Please consider having the vet come to your house. (Reply #25)

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Wed Jul 24, 2019, 03:08 PM

25. Please consider having the vet come to your house.

This is by far the best solution to such an awful time. I have done this many times and it is the
kindest and most comfortable for your pet and for you and your family. This is truly the way to
give your beloved animal a "good death'"

The are vets who specialize in this kind of hospice care. Check on line for locating them near your
home. There is one organization that has vets all over the country. The one near me has been
wonderful. I have had to say good bye to three pets in the last five years. Each time she was there
for us in the final declining months available 24 hours day for questions and support. Also
to help know when we had reached the end of the line. And she only charged for her services
at the final visit. I am forever grateful for her kindness and compassion as well as the dignified
ending she provided for my precious pets.

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179 replies	Author	Time	Post
Pets are 'scared' and look around for their owners in dying moments. [View all]	Cattledog	Jul 2019	OP
Our three dogs were put down or died naturally in my arms.	phylny	Jul 2019	#1
I did the same with our five Jack Russell Terriers.	gademocrat7	Jul 2019	#27
I stayed with Boudicca, touching and talking to her until she was gone. And for a while, afterwards	Siwsan	Jul 2019	#2
I do the same. Tell them I love them and keep at least one hand on them.	SharonAnn	Jul 2019	#79
We all stayed with Goldie. She laid down against my leg, and went to sleep.	calimary	Jul 2019	#138
That's how I reacted	Siwsan	Jul 2019	#145
I have never done this	CountAllVotes	Jul 2019	#3
This makes me cry so much	RockaFowler	Jul 2019	#4
I held my first kitty, looked into her eyes...	roamer65	Jul 2019	#5
I'm shocked by the percentage being so high	BannonsLiver	Jul 2019	#6
I was too. And sadly, it made me feel a little better because	spooky3	Jul 2019	#28
You just reminded me of something. I started bringing home my departed pet in a box	Maraya1969	Jul 2019	#61
I have been with my standard poodles when they have to leave.	PWPippinesq	Jul 2019	#159
You did good.	BannonsLiver	Jul 2019	#144
Thanks. Your buddy sounds very lovable.	spooky3	Jul 2019	#163
Interesting. Our (used to be) vet discouraged owners	tavernier	Jul 2019	#7
that's because your VET didn't want to deal	stopdiggin	Jul 2019	#32
Wow.	Rorey	Jul 2019	#71
When we had to let our beloved Dulcinea go due to her cancer	Stonepounder	Jul 2019	#77
How sweet. (Eyes are stinging think about it)	tavernier	Jul 2019	#148
Fuck. There go the waterworks again...	calimary	Jul 2019	#167
I'll bet that vet is a repuglicon. No feeling, just profits.	erronis	Jul 2019	#103
I once had a vet like that	radical noodle	Jul 2019	#178
We stayed with our elderly dog	Bettie	Jul 2019	#8
I don't think this is true.	milestogo	Jul 2019	#9
exactly	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#17
Would you leave a human family member in their final hour.	democratisphere	Jul 2019	#20
a pet isn't a human	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#26
I don't see the difference...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#39
the difference is	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#48
Your certainty...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#76
I didn't say ALL animals in every case	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#88
So what percent of non-human animals...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#108
silly question	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#110
You are absolutely correct...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#116
lol	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#129
Perhaps I misunderstood...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#133
I mean not exactly the same	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#137
A difference of degree not vastly. /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#139
Animals have been seen going to high ground before a tsunami, human died because	Blue_true	Jul 2019	#153
sigh	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#155
I will stay with my memory, what happened was real and me and my	Blue_true	Jul 2019	#157
well	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#158
You are so right	arthritisR_US	Jul 2019	#173
Many pets have an extremely close bond with their family members.	democratisphere	Jul 2019	#42
I said nothing about whether pets and humans have close bonds	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#50
No one is so great and so wonderful when a pet is dying.	democratisphere	Jul 2019	#69
no, they don't	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#73
