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im wondering how common this is. i have always stayed in the room during euthanasia in order to comfort my pet and somehow i feel like it is my duty. it is a horrible experience to go through but i always thought it was the right thing to do. im wondering about other's personal choices on this matter.
What I did was stay in the room until the dog started falling asleep. That way she was too sleepy to notice I was leaving and I didn't have to watch anything more.
I stayed until the end...they were with me for their life, I should be with them during their deaths...they were true to me and I had to remain true to them. That's just a personal choice, I think. Some people can't do it and I would never fault them for that.
I agree some people can't do it and I don't fault them either. With my little girl I stayed with her until the end and let her rest her head in my hands as she went off to sleep. When it was over my mom said she could hear me crying all over the vet's office. It's the hardest thing to do and I still miss her part lab and shepard mix, she was my big ole baby girl.
I have never had to face this yet. I don't know if I could stay in there or not BUT, I would hope I could because as Sam I Am said
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B]they were with me for their life, I should be with them during their deaths...they were true to me and I had to remain true to them[/b]. That's just a personal choice, I think. Some people can't do it and I would never fault them for that.
I stayed when I euthanized my 14 year old dog, Whiskey. It was the hardest thing I've ever done....including the dealing with the death of my mother when I was 18.
i like to think that it was comforting to my pet that i was there. i guess i was worried that she would be more nervous and frightened if i wasnt there with her. yes it is very very painful emotionally. it is also very very quick and the hard part starts once you go home and it is done.
I had to put a beloved cat too sleep. It killed me, the entire thing. I felt like someone had cut my feet from underneath me. I held him while he fell asleep, telling him how I loved him. I owed him that. It was the LEAST I could do after all the years of love and fun he had given me.
I stayed until the end.......Hubby could not talk, he was so upset.
I talked with her. Then when we took her home..........I carried her up to the top
of our Mountain.
It is a killer, it is very, very, difficult. One of the hardest tasks to have in ones entire life.
Yet, I knew I owed it to her too.......and since she was the "tail" of my hubby........
I wanted to spare him in anyway I could. A hard day........and hard on your soul.
I stayed until the end.......Hubby could not talk, he was so upset.
I talked with her. Then when we took her home..........I carried her up to the top
of our Mountain.
It is a killer, it is very, very, difficult. One of the hardest tasks to have in ones entire life.
Yet, I knew I owed it to her too.......and since she was the "tail" of my hubby........
I wanted to spare him in anyway I could. A hard day........and hard on your soul.
yes that is so sweet that you talked to her!
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