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lark

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16. Preach!

Reply to republianmushroom (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 02:13 PM

Oct 2024

How could someone be so cruel to leave their poor sufferring baby alone at the very last. Hell no, that's so wrong! As hard as it is, we've always been there for our wonderful fur babies when their times came to an end. So hard, but it's needful. Our vet told us the same thing when we brought Kitty there 30 years ago, and we've followed suit when necessary since then.

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Death of a Pet [View all] republianmushroom Oct 2024 OP

I have never left the side of any of my dogs and cats. It is so sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #1

Yes, so very hard. republianmushroom Oct 2024 #2

I can't imagine abandoning my pet when they're put to sleep Random Boomer Oct 2024 #10

Agreed X a million DENVERPOPS Oct 2024 #29

I'm old enough that I've had a few dogs and one cat put down over the decades. TomSlick Oct 2024 #3

I agree it is very hard and it will break your heart . but they do sense you and they need you. I have done it for all debm55 Oct 2024 #4

I'm not ashamed to say I cried. k55f5r Oct 2024 #5

Agreed. We have been right there comforting all the elderly and sick pets over the years we have PatrickforB Oct 2024 #6

This is really important information! 1WorldHope Oct 2024 #7

i've seen this stat. i dont believe it. mopinko Oct 2024 #8

I thought that same thing birdographer Oct 2024 #19

I pet sat for 20 years. Dem2theMax Oct 2024 #20

The only time I wasn't with my cat PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #9

The hardest part of having a dog or a cat is saying goodbye. StarryNite Oct 2024 #11

Have always been with our JRTs at the end. gademocrat7 Oct 2024 #12

Thank you for sharing... ultralite001 Oct 2024 #13

I have never left my pets alone in their last hours or minutes. MontanaMama Oct 2024 #14

I still cry over the way one of my dogs went out... TrumanTheTiger Oct 2024 #15

Preach! lark Oct 2024 #16

it is hard but do it 4catsmom Oct 2024 #17

I drove my Chow Ying and my Mom to the vet to put him to sleep. Eko Oct 2024 #18

You did right by him. AloeVera Oct 2024 #35

Thanks. Eko Oct 2024 #38

Very true Nigrum Cattus Oct 2024 #21

after 5 yrs as a hospice volunteer, i'll b a lot slower to take that step. mopinko Oct 2024 #22

I'm quite sure my animals were grateful to go Laurelin Oct 2024 #34

well, for some, when it's time, they want to go. but mopinko Oct 2024 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Oct 2024 #23

I have had probably 25+ cats as an adult Lithos Oct 2024 #24

i did have 1 that went very badly. i was double glad i was there for that 1. mopinko Oct 2024 #25

Thank you Wild blueberry Oct 2024 #26

I lost two cats during the early months of the pandemic, Ocelot II Oct 2024 #27

Horses, too! cilla4progress Oct 2024 #28

When the time came for our rescue cat a few years back we had a vet come to the house. Xavier Breath Oct 2024 #44

Yes, we sat there with our little Moxy one year ago mountain grammy Oct 2024 #30

So true. AloeVera Oct 2024 #31

Please consider cross-posting this to the Pets Forum! ShazzieB Oct 2024 #32

Done republianmushroom Oct 2024 #37

Every second you can be with them is a blessing. BWdem4life Oct 2024 #33

I strongly agree with the OP. Pets are our family members LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2024 #39

Not being there doesn't make it any better Warpy Oct 2024 #40

My cat, Alice, was dying of feline peritonitis. The only loving and humane no_hypocrisy Oct 2024 #41

Been there too many times TomSlick Oct 2024 #42

It is also true that some sick or dying animals seek seclusion. milestogo Oct 2024 #43

I read this before my girl Maggie died in August. babylonsister Oct 2024 #45