Not euthanizing humans is frequently inhuman. /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#81
lol	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#86
I guess if you haven't any...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#87
thanks	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#131
OK /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#136
I just don't think anyone can be sure of what they hear or don't hear.	Rorey	Jul 2019	#89
I've worked in nursing homes	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#96
I apologize	Rorey	Jul 2019	#118
my father died.	barbtries	Jul 2019	#104
I don't know you, and I didn't know your mom	Rorey	Jul 2019	#112
thanks Rorey.	barbtries	Jul 2019	#113
LOL it's not my name	Rorey	Jul 2019	#124
that's how i ended up with barbtries	barbtries	Jul 2019	#135
That's hilarious!	Rorey	Jul 2019	#143
and that's a very fair and reasonable way to approach it	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#121
I think I better put in my living will	Rorey	Jul 2019	#142
My feelings exactly. /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#78
"Dogs, cats and other pets have equal standing with human family members and should be treated	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#146
You do realize this comes off far more as if you're defending your own actions than anything else	ET Awful	Jul 2019	#92
you have no idea what is going on in their heads	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#125
And you know exactly what's going on in their heads?	ET Awful	Jul 2019	#165
Lol	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#168
People have a wide variety of experiences and relationships with their pets, and shaming them	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#31
Its a fact that sick and dying animals seek seclusion.	milestogo	Jul 2019	#83
There is an evolutionary advantage to this behavior ..	jb5150	Jul 2019	#93
Exactly.	milestogo	Jul 2019	#141
Losing a pet is so hard. Your cat knew she was loved.	Politicub	Jul 2019	#130
absolutely she did	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#132
It doesn't matter what they think. There are a lot of people patting themselves	Politicub	Jul 2019	#150
pets bring a ton of joy	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#154
Good point.	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#29
That's what happened with one of our	DeminPennswoods	Jul 2019	#43
"I doubt that this was written by an actual vet."	Merlot	Jul 2019	#84
They know. They know so much more than we give them credit for knowing. If you were	japple	Jul 2019	#127
Agreed. It's a bullshit story.	AtheistCrusader	Jul 2019	#149
Agreed.	klook	Jul 2019	#174
I watched our first pet pass...	BlueIdaho	Jul 2019	#10
I am so sorry for your experience and I hope you are able to forgive yourself. You did what	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#37
Thanks... I'm getting there. nt.	BlueIdaho	Jul 2019	#66
Would never do it any other way. The two times I've had to do it, I felt much better for holding	Hoyt	Jul 2019	#11
Ohhhh.......sniffling here.	Bayard	Jul 2019	#12
I couldn't help but cry as I held her.	Duppers	Jul 2019	#34
Next time, I'll pay a vet to drive to the house.	Duppers	Jul 2019	#56
I told my most recent lost pet, "I love you to pieces and I am so sorry."	spooky3	Jul 2019	#35
When my beardie died five years ago, I flew my middle child down from Iowa to say good bye	Gothmog	Jul 2019	#13
😢	Duppers	Jul 2019	#60
I believe this. We will send off our little guy	secondwind	Jul 2019	#14
I don't leave my pets alone with the vet to died	lunatica	Jul 2019	#15
I held my kitties as they left...	TygrBright	Jul 2019	#16
I can't imagine not holding them, petting them, telling them I love them	catrose	Jul 2019	#18
90%?? Are you freaking kidding me? I went through this almost exactly	bullwinkle428	Jul 2019	#19
I had to take my family's dog on the "long ride" to the vet	FakeNoose	Jul 2019	#21
Our vet first gives them a very strong sedative	RayOfHope	Jul 2019	#22
Yep, my 5 year old, my wife, and I were all with our beloved dog when she was put to sleep.	cbdo2007	Jul 2019	#23
Thank you for sharing this !!! It was very powerful.	donkeypoofed	Jul 2019	#24
Please consider having the vet come to your house.	Big Blue Marble	Jul 2019	#25
Amen--we had one come out for our Streak	Maeve	Jul 2019	#30
THIS. +100	Duppers	Jul 2019	#67
It was about $200 for the home visit.	Big Blue Marble	Jul 2019	#90
That's wonderful.	Duppers	Jul 2019	#94
Good suggestion. My cat is getting on up there, and I've been thinking	Hoyt	Jul 2019	#80
It is also less stressful for you	Big Blue Marble	Jul 2019	#100
This depends on the situation. Our oncologist offered that option	spooky3	Jul 2019	#102
Yes there are times when home euthanization is not appropriate.	Big Blue Marble	Jul 2019	#128
My final duty and I do it with deepest love and respect.	lagomorph777	Jul 2019	#33
