Comments on: What Happens During Euthanization?

By: priya nair

priya nair — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:41:44 +0000

I have put my dog to sleep today…Its not easy when your family is against it…IOnly solace is I had a long talk with my dog before it and fed him well the previous night. He was a handsome 6 year old lab. He was suffering from Diabetes and was pissing all over the house.He was the best toilet trained dog I have ever heard of…an extremely self -respecting darling.He completely cooperated all throughout the process, looking straight into my eyes as if he was well prepared for it….Why do I still feel that I need him answer me whether I was right in doing this!!

By: Red Wolf

Red Wolf — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:59:31 +0000

Renee your information and comforting of your readers is an amazing outlet to turn to when people are confused or may feel alone about pet euthanization. However, that should not dismiss your lack of judgement when considering a second opinion for your article editing. You should have your works proof read because every article or section you wrote had inappropriate abbreviations, run on sentences, and lack of empathy in some cases when referring to our beloved pets, among other things. At least close out your quotation marks so the hundreds of viewers do not have to do the proof reading for you. God bless.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:32:13 +0000

Be assured that these angels go to heaven, after all, that is where they came from!

–Peace

By: LEILA

LEILA — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:39:40 +0000

STOP DOING THAT !!!!!IT’S SO MEAN!!!!

By: Renée

Renée — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:23:03 +0000

Hi Kath,

Please don’t be hard on yourself. One of my Maltese’s, Trovy, died due to fluid in his lungs when he was 13, almost five years ago. Prior to Trovy was a healthy dog with no sign of respiratory or any health problems.

He just collapsed one morning right beside my bed, no crying or yelping in pain just lifelessly still. Rushed him to the hospital and the vet gave him injection to draw the fluid out and put him in an oxygen tank to help him to breathe easier. Although it helped a little, both Trovy and I knew it was a matter of time. After four hours of watching him lying so lifelessly in the tank, Trovy gave me a straight long glare and I knew it was time to let him go.

If I knew any better then, I would have put him down sooner than have him go through needles and pain. One can’t survive too long when the lung is ruptured; it’s just a matter of time. Kath, just appreciate those moments you had with Ben, that’s all he asks of you. Live life just like he (all dogs do) did…NO REGRETS!

By: kath

kath — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:55:21 +0000

Ben my beutifull little boy has gone i feel i can’t live without him. 16 yrs old yes he was getting on for a jack russell/lab. he would still love me to take him out for a walk although he didn’t want to go far he would always race me back and win he made me laugh. we did this as normal last wed morning june 17th, when i got back i sorted him some more food out as he stopped eating his dog food i hadto start cooking him pork chops. i would havto cut all the meat up though as about 2 months before he had 5 teeth out.i left him with his food and went upstairs to answere my mobile when i heard something banging and falling downstairs. i ran to find it was my Ben, i picked him up he didnt cry or seem in distress just out of breath. i loved him and put him down to see how he walked he seemed normal.i thought nothing more about this and hadto go out but my sons came back as i was leaving. within minuets ben fell on the floor collapsed in pain screaming. they rushed him to the vet who said his heart rate had fallen and there was fluid on his lungs. the vet gave him an injection to try and remove fluid, this did not improve. when i got there tney said he is in pain as he is finding it hard to breath and that it was best to put him to sleep. i couldnt do this and my son hadt sign for injection. he always knew what was being said and as soon as this was decided he looked at me growled and found strengh to turn away from us. his eyes were wide open he was no longer moving but they still administered the drug. that fall killed my boy and i cant get my head around him in a coffin in our garden, the house is not the same i miss him so much. why didnt the vet give him pain relief and give him a scan or exray to see what was going on inside him, i feel i let him down.

By: wes

wes — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:24:59 +0000

later today I am taking my dog Leo,11 year old Shepard mix to the vet to be euthanized.It has been the toughest thing I’ve had to do.I keep believing he will get better, but honestly,I know better.I’ve had him since he was four weeks old,my daughter gave him to me as a fathers day gift.I’ve seen the best and worst of him his entire life.He always knew when I came home from work,he would greet me at the door with his tail wagging,or when my daughter was around he was definately her dog. Now I can’t get him up to go outside,his backend is so weak he has a hard time standing.When he does go outside he needs help up and down the steps and just lays down and dosen’t want to move.He isn’t the same dog he once was,and I know it isn’t fare to him to be like this considering how he’s always been. So I know in my heart he will be better off and pain free finally,so for as much as he loved to go for rides with me,he will be doing one of his favorite things for one last time….GOOD BY LEO

