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euthanasia pet
08/27/05 02:20 PM
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My old dog has lymphosarcoma and will need to be put out of his misery soon. Does anyone do this themselves at home? If so what is preferred method?
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: eteagle]
08/27/05 04:43 PM
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I recommend taking your dog to the vet to have it done.
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: eteagle]
08/27/05 06:26 PM
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Some vets will come to your house for this service. Having been through it with our dog, it was hard enough just being at the vets and holding him when it was done. I think the added emotional strain would make starting an intravenous line or doing an intracardiac injection too much for most people.
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Re: euthanasia pet
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08/28/05 05:41 AM
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One of my customers said that her father used to end their pet's life when the time came himself.... ala "Of Mice and Men". He's got a Scotty who is quite up there in years and I'm wondering if he will end her life the same way.
Way too brutal for me, but then I'm not a farmer or rancher used to having to put down livestock.
The latest trend is to have the vet come to your house. It reduces stress in the pet for those that don't get out much except for their trips to the vet for vaccinations. Make the pet comfortable, let it on the couch, feed it some goodies.... I'm sure a lot of this is for the owners sake, too, but anything to let it slip away peacefully and stress free is always best.
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: eteagle]
08/30/05 06:53 PM
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Go with the vet, but try to get one that will come to your house. Sorry to here about your dog. 
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: eteagle]
08/31/05 09:05 PM
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I've had to have two put down. I didn't find the vets particularly gentle. A dog with a broken back was forced into a sitting position, though it caused him obvious pain. I don't understand why he had to be sitting up to have an injection. I thought the idea was to SPARE him. Obviously, the idea was to get the job done as quickly and conveniently as possible (for them) and collect the fee.
The other dog was in no pain, but still, they could have been a lot more gentle.
If I have to do it again, I'll look for another way.
Very sorry to hear about your friend.
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I know I'm going to be blasted here, but..... 
You chose to take responsibility of this animal, how is it after all these "Good" yrs you cannot take responsibillity and put down your own pet ?
Yes I know its hard... I would think you to be a sick individual otherwise, but facts still remain of the obvious, you want someone else to do your dirty work whether it be in the name of being humane or not.
I love my animals and I still hurt for everyone I have had to put down in my life time ( not many). But I feel that taking responsibility doesn't mean letting others do the dirty work when the time comes.
I understand killing a dearly loved pet isn't easy, but don't you think that allowing them to suffer or letting some stranger DO IT is a better option ?
We can kill a deer or go rabbit hunting... We can set out mouse traps that "Crush" them to death, but we cannot take a .22 and mercly put our loved pets down..?
Does paying $50 ease the concience of having to make the decission any less ?
A half a dozen sleeping pills in with the food if possible and when they go to sleep, finalize it. Its humane and they will only remember how their master loved them.
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: Handyman]
09/03/05 10:12 AM
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Handyman, not everyone even has a gun to put down their own pets, and I think the main reason for having a vet do it is because the vet is supposed to have the knowledge, drugs, equipment, etc. to do it as quickly and painlessly as possible. Sure you could shoot them and be done with it, but are you absolutely sure they won't move a bit just as you squeeze the trigger and then you have a wounded and suffering animal until you take the second and/or third shot? Of course you could obtain the drugs, syringe, etc. and administer them yourself, but how many of us have the experience and know how to do it properly; right dosage, insert needle in the right place, etc.
I can't see any reason to criticize anyone; it's a personal matter, personal choice, etc.
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: Bird]
09/03/05 11:40 AM
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Bird I understand and I'm not criticizing anyone in specific, however my comment is meant in a general context.
I also understand that not everyone owns a gun or even lives out in the city, but on the other hand not everyone has $35-$50 either.
Allow me to ask you how many animals have you seen or know of that have been dumped somewhere because they were sick or is a biter because the owner refuse to take responsiblity ?
Is that a personal matter or choice also ?
This person asked what the best humane choice to euthenize their dog. If I were a vet, I would have a hard time putting an animal to sleep for someone else. As a society, we have become disposible... everything we have is disposible and unfortunantely so have our animals. (No I'm not talking about a animal on their death bed)
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: Handyman]
09/14/05 04:57 PM
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Handyman,
Let me, belatedly, reply to your posts and to eteagle.
As some of the good folks on CBN know, we were recently faced with the fact that it was time for our good working dog to go down the trail for the last time. It was a decision we wrangled over for a long time and when we decided to do it, I asked our good local vet to give us a sleeping pill for him and then asked the vet to come out at a certain time. This allowed us to have him at home where he was most comfortable and avoid the trauma of not only getting to the vets office but being in the vets office. We found a nice place on the cool grass in the shade of an old Cottonwood where he could look out over the lower pasture. We feed him too many of his favorite treats and in one of them we slipped his sleeping pill.
The vet quietly got out of her car, while he was mostly asleep, shaved and disinfected the spot where the needle went, mixed the cocktail and then gave us one last moment with him. When we were ready, he was given the drugs and he passed away.
I completely agree with you that too many folks treat animals as a disposable item and at the same time, respectfully, I am not sure I agree with your reply. I could have done it but I wanted no mistakes made to ensure that his death was as comfortable and peaceful as possible. In fact, when we are hauling horses we always carry a full medical kit in case there is a problem. This would allow us to sedate or doctor one of our animals if needed until we could get them to a vet. However, on those very long trips, where we are crossing long stretches of open area, some might say I would be known to carry a 45. If the situation called for it, I would not hesitate to pull the trigger but I would have to exhaust all other possibilities first.
I admit that I don’t like all the horses and dogs we have equally but I can say that all of them get treated with the dignity and respect they all deserve. I don’t feel like the process we went through diminished our level of responsibility for him in anyway.
There is not a day that goes by when don’t stop by the spot where we buried our good dog and miss him to the point of tears.
I think that there is room for differing opinions among caring and responsible people in the way that they help their animals take that last trail.
Regards,
Mark
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Re: euthanasia pet
[re: mfaley]
09/15/05 05:37 PM
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Handyman, I think I understand where you are coming from and for the most part agree. There is a general trend away from personal responsibility and accountability, away from reality toward some nonexistant Disneyesque world.
Every "normal" person has a hard time wrestling with their duties and emotions at the end of a pet's (or other loved one's) time on earth. Old age and death come to most pets before it comes to their owners. As sure as winter follows spring and summer the time WILL COME. The pet owner is living in denial if they only think of the puppy and young healthy adult phases.
If you can't deal with the final phase of life which is death, you should never get a pet. Accentuate the positive, think of all the good times but do not prolong a pet's suffering because you the responsible adult can't come to grips with reality.
I am neither for nor against having a vet DO IT and find no fault with the person who does it himself so long as they do it humanely. Overdoses of tranquilizers can prevent any dificulties. Vets can vend potions for the purpose if a gun isn't within your perview.
Not everyone enlists the help of a vet because they are abdicatiing their responsibility (although some do) I know folks who rescue dogs and have to have at least one a year put down. They use a vet, are present, insist on kind handling and have the animal in their laps as they slip away. They are emotionally wrenched each and every time. This is a WW II vet with combat experience who was in the THICK of it and is no stranger to death but he chooses to have his wiife present and not use one of his guns. It is a personal choice. It is a hard choice and a hard time.
Some folks apparently need a little insulation from reality. Perhaps they should rethink being pet owners, or realize the inevitability of death. When you buy a puppy you are selecting an animal to die ahead of you, most likely. Plan for it.
 Pat
"I'm not from your planet, monkey boy!"
Edited by Pat (09/15/05 05:39 PM)
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