I held my 18 year old cat when it was time	tymorial	Jul 2019	#36
I love everybody who post on this thread.	zonkers	Jul 2019	#38
.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2019	#63
2nd that.	Duppers	Jul 2019	#68
Yes, please.	RichardRay	Jul 2019	#40
Info on that in this older thread	Duppers	Jul 2019	#72
There are plenty of reasons people can't or won't "be there" and these kinds of posts are	WhiskeyGrinder	Jul 2019	#41
they are exercises	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#52
Does that make them bad? /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#85
in this case	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#114
I have always associated...	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#120
that's nice	qazplm135	Jul 2019	#134
"Virtue singnaling?"	hunter	Jul 2019	#111
I look askance at that term as well. /nt	tonedevil	Jul 2019	#122
agreed	Blue_Tires	Jul 2019	#119
I've been with every one of my pets when they were euthanized.	elocs	Jul 2019	#44
I have been beside my horses, my dogs, and cats when their time came. I would never have it any	in2herbs	Jul 2019	#45
I lost two.	Norbert	Jul 2019	#46
Are you kidding me?? 90% don't stay?	nolabear	Jul 2019	#47
I'm dumbfounded by the 90% number too	Rorey	Jul 2019	#70
Our whole family, including the grandchildren, came to the vet's to say goodbye.	pnwmom	Jul 2019	#49
Every dog we have lost	Kaiserguy	Jul 2019	#51
This thread forced me to close my office door to recompose myself...	Moostache	Jul 2019	#53
I teared up just doing my post, and reading yours did me in.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2019	#57
I wish I could say it gets easier, but it never does...	Moostache	Jul 2019	#65
We were there for the passing of our beloved labs Zoe, Mocha	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2019	#54
The vet could give the pet a tranquilizer, which I have always been told they do first	Maraya1969	Jul 2019	#55
I couldn't leave an animal to die alone with strangers	The Genealogist	Jul 2019	#58
We had to put our cat to sleep at the vet's office.	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2019	#59
It is the bravest, hardest thing.	Duppers	Jul 2019	#74
Thanks for posting. Our mixed Pomeranian is 14+. He's in fine shape	oasis	Jul 2019	#62
2 weeks ago, I put down my cat.	rainin	Jul 2019	#64
I'm so sorry. I know exactly what you mean. Nt	spooky3	Jul 2019	#106
My 'almost' 14 yr old West Highland Terrier	CDerekGo	Jul 2019	#75
I worked in an animal hospital for a while	logosoco	Jul 2019	#82
I could never not be there. It's hard, but you get to stroke	sinkingfeeling	Jul 2019	#91
if I had been told this	barbtries	Jul 2019	#95
I should not have read this at work :-(	Bradical79	Jul 2019	#97
It's the hardest thing in the world to do, but I'm always with them at the end.	Vinca	Jul 2019	#98
I was with my cat when I had to have her put down (kidney failure)	Roland99	Jul 2019	#99
Our beloved Riley	Ginger42	Jul 2019	#101
My Ex and I had to put down our dog.	Collimator	Jul 2019	#105
Nice story.	jeffreyi	Jul 2019	#107
I can not remember if I ever left an animal alone.	Doreen	Jul 2019	#109
As long as God spares me to, I will be with my beloved animals - and family - from beginning to end.	colorado_ufo	Jul 2019	#115
My mother was unable to stand when she had to have her terrier put	Politicub	Jul 2019	#117
Decades ago my dad and I were told to leave the room.	onlyadream	Jul 2019	#123
My dog was old and I was away for a weekend	kimbutgar	Jul 2019	#126
Sounds like the vets at Hillcrest Vet Hospital need to educate their human clients.	SharonClark	Jul 2019	#140
Got to say, this brought back some rough memories of last year.	Tommy_Carcetti	Jul 2019	#147
I'm guilty. Nt	BootinUp	Jul 2019	#151
I just let my 16 year old kitty, Louis, go this past Saturday.	MontanaMama	Jul 2019	#152
I'm so sorry. He must have been a very good boy. Nt	spooky3	Jul 2019	#160
My little black kitty saw my face talking baby talk to her as she passed	CousinIT	Jul 2019	#156
So a slightly different perspective. I don't think I will get beat up too bad...	GulfCoast66	Jul 2019	#161
I love my mother in law but I have never	exboyfil	Jul 2019	#162
I have always held them and whispered to them	SoCalDem	Jul 2019	#164
That makes a lot of sense.	Tertullian	Jul 2019	#166
I can't even imagine doing that to my dog.	ooky	Jul 2019	#169
My parents put two elderly dogs to sleep...	Buckeye_Democrat	Jul 2019	#170
My vet suggested I leave after the first injection	nini	Jul 2019	#171
We had a beautiful and loving Turkish Van	Niagara	Jul 2019	#172
I'm a person who absolutely can not be there.	Tracer	Jul 2019	#175
Sooner vets will come to your home	radical noodle	Jul 2019	#176
Wow judgmental as hell	Jake Stern	Jul 2019	#177
I would never do this!	CrispyQ	Jul 2019	#179

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