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Dem2theMax

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20. I pet sat for 20 years.

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 02:28 PM

Oct 2024

There are a lot of people who won't go in with their pets. I've heard the stories over and over and over. If only they had told me beforehand, I would have gone in with their pets. I bonded with every animal I ever watched. They were my family too.

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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