too late as the guilt of too late is more raw than possibly too soon.
We have pts too late and a couple of times worried it may have been too soon. But if we had to chose again it would be too soon not too late as the guilt of too late is more raw than possibly too soon.
We still pine for our dear little dog who had to be released from her troubles four months ago due to a tumour. The vet was very kind. She was given a tranquilliser then a final injection. We stayed with her to the end and know that she did not suffer. We had her ashes back and keep them in a nice little urn. She will always be with us and we still miss her badly even though we have got another dog.
My old lady cat was rushed to the vet one Saturday morning last summer as I woke up to hear her really struggling to breathe right by my bed.
The vet sedated her then felt her tummy where she was able to feel a huge mass that she said was causing my baby a lot of pain and that she would never recover. It broke my heart and I sobbed like a baby but it was the kindest thing I could do for this little cat I had loved so much since she was a tiny kitten in the palm of my hand over 15 years earlier.
I'm so glad she was sedated first so she didn't feel any pain after that. She'd been off colour for a few days before but I'd just put it down to her being a bit snuffly as other than that she'd seemed fine. With hindsight, I wish I hadn't waited those couple of days as I hate to think I could have saved her that pain.
Having a much loved pet PTS is never easy, they're like your child almost, but when they're suffering too badly, it's the kindest and most loving thing we can do for them. I stayed there with my girl stroking her, kissing her & talking to her (not that she could hear me as she'd long gone deaf in her old age) right til the end had come & gone. I had her cremated and brought her home to her garden where she still is now.
The vet sedated her then felt her tummy where she was able to feel a huge mass that she said was causing my baby a lot of pain and that she would never recover. It broke my heart and I sobbed like a baby but it was the kindest thing I could do for this little cat I had loved so much since she was a tiny kitten in the palm of my hand over 15 years earlier.
I'm so glad she was sedated first so she didn't feel any pain after that. She'd been off colour for a few days before but I'd just put it down to her being a bit snuffly as other than that she'd seemed fine. With hindsight, I wish I hadn't waited those couple of days as I hate to think I could have saved her that pain.
Having a much loved pet PTS is never easy, they're like your child almost, but when they're suffering too badly, it's the kindest and most loving thing we can do for them. I stayed there with my girl stroking her, kissing her & talking to her (not that she could hear me as she'd long gone deaf in her old age) right til the end had come & gone. I had her cremated and brought her home to her garden where she still is now.
Reading this I now wish I had stayed with my 22 year old cat when she was put to sleep about 6 months ago. But I was a wreck and was trying to hold it together in front of the vet. So I went into the waiting room and cried in there. Now I feel guilty that I wasn't there for her final moments. I just hope the vet stroked her while he did what he had to do.
