Dying pet..

I lost two cats last year. It was really tough. Strength ...
 
Sterkte Carol...

I still have the occasional day where it hits me that my boy is gone and I sit down and have a little cry to myself.
 
Good luck for tomorrow. We had to put down Katie, our 3 year old Yorkshire Terrier, end of last year. She had extreme allergies and scratched herself to a bloody pulp. All that helped was cortisone, which in turn caused her organs to fail. It was a hard December, but you get over it. Luckily the vet was good natured and said they'll mail the bill...

At least we came home to our other Yorkie, which has now been spoiled rotten. I dread the day when we have to take her to the vet for a similar episode...
 
I sorry to hear, not an easy decision.
My daughter is 7 and knows of the passing of 2 cats and a dog. I made sure she didn't see them go, but I told her what happened.
I feel that she needed to know. Rather it comming from me, than experiencing something like this alone.
 
I just want to say thanks again for all the kind words. I took her in with the son( husband couldn't do it) and in hindsight, I'm actually still amazed at how loving and peaceful it was. Not what I expected at all. Don't get me wrong, we all cried for a week but the actual death was more than we could have hoped for her. I must just say how proud I am of the boy, he held her and sobbed throughout but refused to leave. I'm glad he went through with it and think that after all is said and done, besides the sadness, loss and heartache, it was a positive experience for us both. Not one to be repeated in a hurry mind you. We had her cremated and returned to us in a stunning urn with her name painted on it and a certificate ( highly recommended) where she now sits on our dresser :D (Adams family, here we come :p )

I also highly recommend Dr Kyle from Vetclin in Blouberg area, he was amazing, compassionate and very gentle from beginning to end. I definitely have a crush on him.

Grimspoon, I hope your mom has recovered from her ordeal and found some peace too.
 
If you can, have your pet put down while you kids aren't home. Having them witness the whole loading onto the car and seeing it come back empty is going to be tough.
 
Bravo Carol35. I'm proud of you. Things can only get better now.
 
lcbxx said:
If you can, have your pet put down while you kids aren't home. Having them witness the whole loading onto the car and seeing it come back empty is going to be tough.
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Dont do that, they will hate you for it. I was very pissed of when my parents did that for my boxer dog of 12 years
 
If your kids have a hard time adjusting or refuse to let you put the dog down (when clearly it is needed) - take the dog to the vet. Then have them euthanize it and just tell the kids "she fought really hard, but she didn't make it". That way the kids think the vet is going to help the situation, but in honesty it's going to help the animal.

It's tough I know, but it's easier on the dog.

I personally went through the same experience in matric when my Dalmatian had to be put down. She was 14 years old, she'd been around as long as I could remember. I had no memories as a kid without her.

It was shattering, it affected my studying. What I learned was that death isn't fair.

I got over it though, these things happen and unfortunately we become harder people because of it.
 
We should genetically modify dogs so they can live longer!
 
i had to have my dachshund put down due heart failure two weeks ago. Couldn't believe the sound his little heart made when the vet made me listen. His "sister" misses him a lot i see.
 
I guess this makes me a bad person, but I have so much more sadness for an animal that has died than what I do for a person, I mean if I am at the robot and theres a begger and a stray dog, I feel more sorry for the animal than the person,if i give the beggar money, i'm giving it to him in hope that he buys the dog food and not himself, i know i'm mean on the human species, but dogs/cats make me feel better than what people, gosh i'm such a emo :p
 
Endzeut said:
I guess this makes me a bad person, but I have so much more sadness for an animal that has died than what I do for a person, I mean if I am at the robot and theres a begger and a stray dog, I feel more sorry for the animal than the person,if i give the beggar money, i'm giving it to him in hope that he buys the dog food and not himself, i know i'm mean on the human species, but dogs/cats make me feel better than what people, gosh i'm such a emo :p
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We buy dog food/chew toys and give it to him :p
 
My friend who lectures for the SPCA and Darg says that homeless people's dogs are the happiest of all. They get to spend most of the day with their master/mistress, instead of someone who goes out to work and leaves the dog or cat on his own.
 
xrapidx said:
We buy dog food/chew toys and give it to him :p
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wahah you know i've never actually thought about that, I really have the biggest soft spot for dogs and cats, I mean an animal is always happy to see you, you can leave for 5 minutes and come back and that tail will be wagging like mad, they don't care how you look or what type of person you are, all they want is to just be your friend and make you happy, I have a labrador, and I love him to to bit, every night I let him in before I go sleep, and give him the biggest hug, a dog/animal really appreciates love more than anyone or anything, and the smallest of things can make them happy, so appreciative of that left over bone you just gave them and shows it off like it is a trophy.
 
RiaX said:
Dont do that, they will hate you for it. I was very pissed of when my parents did that for my boxer dog of 12 years
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I think it's age dependent...my daughter is 9 and was closest to our dog, went to school as per normal and we told her when she got home that our girl fell down, wouldn't get up so we couldn't wait any longer. She was devastated that she wasn't home but I think we did the right thing for her. My son on the other hand, would never have forgiven me...took the day off school and came with me to the vet and held onto her until it was over. He is 16. For a young boy, he handled it very well IMO but yar, as hard as it was to watch him so heartbroken, I think I did the right thing and he seems more at peace with it all.
 
maumau said:
Bravo Carol35. I'm proud of you. Things can only get better now.
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Thanks so much, it was unbearable and heartbreaking the last weekend with her and I'm glad it's over. X
 
Carol35 said:
I think it's age dependent...my daughter is 9 and was closest to our dog, went to school as per normal and we told her when she got home that our girl fell down, wouldn't get up so we couldn't wait any longer. She was devastated that she wasn't home but I think we did the right thing for her. My son on the other hand, would never have forgiven me...took the day off school and came with me to the vet and held onto her until it was over. He is 16. For a young boy, he handled it very well IMO but yar, as hard as it was to watch him so heartbroken, I think I did the right thing and he seems more at peace with it all.
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Your son is an incredibly brave person to do that...

At 16, there is less than no chance I would have been able to cope with that. Hell even at 30+ now, I was a broken individual when I had to have my boy put down recently...
 
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