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Have not done anything yet. But it was a hard drive home. Good thing as I did not have it with me on the drive and really lost it when I opened the door and there she was waiting for me. Going to wait a few days. My boys are having a hard time, just like me. Decided I cannot do it. I'll take her to the county shelter as they charge $50. Closer to the farm, too, where we will bury her.
Ran over my 9 month lab last saturday. I laid down in the ditch next to her keeping her still until it was over. She was gone within 10 minutes.
Dam dog new no fear. Even in the last mintues she never whimpered or whined.
If it lasted longer & someone else was home to keep her still, I would have done it in a minute, but as it was, laying next to her was the best thing to do.
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It is never easy,,,[:(][:(]
As it shouldn't be.
Either way it's done... It's a tough thing to have to do.
For me... Making the decision is the worse part.
As hard as it was to endure, I didn't have to make that decision for my Bea-Jay.
He arrested during a seizure at the vets a year ago this past 25-June.
One of the worse days I think in my life.
His box of ashes are still beside the bed. I say goodnight most every night.
However you decide to take care of your friend... Do it with dignity.
Let the vet do it. I takes a few minutes but you can stay with them and talk to them.
Shooting them can be worse for you than them. There are lot of things dogs do if they are shot wrong. They quiver, whine, bark, lots of contortions. It's not good for an owner, memory seems to improve with the bad things. Hard image to erase.
Let the doc do it. If you paid to remove a tumor, a shot shouldn't bother you too much. Usually most of the money goes to handling the body after the needle. Did you discuss taking them home to bury them? Might cut the cost.
After having just gone through being with my son & daughter-in-law when they put their dog to sleep last Friday I can't imagine ever shooting my own dog.
I'm sure others can but Loki was just so much a part of our family.
Too tell you how cold some people are, when I was at shaw afb, one of the guys I worked with, his dog got under his truck, he chewed the wiring up, he walked inside grabbed his shotgun, step out the door and shot his dog, I looked at him what the hell did you do that for? He told me what happened, I ask why was he under your truck, sleeping, ask why he did not have a dog house, oh he can sleep anywhere. So the fact that he never took care of his dog, never gave him a place to sleep, he blamed the dog, told him what I thought of him, have never talked to him since, *
I used to think I could, but I can't. Dawnie's basset Buster and my lab Sam had to be put down, and we let the doc to it. Quick, painless, and not traumatic.
After putting Sam down, doc remarked, "If I ever get in the same shape, I hope there is someone around to do this for me."
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As a young boy, my brother and I ran home to tell Papa that our dog had been hit on the highway. Papa loaded us up in his car and rode back to where Jill lay on the side of the road. He got out and looked at her then reached in the back seat and grabbed his hammer and whacked her in the head and then threw her off the side of the rode. I never complained of anything to Papa after that. Don
Im with you, I love my Dobermans and could never do the deed myself. I lost Lena my oldest Dob in the Spring. Thank God I have 2 pups from her in school now.
Putting down my Lab, Misty, was the hardest thing I ever watched, but the Doctor did it humanely. Don't do it yourself. You will never stop thinking about it later on. It cost me nothing when our vet put our dog down. He did it out of courtesy. Sorry to hear about you going through this, it sucks. Oakie
Unfortunately I've had to put down three of our dogs over the years. Not a easy task, but better than letting them lay there in pain and die a slow death or try and put them in a vehicle and drive to a vet while in pain. All three were hit by cars.
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Have not done anything yet. But it was a hard drive home. Good thing as I did not have it with me on the drive and really lost it when I opened the door and there she was waiting for me. Going to wait a few days. My boys are having a hard time, just like me. Decided I cannot do it. I'll take her to the county shelter as they charge $50. Closer to the farm, too, where we will bury her.
Can you post a photo of the wound? I get that a tumor split open a bit? You may be able to just pack it with triple antibiotic and keep it taped up. SO long as it does not get infected the dog can live with an open wound. You can then shoot it later when it gets worse off.
Well, I took her in last Friday. Hardest thing I have ever done. But to rub salt in the wound, the shelter would not let me go back with them. I can only imagine what she was thinking. Her last breath and those who loved her were not even around. I could have taken her somewhere else but it was too much already. Stood there in the foyer crying while I said my goodbye to her. I miss my dog.
