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spiderpig

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4. You did the right thing. Both owners knew it was time.

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 08:02 PM

Mar 2017

One was a 17-year-old cat who was flagged as aggressive and would bite/scratch with no provocation. The man who brought him in (in tears) said he knew it was time when kitty was too weak to attack anybody.

The other was a tiny dog with an awful oral tumor. An adorable sweet thing and both parents were in tears too. But they knew it was time.

We honor our pets by crying for them, though.

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Two PTSs today. I work a few hours a week at a veterinary clinic. [View all] spiderpig Mar 2017 OP

it depends on why. mopinko Mar 2017 #1

Exactly, mopinko. spiderpig Mar 2017 #3

more than 10 if mopinko Mar 2017 #5

My family was nuts when it came to human relationships spiderpig Mar 2017 #6

Even when the animal is terminal and in pain? Sanity Claws Mar 2017 #2

You did the right thing. Both owners knew it was time. spiderpig Mar 2017 #4

I've got one heaven05 Mar 2017 #7

Thank you for this, heaven05 spiderpig Mar 2017 #9

My vet put 2 of my animals to sleep WhiteTara Mar 2017 #8

I recently read of the unusally high cases of suicide & depression spiderpig Mar 2017 #10

Hug Your Veterinarian Day WhiteTara Mar 2017 #11