OT Had to put my dog down today

[Sheldon Shape]

I also want to share something. I really didn’t want to be in the room. The thought of him taking his last breath was breaking my heart and I really wanted to not go. I was afraid. But I have heard many people say that it’s our duty to be there for them at the end. So I went. My wife and I were there the whole time. And now I know why because when they gave him the first shot that makes them sleepy, he panicked a bit. He sat up and turned to me. I needed to be there for that moment. To let him know it was okay. We calmed him down and got him to lay back down and rest and that’s how he died. That’s how he took his last breath. I owed that to him. He has been here for me for 12 years and I needed to be there for him in that last moment. I get it now.

I also didn’t want to leave him. It felt wrong to leave him in that room alone. We stayed with him for 15 minutes before we left and let them know we were done.

The vet that we had used for the past 9 or 10 years really disappointed me. They’re still acting like it’s extreme Covid protocols and not allowing owners to come in. We ended up using the Tanasbourne emergency vet and they were fantastic.

Man, I just choked up. Knowing how much I love my guy, so much so that I share custody of him with my ex-girlfriend. Sorry for your loss.

 

[crandc]

Lucia is a rescue cat.

 

[Chris Craig]

So when do we put Sly down?

 

[Lanny]

Something to remember for next time, vets will come to your home and give your pet the shot. That's what I've done with my dogs. I want their last moments to be in their home.

My dog died in a vet hospital. I must have cried and felt guilty for over a year. I was 11.

 

[Lanny]

So when do we put Sly down?

Do you mean he's alive?

 

[Chris Craig]

Do you mean he's alive?

Lanny!

 

[Chris Craig]

My dog died in a vet hospital. I must have cried and felt guilty for over a year. I was 11.

Yeah, I never got the he was sent to a farm bit either.

 

[ABM]

Soon after I moved here, we had to put down my wife's dog. Lola was her "baby" from a pup. A Bichon Frise. She was 15 when we finally had to put her down. Uncontrolable tears is an understatement. We stayed to the end. Lola was pretty much comatose when we took her in.

That was in August of that year. My wife became almost despondent. I had to do somethinng. I remember waking up on a cold December morning and saying to myself, "This is it! Today is the day! We're getting a new dog!"

Little did I know that I would end up buying her two. She's in heaven. (Abby & Roxie)