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Warpy

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40. Not being there doesn't make it any better

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 04:19 PM

Oct 21

There was a seroes pf cats when I was younger, some put down when they had prevaccine distemper. I knew the kitty was sick and I didn't buy the "we took her to a farm" story.

When it's time, I've never let a furry friend face it alone, even though friends have had cats who did just that, going out into the yard and hiding under a bush for their final exit.

I held HRH while the anesthesia shot took effect, had my hand on her back when the potassium went in. She'd been a friend for 20 years and deserved no less.

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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