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6. Agreed. We have been right there comforting all the elderly and sick pets over the years we have

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 01:50 PM

Oct 21

had to put to sleep.

For the most recent, a dear 19-year-old tuxedo named Braveheart whose hindquarters no longer functioned, we went so far as to call a home veterinary service to come put him down in our house, where the people who loved him could be right there comforting him. We just did not have the heart to traumatize him that last day by putting him in a carrier and taking him in the car.

It is heart wrenching, true, but when I die, it would be good if those who love me, and whom I love can be there to ease me on my own way. How can we do less for our furry family members?

Death is a part of life.

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Death of a Pet [View all] republianmushroom Oct 21 OP

I have never left the side of any of my dogs and cats. It is so sinkingfeeling Oct 21 #1

Yes, so very hard. republianmushroom Oct 21 #2

I can't imagine abandoning my pet when they're put to sleep Random Boomer Oct 21 #10

Agreed X a million DENVERPOPS Oct 21 #29

I'm old enough that I've had a few dogs and one cat put down over the decades. TomSlick Oct 21 #3

I agree it is very hard and it will break your heart . but they do sense you and they need you. I have done it for all debm55 Oct 21 #4

I'm not ashamed to say I cried. k55f5r Oct 21 #5

Agreed. We have been right there comforting all the elderly and sick pets over the years we have PatrickforB Oct 21 #6

This is really important information! 1WorldHope Oct 21 #7

i've seen this stat. i dont believe it. mopinko Oct 21 #8

I thought that same thing birdographer Oct 21 #19

I pet sat for 20 years. Dem2theMax Oct 21 #20

The only time I wasn't with my cat PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 21 #9

The hardest part of having a dog or a cat is saying goodbye. StarryNite Oct 21 #11

Have always been with our JRTs at the end. gademocrat7 Oct 21 #12

Thank you for sharing... ultralite001 Oct 21 #13

I have never left my pets alone in their last hours or minutes. MontanaMama Oct 21 #14

I still cry over the way one of my dogs went out... TrumanTheTiger Oct 21 #15

Preach! lark Oct 21 #16

it is hard but do it 4catsmom Oct 21 #17

I drove my Chow Ying and my Mom to the vet to put him to sleep. Eko Oct 21 #18

You did right by him. AloeVera Oct 21 #35

Thanks. Eko Oct 21 #38

Very true Nigrum Cattus Oct 21 #21

after 5 yrs as a hospice volunteer, i'll b a lot slower to take that step. mopinko Oct 21 #22

I'm quite sure my animals were grateful to go Laurelin Oct 21 #34

well, for some, when it's time, they want to go. but mopinko Oct 21 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 21 #23

I have had probably 25+ cats as an adult Lithos Oct 21 #24

i did have 1 that went very badly. i was double glad i was there for that 1. mopinko Oct 21 #25

Thank you Wild blueberry Oct 21 #26

I lost two cats during the early months of the pandemic, Ocelot II Oct 21 #27

Horses, too! cilla4progress Oct 21 #28

When the time came for our rescue cat a few years back we had a vet come to the house. Xavier Breath Oct 21 #44

Yes, we sat there with our little Moxy one year ago mountain grammy Oct 21 #30

So true. AloeVera Oct 21 #31

Please consider cross-posting this to the Pets Forum! ShazzieB Oct 21 #32

Done republianmushroom Oct 21 #37

Every second you can be with them is a blessing. BWdem4life Oct 21 #33

I strongly agree with the OP. Pets are our family members LetMyPeopleVote Oct 21 #39

Not being there doesn't make it any better Warpy Oct 21 #40

My cat, Alice, was dying of feline peritonitis. The only loving and humane no_hypocrisy Oct 21 #41

Been there too many times TomSlick Oct 21 #42

It is also true that some sick or dying animals seek seclusion. milestogo Oct 21 #43

I read this before my girl Maggie died in August. babylonsister Oct 22 #45