I know the feeling all too well. It does get easier with time, and with a lot of time it gets a good deal easier, but you never really get over it. You probably wouldn't want to anyway.
No dog that you love can ever be replaced, but another dog might help with the pain. You might even catch yourself laughing one day. All my best to you.
I'm sorry to hear of your situation. Everbody handle's it differentlyI had to put down my 2 JRT's Culprit and Scooter.I took them to the vet and held both of them until the end. I wanted them to know that they had seen me through rough times in my life and I wanted them to know I was there for them until the end.It hurt like Hell but I'm glad I did it that way.I now have a rescue Whippet/Rat Terrier mix and I see a little of both in her.Finding her for me was meant to be.I still have the scar of loosing them but the pain has mostly left me.Be with her and take her to the vet let her know she was by your side and now you are by her side. You will be glad you did.
I put down my Mom's Doberman when I was 19 with a .22.It did not work well and the look in his eyes when he turned around "Like what the h#!! did you do that for?" will haunt me forever.
My German Shepherd and I took a walk in the woods years later. I used a 12 gauge with buckshot. He died instantly and never knew what hit him. Quick and painless, not an easy thing to do.
My two labs are 11 and 12 I can see the decline and know he end is coming. I am hoping for them to die in their sleep. If not when the time comes I will do what I have to. It is the final act of love for your dog to make sure the end is quick and painless.
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Dam dog new no fear. Even in the last mintues she never whimpered or whined.
If it lasted longer & someone else was home to keep her still, I would have done it in a minute, but as it was, laying next to her was the best thing to do.
Fear keeps us alive. She had no fear.
It is never easy,,,[:(][:(]
As it shouldn't be.
Either way it's done... It's a tough thing to have to do.
For me... Making the decision is the worse part.
As hard as it was to endure, I didn't have to make that decision for my Bea-Jay.
He arrested during a seizure at the vets a year ago this past 25-June.
One of the worse days I think in my life.
His box of ashes are still beside the bed. I say goodnight most every night.
However you decide to take care of your friend... Do it with dignity.
Shooting them can be worse for you than them. There are lot of things dogs do if they are shot wrong. They quiver, whine, bark, lots of contortions. It's not good for an owner, memory seems to improve with the bad things. Hard image to erase.
Let the doc do it. If you paid to remove a tumor, a shot shouldn't bother you too much. Usually most of the money goes to handling the body after the needle. Did you discuss taking them home to bury them? Might cut the cost.
I'd go with the vet.
I'm sure others can but Loki was just so much a part of our family.
After putting Sam down, doc remarked, "If I ever get in the same shape, I hope there is someone around to do this for me."
As a young boy, my brother and I ran home to tell Papa that our dog had been hit on the highway. Papa loaded us up in his car and rode back to where Jill lay on the side of the road. He got out and looked at her then reached in the back seat and grabbed his hammer and whacked her in the head and then threw her off the side of the rode. I never complained of anything to Papa after that. Don
Once again, rude, insensitive, and really funny.
Have not done anything yet. But it was a hard drive home. Good thing as I did not have it with me on the drive and really lost it when I opened the door and there she was waiting for me. Going to wait a few days. My boys are having a hard time, just like me. Decided I cannot do it. I'll take her to the county shelter as they charge $50. Closer to the farm, too, where we will bury her.
Can you post a photo of the wound? I get that a tumor split open a bit? You may be able to just pack it with triple antibiotic and keep it taped up. SO long as it does not get infected the dog can live with an open wound. You can then shoot it later when it gets worse off.
No dog that you love can ever be replaced, but another dog might help with the pain. You might even catch yourself laughing one day. All my best to you.
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
My German Shepherd and I took a walk in the woods years later. I used a 12 gauge with buckshot. He died instantly and never knew what hit him. Quick and painless, not an easy thing to do.
My two labs are 11 and 12 I can see the decline and know he end is coming. I am hoping for them to die in their sleep. If not when the time comes I will do what I have to. It is the final act of love for your dog to make sure the end is quick and painless.