Comments on: What Happens During Euthanization?

By: marshall

marshall — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:51:19 +0000

I jus got my 8 year old dog Nosie put down because he had really bad worms and we didn’t have the money to treat him but he was a very loveing energetic dog we picked him out of 10 puppies our german shepard had. He was the run of th bunch he was always gitting into thing and one day he climbed up a latter and go on the roof and I decided that was it you’re name is Nosie cus he was so nosie. We don’t know what he was mixed with but he was a beautiful dog he had a goldish tent to him and him being the runt he grew up to be a big big dog. We kept him outside because that’s the only place he wanted to be and he was to entergetic and big to be inside and he always looked out for all of us and was always there to greet you when you pulled up in the drive way he was very very healthy and happy until the day before yesterday I went outside and was pickin up sticks and I noticed something was missing. Nosie wasn’t jumping arond and trying to get his nose in what I was doin so I started to look for him and I found him in the shed, he wouldn’t move or come out so we took him food and water and let him stay there in peace and we knew he loved the shed and didn’t wanna disturbe him and then yesterday he came out of the shed hardly able to walk couldn’t keep his balance and jus drank water for about 5 min I also could finaly take a good look at him and I noticed his legs were swolen so I decided that’s enough I had to take him to the vets and when I got him in the back of my truck and he layed there.and when we got to the vets he didn’t get up. he wouldnt move so they put him on a stratcher and the vet checked him out and said his worms caused him to have fluid in his insides and made it hard for him to breath and caused parts of his body to swell up and he said he could drain it out and it could help but not save him so we dicided to put him down the hardest thing I could have ever done. As the vet looked for the vein it felt like my whole world was about to be lost and he started to inject it and I just held him so tightly and watched his brathing get lighter and lighter….then he was gone. the once entergetic loveing dog that was full of life layed there motionless not a twich or a breath I never saw him so still. I’m so so upset and I hope I made the right decisiom I love you Nosie you were the bestfriend I could have ever had.

By: Renée

Renée — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:31:49 +0000

Hi Amy,

Yes, 10 to 30 seconds is usually the case. Having said, you may notice your dog move a little (the muscles twitch) once or a couple of times a few minutes after the dog’s gone. This is very common but not all dogs will go through this.

My dog, Zody’s (died this Dec 3) body twitched a couple times. Although I trust my vet to give the right dosage, nevertheless, I got him to double-check for any heartbeat remaining before I allow the technician to wrap her up in a bag and sent her to the cold-storage room.

I’m so sorry for your lost.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:17:35 +0000

Well I ran across this site looking up how long it usually takes before the shot kicks in, so it’s give or take a good 10-30seconds for the dog to finally let go? I sure hope so. I had 4 dogs. 2 Rottweilers, 1 baby rot, and a dachshund. The baby rot caught parvo 7months ago and with this being my first time ever seeing it, I did not know what to do, 2 days later he died in my arms. Was the worst thing imaginable. Now it’s been 7 months since the baby rot has passed, and now my female rot seems to have caught it. I know this because she is having all the same symptoms, so today we are going to put her to sleep. I just hope this is the right call, I don’t want her to suffer like the baby rottweiler did at only 4months old.

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