We had a shetland sheepdog that when she got to be around 14-15 developed cancer and was unable to eat properly. It didn't affect her much at first but when it started getting cold we could tell she wasn't comfortable at all, she wasn't eating, she was barley walking around, she didn't have that spark in her eyes anymore. To make it worse, it was just me and my youngest sister there. My parents were in the Cayman islands with my one sister and my other sister lived in New Zealand. After a conference we all decided...my one sister in the Caymans who had trained her in obiedience school...said "just don't take her to the vet she hates the vet". We called the vet and they told us that they euthanized animals in peoples homes all the time. We arranged to have them come that night and put her on her bed, the vet put in a medication to calm her down and we said goodbye to her and she seemed releived. We petted her and she laid there enjoying us petting her, I know she knew, the vet asked if we were ready and we said we were so he put in the euthanizing medication. She let out this sigh and went to sleep. It was painful and peaceful at the same time. We knew it was hurting her not to eat and being 15yrs old she had arthritus badly and it was cold out and she didn't want to go outside anymore. It was time and we knew. We considered waiting for my parents to come back but my parents told us (my sister and I) to make the decision so we did. We knew she couldn't last 2 more weeks without eating and we would be torturing her to do so. That's my story on my family dog Katie, first dog we ever had. I think you just know and you can't let other things (like goodbyes) interfer with the comfort of the animal. Sue
~~MARE~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Friends
I need some help and hope someone out there can provide the answers. I want
the honest answer please ! It is important to me.
I have an older Basset Hound that I rescued two years ago when his former
owner passed away. I promised "Fred" that he had a home until.....
Well until is here evidently.
He has lost enormous amounts of weight...I tried changing his diet even
cooking for him.....worming him and giving him vitamins.
He is tired and it shows.
I believe he needs to be put to sleep. He is totally blinded by his thick
cataracts. Yesterday he ate one half a wiener.
What I want to know is what happens when they put him to sleep? Is he going
to feel it and suffer any? Or will he just go to sleep?
It is killing me to do this. I have told him he is to go to his former owner
and be happy...not to worry about me.
Please help me come to terms with what so obviously must be done.
I believe God has a place for the animals or why else would he have wanted
them on the Ark? Yes I believe God loves them too.
My Sheltie Peggy Sue passed last year at 16 but I didn't have to go through
the pain of putting her down. I don't want Fred hurting any longer. I am quite
sure it is cancer taking him.
Thanks from my heart to yours,
Mare
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