By: shawn

shawn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:31:29 +0000

As I write this I try to understand why i am doing this at all. But it is clear to me why and thats because of how much shiloh ment to me, and this is the only way I can think of to show tribute to her and that through my sharing her personality, and gentle sweet soul with anyone who happens to read this. It is so hard for me to try and find the words to fully describe just how sweet this little dog was. I only owned her for a little more than a year, but she was with me through all the really tough times that ive gone through in the same amount of time. She was a little lady that I adopted from craigs list after i had gotten out of a terrible relationship. I went looking for a pet because i was lonely when i came home at nite from work and thought it be nice to have friend again. I originally wanted a big lab typr dog but stumbled across her picture and thought she was adorible. So i made the calls and got directions and found her house, I remember it was pouring down rain that night and the nieghborhood didnt have any street lites and i actually went to the wrong house first…. but anyhow, i found her, ans she was just a little blond lady, rather skidish at first, her tail was slumped sort of between her legs, and she didnt seem to have much confidence. The fella I got her from told me a story of how he had gotten her, of he and his wife had been looking at a house to buy and had visited it a few times. during the visits they had noticed shiloh in a small chain-link cage at the house next door. During these visits, the wife had made friends with her and talked to her through the wire and had noticed that the house was vacant, well about the 3rd visit to the house the wife him that she was going to take the dog and bring her home, and if someone objected then they would to explain why she was abandoned outside in the summer heat with not much protection and in fith. so anyways they had 2 big dogs that were the freindlist with her so came the ad, and my adotion of her. As I found out in a few days, she was much older than the guy had thought and she was alost stone deaf, and near blind. but she was still the sweetest little thing. She and I had our getting used to each other period and she had some bad habits, im sure she developed just trying to survive. But we got past them and she became a welcome sight for me when i would get home from work. she and i moved a couple of times during the summer, and ended up living in my brothers garage during the winter. it was so cold… brrrrr. but she never complained, and she would always come to me and nuzzle me to show me some love and wanted my hand on her neck or patting her back. She loved fried chicken…lol and she liked bisquits, id cover her up at night with an old sheet to help keep her warm when we were in the garage, and i could tell she loved that. she loved when i would get out of the shower and rub the wet towel on her snout and face and talk to her. And she loved when i would brush her, she had a shedding problem so i didnt let sleep on my bed, but ocassionally while i was reading she would want some attention and lay her head on the edge of my bed and look at me with those pretty little doe eyes and wiggle her tail and id let up and lie next to me and have my arm across her side. she loved that, and I know because she would fall asleep and snore really loud, safe as a bug in a rug. During october she had developed a tumor in one of her teets, I actually thought she had just scratched her self, so i didnt pay it much attention. Unfortunetly too, who ever had her had never spaded her so I find out now that cancer of the teet is very common in older dogs that arent spade. This tumor was very aggressive and within a couple of months it was the size of a softball. I didnt have the money to take to the vet, and in the back of my mind I knew this day would come,and i just wanted to make her time with me as comfortable as i could. In the last few days she had started licking it alot and causing it to weep, and yesterday she didnt even get out of bed and I knew she was starting to feel the effects of this murdering disease. And nay, she had no appetite, this unto it’s self was a Huge red flag, cause this lil lady always wanted to eat on schedule. early this morning when i awoke i heard and odd sound and found it to be her chewing on this huge softball size tumor and to have eaten a good hole in it. I klnew the end was near.. She did however get up, bright and cheery, hear old self, so i thought. but as she walked she hemorraged from the tumor. She just went on though, i think mainly for me. after I made the 9;30 appt, i lost it and just held on to her and loved her. i know she knew i was sad, and scared she just stayed there with me and enjoyed our time together. we touched noses and i whispered in her ear until it was time to go. she gladly got into the car and enjoyed the ride as she always enjoyed riding. At the vets i was really surprised how calm and steady she was, which was a bit of a surprise to be honest. then time came and we went to our room and up on the table she went gently and again very calm. she layed there and was just relaxed and staedy again to much surprise. once the Dr. had done his thing she laid there with her head in my hands and just went to sleep, very peacefully, relaxed and faded away. I think now about it more and more, I think she was ready and she was trying to help me through it by being calm and peaceful. Im hurting so bad, and my heart is heavy, and my eyes. Shiloh I miss you sweety, my gently lil lady. I will see you again in heaven.

By: Anthony Mungo

Anthony Mungo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:01:30 +0000

Please do not beat yourself up about what you did. You made the right decision by letting patches rest in peace. I recently was faced with the same situation and it was far to difficult for me to even had my dog over to be put asleep, let alone stay in the room until her last breath. You did the right thing my friend and please do not beat yourself up about this situation. Best of luck to you and your family my friend.

By: mike truog

mike truog — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:41:18 +0000

i just need to know for my self if i did the right thing by letting my 14 year old patches go to sleep for the last time. he had a very difficult time walking especially on the ice and snow.In his last days i had to carry him outside to go potty and he didnt even nip at me for picking him up.he never wanted to be picked up it was like he was thanking me for helping him. so yesterday we made the decision to put him down.My wife and i were with him until his last breath.He was even licking my fingers when they administerd the drug i knew he was gone when there were no more licks from him.Take care buddy pathes we love you.