Anyone have to have a pet euthanized recently?

Kingmidget · January 2008

patrickredeyes wrote:

I'll never forget when I had to put my last dog down. As she passed on there was a golden lab giving birth across the way. It was the total circle of life right in front of me. I'll never forget that moment.

The days after were the worst, its the silence that gets you. It takes time like everything but it does get better. Whenever I read a thread about somebody looseing a pet. I always pet and hug my dog Gizmo just a little bit more.

Yaaa...I dread the next days, weeks.. going home and not having her "whine" (she was great at that) for attention the minute I got in the door....she did this until her last day with me.

And it was attention she always got through her final day, so I can feel good about that. But I will miss that cry for my affection...she purred like a locomotive. Friends always got a kick when I'd be on the phone and she'd be crawling all over me...they could hear that purr if she would be withn one foot of the phone. Geez...better move on to other things...this is breaking me up and I need to face customers.

Thanks again everyone.

Marie Curie · January 2008

Kingmidget wrote:

Thanks everyone...your words mean allot...really.

I smothered my fridge with her photos last night from happy, healthier days and it made me smile when I looked at them this AM.

I know I did the right thing, but it still brings about funny feelings about if I did it too soon, strange philosophical meanderings about my control and others over the lives of domestic animals. Ahh well...heads still spinning.

Thanks again...your all wonderful.

Sam

I have to say that I never had to make this decision yet. The first dog I got is 13 and very healthy. But I lost a 6-year-old lab a couple of years ago. It was so shocking and unexpected, she got so sick so fast and ended up dying the night after being admitted to the vet hospital. Looking back, if I knew her condition was so serious, I would have let them put her out of her misery, or at least bring her back to die at home. To this day it still breaks my heart the fact that she died alone on that hospital

Sian-of-the-dead · January 2008

I understand completely.

I lost my favourite cat 2 years ago yesterday. It was a week before my birthday and I found her in my spare room collapsed. Took her to the vets and discovered she had kidney failure. She stayed in for a few days and improved a little so was allowed home. She sat on the sofa and hardly moved, didn't eat - it was heart breaking. Anyway, she had a totter to the litter tray and gave up, she collapsed. She'd had enough. She was carried back to the sofa and we made the decision to have her euthanized the next morning, my 22nd birthday.

We took her to the vets in the morning and she passed peacefully, purring and being fussed by the people who loved her most.

The grief for losing her was unbelievable. I remember just going to my room and sitting on the bed sobbing uncontrollably and wishing I could take it all back, I missed her so much. I mourned her for such a long time, she was my first pet that I'd taken in my own place after moving out of my parents and the first creature that depended on me and followed me around like my shadow. Whats more, 3 months later I had to have my pet rat euthanized.

I still have a photo of her on my bookshelf to this day

Losing a pet is losing a family member and it's perfectly normal to feel how you do.

keyinmyhand · January 2008

I am so sorry for your loss. Just cherish your memories and be thankful for the time you had together. My mother-in-law sent me an article recently that made me feel better about the loss of a cat I had long ago. You might find it a little corny. You might not. It made me feel better knowing a place like this could exist. Here you go...

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

halv · January 2008

I'm really sorry to hear about your cat.
My cat is 17 years old and has recently not been doing so great. Has a thyroid condition and lost sight in one eye. A friend of mine lost a pet turkey and chicken in the same week. She's been devastated by this. I look at pets more as companions...other living beings your sharing your life with. It's obvious you gave your cat a great life.

EvilRabbit · January 2008

I had to put down my dog last January. She was my best friend for 11 years. Consequently, it was the hardest/worst day of my life.

Only time will heal your pain and sorrow. Then, when it feels right, bring another dog or cat home. You aren't replacing the friend you lost, but you have all this love to give so why not give it to a new friend. Your new pet will fill the gaping void in your heart and help you heal. Of course, you'll never forget the friend you lost. Ever.

Hang in there, dude.

emeraldkity · January 2008

We had two cats- not related- one was 21 when we had her euthanized. She had been getting daily subcutaneous fluids for 3 or 4 years for kidney failure.
( guess who had to do that)
She was an amazing cat.
However she got weaker and weaker- although she still had good days- I was trying to keep her going, until my daughter who was away at college, could come home to be with us when we had her put to sleep.
BUt then after we did that , we couldn't deal with putting her in the ground right away, so I put her in the freezer- until we could prepare a really nice place for her

It sounds funny- but it helped to know she was still with us

( the 2nd cat- died on her own- it was really sad- about a year & a half later, my younger daughter thought she heard her meowing, but we couldn't tell where it was coming from- she had seemed healthy- considering she was also about 19, but we found her in the garden the next morning- we put her in the freezer too, since my oldest daughter was still away at college & she was her cat)

Now we just have the 13 year old lab- she is doing pretty good- but I don't have a freezer big enough for her

Rainbow Bridge

CROJAM95 · January 2008

My family had to put down our 12 year old Golden Retreiver a few months back. It was hard since he was a loveable animal, but sadly his death was dwarfed by my fathers passing a month or so latter.2007 was a bitch for me personally.The dog was especially close to my dad, it is almost fitting that they went around the same time.I hope they are keeping eachother company.It was tough to grieve the dog being gone since my pop was sick for a while.Recently I have noticed it more. Little things hurt, but they also bring a smile to your face.

Anyone have to have a pet euthanized recently?

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