here we go... one of the most sensitive painful threads that occur around here

[AAP]

Its rough, and yeah there were 2 shots, my dog didn't even flinch, she just fell asleep. That was the toughest part, watching her die. I strangely felt so selfish. There I was thinking about me and how hard it was for me to watch it. Fuck.

why were there two shots?

 

[AAP]

Euthanasia is a painless process for the animal. They don't know what's going on, they can't reason about shit like this, so there's no fear. It's just like getting a shot.

The thing is, when an animal is in failing health, imagine things from their terms. They sort of live "timelessly" their life consists of the here and now, so when they don't feel good, that's all they know. They know they can't do the things they want to, but they can't understand why.

Many vets will make a house call for euthanasia so the animal doesn't have to go through the stress of the trip to the vet's office, and you absolutely are allowed to take care of the remains as you see fit.

It's sad to lose a friend, but far kinder to release them when there is no hope that they will recover their health and happiness.

See? That's what bothers me. They don't know what is happening. They are getting a shot and suddenly they are sleepy, they know you are holding them and they just think that they are going to doze off and take a nap, but they don't know they will never wake up and never be there anymore.

I think it is the part about how you know they will look at you and love you unconditionally all the way up to the moment their eyes close and things fade and they would forgive you in an instance for doing this. But yet that only makes it harder for you to not forgive yourself.

I you too because you always post the answers that are best, even if we don't like them.

 

[jnevin]

I'm going to be such a mess when I have to put my boy down. He was my best friend and basically my rock when I was going through my divorce. I well up thinking about it.

 

[OneBreath]

I really can't remember why there were 2 shots. It was almost a blur. I remember the vet explaining everything that was happening but it was like charlie brown's teacher at that moment.

 

[binö]

That is how most people are affected. I can't bear to get too attached to them.

But yet my partner's dog pretty much owns me now and I would hate to think it was her in this position.

yeah, in the case of dogs i gotta wonder if it's better never to have one, so you don't have to go thru this sorta thing...about 1.5 yrs ago i was given a yorkie pup...the owner didn't want him and i didn't want to see him go to the pound.
so i've grown attached to him and lo and behold the bro has a liver problem that will shortly (1-2 yrs) kill him, can't really do much to prevent it.
i should never have taken him, so i wouldn't have to go through the inevitable

 

[jnevin]

yeah, in the case of dogs i gotta wonder if it's better never to have one, so you don't have to go thru this sorta thing...about 1.5 yrs ago i was given a yorkie pup...the owner didn't want him and i didn't want to see him go to the pound.
so i've grown attached to him and lo and behold the bro has a liver problem that will shortly (1-2 yrs) kill him, can't really do much to prevent it.
i should never have taken him, so i wouldn't have to go through the inevitable

At least you're there to care for the little guy as he goes through it.

 

[musclemom]

See? That's what bothers me. They don't know what is happening. They are getting a shot and suddenly they are sleepy, they know you are holding them and they just think that they are going to doze off and take a nap, but they don't know they will never wake up and never be there anymore.

I think it is the part about how you know they will look at you and love you unconditionally all the way up to the moment their eyes close and things fade and they would forgive you in an instance for doing this. But yet that only makes it harder for you to not forgive yourself.

I you too because you always post the answers that are best, even if we don't like them.

Well ... the thing is, they don't know they won't wake up when they fall asleep, ever. They don't think that way. They are here, now, and are living in the here, now, and what they are experiencing is what the world is. It's why some dogs get anxiety issues, they don't KNOW that their owner is coming back, despite the fact that their owner goes away and comes back EVERY day.

Don't think about scary parts for them, because they don't, ever. As far as I'm concerned (because I do believe there is an animal hereafter), all they know is they are in the arms of someone who loves them and they are comfortable and feeling sleepy and the next thing they know they're back to their young doggie or kittie self and trotting over the Rainbow Bridge.

Want to read a sappy ass tear-jerker? Google "Rainbow bridge poem" (it's not actually a poem but that's the easiest way to find it). If it doesn't make you well up you're heartless.

 

[SouthernLord]

Fuck. I had to shoot my cat. I had him for 12 years. That fucker would disappear for weeks and come back all swelled up and sick. I assume he was snake bitten, because of all the snakes around here. This happened a few times and he always bounced back. He eventually got kitty cancer I suppose and I couldn't bear to see him suffer anymore. .22 to the head and he is burried in my parents back yard. Very hard thing to do. It was very Old Yellerish. no pa not yeller...

 

[SouthernLord]

Seriously... There is a Pet Funeral home down the road from my work. Is there really a market for this? How much does a pet funeral cost?

 

[galaxy]

When they deliver the shot, how long does it take to "happen"?

is it painful for the animal? do they panic or die scared like "what is happening to me?"

They just wonder what that weird taste is in the back of there mouth and then they just go to sleep. Always sad.