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Our three dogs were put down or died naturally in my arms. phylny Jul 2019 #1
I did the same with our five Jack Russell Terriers. gademocrat7 Jul 2019 #27
I stayed with Boudicca, touching and talking to her until she was gone. And for a while, afterwards Siwsan Jul 2019 #2
I do the same. Tell them I love them and keep at least one hand on them. SharonAnn Jul 2019 #79
We all stayed with Goldie. She laid down against my leg, and went to sleep. calimary Jul 2019 #138
That's how I reacted Siwsan Jul 2019 #145
I have never done this CountAllVotes Jul 2019 #3
This makes me cry so much RockaFowler Jul 2019 #4
I held my first kitty, looked into her eyes... roamer65 Jul 2019 #5
I'm shocked by the percentage being so high BannonsLiver Jul 2019 #6
I was too. And sadly, it made me feel a little better because spooky3 Jul 2019 #28
You just reminded me of something. I started bringing home my departed pet in a box Maraya1969 Jul 2019 #61
I have been with my standard poodles when they have to leave. PWPippinesq Jul 2019 #159
You did good. BannonsLiver Jul 2019 #144
Thanks. Your buddy sounds very lovable. spooky3 Jul 2019 #163
Interesting. Our (used to be) vet discouraged owners tavernier Jul 2019 #7
that's because your VET didn't want to deal stopdiggin Jul 2019 #32
Wow. Rorey Jul 2019 #71
When we had to let our beloved Dulcinea go due to her cancer Stonepounder Jul 2019 #77
How sweet. (Eyes are stinging think about it) tavernier Jul 2019 #148
Fuck. There go the waterworks again... calimary Jul 2019 #167
I'll bet that vet is a repuglicon. No feeling, just profits. erronis Jul 2019 #103
I once had a vet like that radical noodle Jul 2019 #178
We stayed with our elderly dog Bettie Jul 2019 #8
I don't think this is true. milestogo Jul 2019 #9
exactly qazplm135 Jul 2019 #17
Would you leave a human family member in their final hour. democratisphere Jul 2019 #20
a pet isn't a human qazplm135 Jul 2019 #26
I don't see the difference... tonedevil Jul 2019 #39
the difference is qazplm135 Jul 2019 #48
Your certainty... tonedevil Jul 2019 #76
I didn't say ALL animals in every case qazplm135 Jul 2019 #88
So what percent of non-human animals... tonedevil Jul 2019 #108
silly question qazplm135 Jul 2019 #110
You are absolutely correct... tonedevil Jul 2019 #116
lol qazplm135 Jul 2019 #129
Perhaps I misunderstood... tonedevil Jul 2019 #133
I mean not exactly the same qazplm135 Jul 2019 #137
A difference of degree not vastly. /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #139
Animals have been seen going to high ground before a tsunami, human died because Blue_true Jul 2019 #153
sigh qazplm135 Jul 2019 #155
I will stay with my memory, what happened was real and me and my Blue_true Jul 2019 #157
well qazplm135 Jul 2019 #158
You are so right arthritisR_US Jul 2019 #173
Many pets have an extremely close bond with their family members. democratisphere Jul 2019 #42
I said nothing about whether pets and humans have close bonds qazplm135 Jul 2019 #50
No one is so great and so wonderful when a pet is dying. democratisphere Jul 2019 #69
no, they don't qazplm135 Jul 2019 #73
Not euthanizing humans is frequently inhuman. /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #81
lol qazplm135 Jul 2019 #86
I guess if you haven't any... tonedevil Jul 2019 #87
thanks qazplm135 Jul 2019 #131
OK /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #136
I just don't think anyone can be sure of what they hear or don't hear. Rorey Jul 2019 #89
I've worked in nursing homes qazplm135 Jul 2019 #96
I apologize Rorey Jul 2019 #118
my father died. barbtries Jul 2019 #104
I don't know you, and I didn't know your mom Rorey Jul 2019 #112
thanks Rorey. barbtries Jul 2019 #113
LOL it's not my name Rorey Jul 2019 #124
that's how i ended up with barbtries barbtries Jul 2019 #135
That's hilarious! Rorey Jul 2019 #143
and that's a very fair and reasonable way to approach it qazplm135 Jul 2019 #121
I think I better put in my living will Rorey Jul 2019 #142
My feelings exactly. /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #78
"Dogs, cats and other pets have equal standing with human family members and should be treated WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #146
