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Putting Your Fur Baby To Sleep Is Never Easy

Posted on 04/01/2024 10:09:51 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl

I just returned home from putting my badly injured dog to sleep. Euthanizing a beloved pet never gets easier.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dog; euthanized; furbaby; hurts; notababynotachild; notfurbabies; pets; vanity
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This past Saturday, my treasured Blue Heeler was struck by an SUV. Naturally, being Easter weekend, there were no vets available, except my dogs’ vet was kind enough to give Bailey some pain meds.

Unfortunately, my veterinarian’s x-ray machine was broken, so this afternoon I had to drive fourty miles to an emergency pet hospital in Tuscaloosa. After examining him, they found that his pelvis was shattered and his bladder was irreparably damaged and well out of place. We made the painful decision to put him to sleep because we knew he was in agony.

I’m crying as I write this because he was a cherished friend and was fun and loving. His mother Bella will be lost without him; They were inseparable.

Saturday night, I lay on the floor with him as he lay in his Snoopy bed and we watched the Bama basketball team make the Final Four. He enjoyed sports.

We will always love you, Bailey!

1 posted on 04/01/2024 10:09:51 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I’ve been through it, more than once.
It rips your guts out. I don’t know how else to put it using one phrase. It’s a Hobsons Choice, where both decisions carry lots of negatives. Sometimes it truly is the right thing to do.


2 posted on 04/01/2024 10:17:31 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I am so sorry. I’ve done it myself 5 times. Even after all that I’ve gotten 2 more cats, one about 7 and the other 6 months. The chance to save an animal from harm and the joy they give you are a wonderful type of symbiosis. Just remember the good times, and God bless you. Hang in there!

CC


3 posted on 04/01/2024 10:24:46 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I have been there with several pets over the years. I am heartened by the stories of pet survival in spirit. Friends of mine whose beloved female black pet cat died a year ago tell me that they and visitors still catch glimpses of it roaming their home.


4 posted on 04/01/2024 10:30:48 PM PDT by Rockingham (`)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl
I am so sorry for you and Bailey. It does sound like you made the right decision, difficult and painful as it is. But Oh God it hurts -- been there, done that, far too many times.

Prayers up for Bailey, and for you, for the sorrow to ease, and to find peace of mind.

5 posted on 04/01/2024 10:33:43 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl
I am so sorry for your loss. You did the only thing you could do, you got Bailey out of his agonizing pain. You will have to give yourself some time to grieve. Bailey was surely a one of a kind doggie, not easily replaced. And then you can honor him and the loving relationship you had by adopting another dog who needs your love.

I've had to put several cats to sleep, mostly from their nemesis kidney failure, over the years. It never gets easier, it's heartbreaking, but I would not have missed the loving relationship with them for anything. For me, the antidote to the agony of loss is to continue the saga with a new kitten eventually.

6 posted on 04/01/2024 10:38:00 PM PDT by EinNYC
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7 posted on 04/01/2024 11:11:46 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist then he comes in second.)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

Doesn’t get much rougher. All the best to you it’s a hard loss.


8 posted on 04/01/2024 11:13:20 PM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2024)
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My prayers are with you I know how hard this is.


9 posted on 04/01/2024 11:20:55 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant ("They recognized Him in the breaking of the Bread")
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To: Trump_Triumphant

Angell in Boson has a special room for this…couch,chairs,special musin of your chouse…….

….


10 posted on 04/01/2024 11:31:28 PM PDT by Mears
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

There’s a special bond God lets us have with our doggos...unconditional love. Only had to make that impossible choice twice over the years, and the pain is so real.
Prayers up for comfort for you and your family.


11 posted on 04/02/2024 12:23:50 AM PDT by newmomster
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To: Celtic Conservative

Done it twice. To all who have the question, should I be with my pet when the end comes, the answer is yes. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but the pet needs somebody who loves them there at the end. They won’t be so scared and you’ll both feel better to know that they weren’t.


12 posted on 04/02/2024 12:35:23 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

So so sorry for your loss, but trust me, you’ll shortly start to smile when you think of your dear friend, the good memories will be what you remember. God bless you.


13 posted on 04/02/2024 2:41:38 AM PDT by saturn
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I am so sorry - but thank you for being such a great puppy-mom to him and being there for him until the end. It matters.


14 posted on 04/02/2024 3:01:44 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

All of us pet owners can identify with how you feel right now. It is never easy, and my only consolation is that it is so quick. They don’t know what’s about to happen, but we do.

I’ve been through this numerous times with dogs who’ve had debilitating strokes, diabetes crises and cancer. Only in one case over 25 years ago do I still regret making the decision and if I could do it again, I would spend thousands for his care.


15 posted on 04/02/2024 3:17:49 AM PDT by Moonmad27
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To: Rockingham

“Friends of mine whose beloved female black pet cat died a year ago tell me that they and visitors still catch glimpses of it roaming their home.”

I “saw” two of my cats after they were gone. I know I didn’t, but thought I did. Grief can do strange things.

Have rarely cried over the loss of a person, but still cry about my pets, even those we lost as far back as 25 years.


16 posted on 04/02/2024 3:20:48 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
should I be with my pet when the end comes, the answer is yes.

I wasn't when I had to euthanize my last cat and I've regretted it every day since....

I'll be with my current friend when the day eventually comes.

17 posted on 04/02/2024 3:35:10 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

So sorry for your loss. We lost our 7 year old Border Collie, Jake, in October to cancer. We kept him on meds and let him pass naturally. 😭 best dog ever


18 posted on 04/02/2024 3:46:50 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness. )
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

Been there and it isn’t easy. My last two dogs were 17 years old then 12 years old. 29 years of faithful service and comfort that I miss. Been 5 years since I lost the last one. Not sure I want to go through that again.


19 posted on 04/02/2024 4:14:43 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...


20 posted on 04/02/2024 4:21:13 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (Make orwell fiction again)
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