Could you or have you put down your pet yourself?

[IronWing]

I can't imagine killing kittens, just seems like such a horrible thing to do especially using slow and painful death like drowning. It's sadly necessary on farms though or they go out of control. But a gun is much more humane than drowning.

No, it's not. Farmers have the same access to spay/neuter services as everybody else.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

No, it's not. Farmers have the same access to spay/neuter services as everybody else.

Correct.

They didn't used to. Unfortunately, we have this weird sort of mental illness about "the good old days" in rural america. Therefore everything that people did back then is wholesome and folksy by extension, and they were better people than we are now.

 

[Pulsar]

We're rural. Our vet gives us the drug and syringe, and we take care of it. And I've never had to do a harder thing. I still cry about the times I've done it from time to time. Damn I love those dogs.

 

[lxskllr]

We're rural. Our vet gives us the drug and syringe, and we take care of it. And I've never had to do a harder thing. I still cry about the times I've done it from time to time. Damn I love those dogs.

Hmm... I wonder if I have that opportunity? I wouldn't enjoy putting my kitties down, but the drugs work fast, and me doing it in the house would be the least stressful scenario for the cats. Would be harder on me I suppose, but I care about the cats more. I could do it with a knife/machete also if I had to; I've done it for wild animals, but that's more stressful for everyone involved.

 

[Thebobo]

We're rural. Our vet gives us the drug and syringe, and we take care of it. And I've never had to do a harder thing. I still cry about the times I've done it from time to time. Damn I love those dogs.

That would seem better then a violent death. Not sure If I could do that but its probably the best outcome for me if I had to. Just curious what's the name of the drug?

 

[chitwood]

We had a pomeranian and toy dogs are prone to collapsed tracheas where as they age, breathing gets more difficult for them. For a few months he was wheezing and medication helped a bit but in the end it got so bad he didn't even move anymore... just lied there just waiting for the minutes to pass. It was my parents' decision and I was for putting him to sleep but my mom couldn't do it. In the end just a few weeks after seeing the vet again, he basically died alone in a room shortly after I had to leave to go home. Just euthanize if it's better for the pet, please.

Was fine until I read yours. Crying now, thanks.

 

[JTsyo]

Old Yeller was enough.

 

[rh71]

Was fine until I read yours. Crying now, thanks.

It's been 5 years and my mom still doesn't want to see pics of him. She has his ashes in a tin can sitting on the floor where he used to lay all the time. Doing the creamation was the best thing to help her move on. http://i.imgur.com/IrxgFhb.jpg?1

 

[krose]

Two months ago I euthanized my kitty best friend of 14 years, Max. He had developed congestive heart failure. As I was trying to deal with the grief a person told me "It’s one of the hardest things ever, when the only loving thing left to do is set them free from a body that’s letting them down." I still grieve every day. But I did the right thing.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

yep, done it and don't like it one bit. Now that I am no longer flat broke I'd rather pay the vet to do it.

 

[Tormac]

The last time I really cried was when I had to put down my cat, who had a broken back.
She was obviously terrified, and in pain. Poor little thing. To have taken her to a vet would have only made things worse and prolonged the issue.

 

[Genx87]

We put down one of our cats 2.5 years ago. Had an in home service come do it. It was very nice. He was on his favorite towel and the other pets seemed to come up and say their goodbyes during the day. He suffered a stroke from blood clots. This limited his use of back legs and he was mostly blind. In our case it happened so fast. The night before he crawled up from the basement while one of our other cats was meowing to get our attention. He had zero use of his hind legs. Went to the vet in the morning and got the diagnosis. Called the service and they came out about 7PM that night. It was all so shocking due to the short time constraints. We have two 14 year old cats. Been sisters since the day they were brought home. One, my cat, has kidney failure that has stabilized. The other is a torti and still has spunk. But even she is starting to show signs of aging. I am dreading the day we have to put them down.

 

[shortylickens]

Unlikely.

I just trapped a feral and didnt have the guts to murder it.

 

[Pulsar]

That would seem better then a violent death. Not sure If I could do that but its probably the best outcome for me if I had to. Just curious what's the name of the drug?

Unfortunately, I'm not going to go into details. It's quite illegal for both the vet to allow us to do it, and for us to even possess the drug. Thanks DEA.

In many cases though they'll do it in the back of your van or truck. Ask. They'll work with you. We've done it that way once - put her (Katie) on her favorite blanket in the back of the van and drove her there. They came out and gave her the injection and it was done. Drove back home and picked her up in her blanket and set her in the grave we'd already dug. And god fucking dammit I'm crying again.