You do realize this comes off far more as if you're defending your own actions than anything else ET Awful Jul 2019 #92
you have no idea what is going on in their heads qazplm135 Jul 2019 #125
And you know exactly what's going on in their heads? ET Awful Jul 2019 #165
Lol qazplm135 Jul 2019 #168
People have a wide variety of experiences and relationships with their pets, and shaming them WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #31
Its a fact that sick and dying animals seek seclusion. milestogo Jul 2019 #83
There is an evolutionary advantage to this behavior .. jb5150 Jul 2019 #93
Exactly. milestogo Jul 2019 #141
Losing a pet is so hard. Your cat knew she was loved. Politicub Jul 2019 #130
absolutely she did qazplm135 Jul 2019 #132
It doesn't matter what they think. There are a lot of people patting themselves Politicub Jul 2019 #150
pets bring a ton of joy qazplm135 Jul 2019 #154
Good point. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #29
That's what happened with one of our DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #43
"I doubt that this was written by an actual vet." Merlot Jul 2019 #84
They know. They know so much more than we give them credit for knowing. If you were japple Jul 2019 #127
Agreed. It's a bullshit story. AtheistCrusader Jul 2019 #149
Agreed. klook Jul 2019 #174
I watched our first pet pass... BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #10
I am so sorry for your experience and I hope you are able to forgive yourself. You did what WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #37
Thanks... I'm getting there. nt. BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #66
Would never do it any other way. The two times I've had to do it, I felt much better for holding Hoyt Jul 2019 #11
Ohhhh.......sniffling here. Bayard Jul 2019 #12
I couldn't help but cry as I held her. Duppers Jul 2019 #34
Next time, I'll pay a vet to drive to the house. Duppers Jul 2019 #56
I told my most recent lost pet, "I love you to pieces and I am so sorry." spooky3 Jul 2019 #35
When my beardie died five years ago, I flew my middle child down from Iowa to say good bye Gothmog Jul 2019 #13
😢 Duppers Jul 2019 #60
I believe this. We will send off our little guy secondwind Jul 2019 #14
I don't leave my pets alone with the vet to died lunatica Jul 2019 #15
I held my kitties as they left... TygrBright Jul 2019 #16
I can't imagine not holding them, petting them, telling them I love them catrose Jul 2019 #18
90%?? Are you freaking kidding me? I went through this almost exactly bullwinkle428 Jul 2019 #19
I had to take my family's dog on the "long ride" to the vet FakeNoose Jul 2019 #21
Our vet first gives them a very strong sedative RayOfHope Jul 2019 #22
Yep, my 5 year old, my wife, and I were all with our beloved dog when she was put to sleep. cbdo2007 Jul 2019 #23
Thank you for sharing this !!! It was very powerful. donkeypoofed Jul 2019 #24
Please consider having the vet come to your house. Big Blue Marble Jul 2019 #25
Amen--we had one come out for our Streak Maeve Jul 2019 #30
THIS. +100 Duppers Jul 2019 #67
It was about $200 for the home visit. Big Blue Marble Jul 2019 #90
That's wonderful. Duppers Jul 2019 #94
Good suggestion. My cat is getting on up there, and I've been thinking Hoyt Jul 2019 #80
It is also less stressful for you Big Blue Marble Jul 2019 #100
This depends on the situation. Our oncologist offered that option spooky3 Jul 2019 #102
Yes there are times when home euthanization is not appropriate. Big Blue Marble Jul 2019 #128
My final duty and I do it with deepest love and respect. lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #33
I held my 18 year old cat when it was time tymorial Jul 2019 #36
I love everybody who post on this thread. zonkers Jul 2019 #38
. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #63
2nd that. Duppers Jul 2019 #68
Yes, please. RichardRay Jul 2019 #40
Info on that in this older thread Duppers Jul 2019 #72
There are plenty of reasons people can't or won't "be there" and these kinds of posts are WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #41
they are exercises qazplm135 Jul 2019 #52
Does that make them bad? /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #85
in this case qazplm135 Jul 2019 #114
I have always associated... tonedevil Jul 2019 #120
that's nice qazplm135 Jul 2019 #134
"Virtue singnaling?" hunter Jul 2019 #111
I look askance at that term as well. /nt tonedevil Jul 2019 #122
agreed Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #119
I've been with every one of my pets when they were euthanized. elocs Jul 2019 #44
I have been beside my horses, my dogs, and cats when their time came. I would never have it any in2herbs Jul 2019 #45
I lost two. Norbert Jul 2019 #46
Are you kidding me?? 90% don't stay? nolabear Jul 2019 #47
I'm dumbfounded by the 90% number too Rorey Jul 2019 #70
Our whole family, including the grandchildren, came to the vet's to say goodbye. pnwmom Jul 2019 #49
Every dog we have lost Kaiserguy Jul 2019 #51
This thread forced me to close my office door to recompose myself... Moostache Jul 2019 #53
I teared up just doing my post, and reading yours did me in. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #57
I wish I could say it gets easier, but it never does... Moostache Jul 2019 #65
We were there for the passing of our beloved labs Zoe, Mocha NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #54
The vet could give the pet a tranquilizer, which I have always been told they do first Maraya1969 Jul 2019 #55
I couldn't leave an animal to die alone with strangers The Genealogist Jul 2019 #58
We had to put our cat to sleep at the vet's office. no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #59
It is the bravest, hardest thing. Duppers Jul 2019 #74
Thanks for posting. Our mixed Pomeranian is 14+. He's in fine shape oasis Jul 2019 #62
2 weeks ago, I put down my cat. rainin Jul 2019 #64
I'm so sorry. I know exactly what you mean. Nt spooky3 Jul 2019 #106
My 'almost' 14 yr old West Highland Terrier CDerekGo Jul 2019 #75
I worked in an animal hospital for a while logosoco Jul 2019 #82
I could never not be there. It's hard, but you get to stroke sinkingfeeling Jul 2019 #91
if I had been told this barbtries Jul 2019 #95
I should not have read this at work :-( Bradical79 Jul 2019 #97
It's the hardest thing in the world to do, but I'm always with them at the end. Vinca Jul 2019 #98
I was with my cat when I had to have her put down (kidney failure) Roland99 Jul 2019 #99
Our beloved Riley Ginger42 Jul 2019 #101
My Ex and I had to put down our dog. Collimator Jul 2019 #105
Nice story. jeffreyi Jul 2019 #107
I can not remember if I ever left an animal alone. Doreen Jul 2019 #109
As long as God spares me to, I will be with my beloved animals - and family - from beginning to end. colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #115
My mother was unable to stand when she had to have her terrier put Politicub Jul 2019 #117
Decades ago my dad and I were told to leave the room. onlyadream Jul 2019 #123
My dog was old and I was away for a weekend kimbutgar Jul 2019 #126
Sounds like the vets at Hillcrest Vet Hospital need to educate their human clients. SharonClark Jul 2019 #140
Got to say, this brought back some rough memories of last year. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 #147
I'm guilty. Nt BootinUp Jul 2019 #151
I just let my 16 year old kitty, Louis, go this past Saturday. MontanaMama Jul 2019 #152
I'm so sorry. He must have been a very good boy. Nt spooky3 Jul 2019 #160
My little black kitty saw my face talking baby talk to her as she passed CousinIT Jul 2019 #156
So a slightly different perspective. I don't think I will get beat up too bad... GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #161
I love my mother in law but I have never exboyfil Jul 2019 #162
I have always held them and whispered to them SoCalDem Jul 2019 #164
That makes a lot of sense. Tertullian Jul 2019 #166
I can't even imagine doing that to my dog. ooky Jul 2019 #169
My parents put two elderly dogs to sleep... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2019 #170
My vet suggested I leave after the first injection nini Jul 2019 #171
We had a beautiful and loving Turkish Van Niagara Jul 2019 #172
I'm a person who absolutely can not be there. Tracer Jul 2019 #175
Sooner vets will come to your home radical noodle Jul 2019 #176
Wow judgmental as hell Jake Stern Jul 2019 #177
I would never do this! CrispyQ Jul 2019 #179
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