Rest in peace my Faithful Compainon

[Sir Kemper]

I've never had to watch/have an animal put to sleep, although i have lost two cats in my life time.

One of them was a cat i had grown up with all my life.

It sucks.

 

[Trivun]

About four years ago my dog, a Dobermann called Zak, had to be put down because his back legs went and there was only a 20% chance he'd survive an operation. He was quite old though, about 8 I think.

After that, a second Dobermann we had, called Max, was put down because he was too vicious (he bit my dad on the wrist and tried to bite my brother and mum). We only had him a week.

Oh, and I've had other pets die before, when I was little. One cat (a massive black one called Chopper) got run over, and another (a tiny white fluffy one) called Porsia was (we think) catnapped. White cats were often stolen in our area fur their fur. Hopefully our current cat and dog will both be fine for a good few years though .

 

[siddif]

My favourite pet growing up was a newborn kitten id received and my brother got her sister at the same time (same litter) though my cat wouldn't grow at all and would easily fit into my then 10 year old palm while her sister was getting close to adult size.
We found out that she had some sort of glandular problem and was having fits during the night. This would have been a few months after having her and wondering why she wasnt growing.

After 2 of these the vet said it would be better to put her down and out of her misery and we had arranged the appointment for later in that week. The night before her appointment she had another fit and died before the morning, its been the most affected I've been by any animals death and still comes to mind regularly now just over 10 years later.

I didn't have her very long but she made a huge impact on my life in such a small time.

I hope the OP can come to terms with the loss of their cat especially after it becomes such a large part of your life.

 

[mikecoulter]

We took my beloved dog to the vets only to be sent back with some medicine. She had a heart attack after a few hours. It, was, horrible.

 

[Nothing Tra La La]

My cat Charlie died on the 10th last month. It was so sudden and unexpected. He had been acting strange the day before, and when we took him to the vet to try and unblock his urethra after finding out he had bladder stones, his bladder ruptured and he had to be put down.
I wasn't even at the clinic with him.
I still feel lonely, lost, and gut-wrenchingly guilty for his death.
He was only 3. I cried for weeks...ugh, it was awful. Every time I came home, I'd expect him to be sitting on the counter by the back door. Looking at his food bowl, the fur he'd left behind... It still makes me sad. :c

 

[MissGinaKid]

I'm thinking about asking my familly about putting our dog down. She is 17 years old and has a tumor over her left eye. She can barely move around and we have to let her out every two hours. We are waiting for her to die natuarlly but i feal like she is in pain.

 

[SulfuricDonut]

My Aunt had to have her cat put down a long time ago, and apparently she was very attached to it.

However the vet she went to was all out of the standardized boxes that they returned the dead animals in, so they sent the dead cat back in one of the ones that they normally use after they successfully treated the animal.

The box was colorful and happy said "I Feel Much Better Now!" on it.

yeah...

 

[Souplex]

I have had two cats die at age 16 (About 80 in cat years) They are missed.

 

[MCGT]

I wouldn't put my pet to sleep because of a sickness, I view euthanasia as murder unless consent is given, and animals cannot give consent.

No mercy then? Pain and suffering is good then?

That's exactly what euthanasia is, killing something because you feel sorry for it.

Well suffering in your last days in total pain isn't feeling sorry it's mercy. Big difference there. So what about pain meds and treatment? Animals can't give consent on those so is that no ok?

Meds and treatment are different than immediate and guaranteed DEATH.

Did you ever read Of Mice And Men? I suggest doing it.

Isn't that a high school novel that English teachers love to give their students? Give me a synopsis

4 words: The saddest book ever.

When I was 7ish my 16 year old dog was put down and I couldn't bear to see him after the injection, somthing I really regret. My parents still made me go to school afterwards, basterds.

The worst part about pets is losing them.

 

[recoverytwo]

Never had one put down, but my rabbit died of some bowel clogging.

He was quite a special case. Never humped anything for example, even though he wasn't neutered.

Out of curiosity was he a house rabbit or a caged rabbit ?

I would be devastated if mine died, he it 1 year old and his bread should to live up to at least 10 years.

 

[Flight]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I had a cat that was old, pained and sick that needed to be put down (he was almost 18). I also had an old dog who got a tumor; when it was removed, it returned at a ridiculous speed - and there was another dog who was old, sick and in pain, so we had to have him put down.

 

[Kortney]

Never had to put an animal down thankfully. I hate it when pets die.

I grew up in Lusaka, Zambia

I was born in Lusaka

 

[Trebort]

I had to have my dog put down last year, she had cancer. It was heartbreaking, I said I'd never have any more animals, but a few months later homeless cats adopted me so I took them in and named them after fashion designers.

 

[Bat Vader]

I wouldn't put my pet to sleep because of a sickness, I view euthanasia as murder unless consent is given, and animals cannot give consent.

I can understand that but if the animal was in constant pain would it be better to put it down and spare it the pain or make it live with the pain till it dies naturally?

On Topic: I have never had to have any of my cats put down before but some of our cats have been hit by cars before.

 

[maninahat]

My grandad had a bastard cat called Cherry. It would scratch, hiss and crap everywhere. Despite having tumors, a limp, and was clearly mangy, the animal was threatening to out live us all. It must have been 24 by the time we had had enough and put her down. There is only so long you can let an animal live in such pain and discomfort. I bet it survived the first few doses of poison as well.

 

[Maibus]

When I was a young boy we had a dog named Libby, she died a few years ago and I still hate that I wasn't there.

 

[OneOfNone]

A bunny. She was the devil reincarnate, but i loved her anyway (or probably because of it. If she had been born in a body large enough to contain her personality, she would have been a t-rex).

She developed what the vets believed to be cancer, vet suggested surgery - which had a large chance of going wrong due to age (7+) and because it was such a small animal. However, this was before you were able to get pet insurance for non pedigree pets (or pets worth less than a certain amount).

We couldnt afford to pay for explorative surgery to find out what was going on inside her, nevermind the surgery to fix it. We had tried medication, which no longer worked. So with a heavy heart, we stopped her suffering.

While i would do anything to still have my pet. She would have be in tremendous pain and discomfort. It would have been selfish and inhumane to keep her that way.

 

[Jackalb]

Well this one time my sister snapped my Crash Bandicoot 3 disc, that was a pretty sad day. I still mourn it in fact.

 

[gallaetha_matt]

So yesterday around 2:25 pm we had to put my 18 year old cat to sleep due to complications from a throat tumor.It shocked me when I picked her up after the injection to find how limp she already was. She was my friend when I was younger at a time I really didn't have any. I've had a good cry and realize how quite it is around here without her.

Sorry to hear that, dude.

It's horrible when pets die. Last October my springer spaniel got put down and I went through a similar thing as the OP. She was a good companion in my teen years right the way up to the day before being put down, strokes and old age be damned.

Still, I'm awful at emotional displays. I cope with loss by cracking jokes constantly. I don't think I was very popular with my family that weekend.

 

[Salty Weasel]

My Staffy, Barney, died when I was young. He was hit by a car when my dad was walking him. I sort of blame myself for what happened, even though it wasn't my fault. Just to put it in short, I could have been with them when they were walking. Might not have happened.

He was in pain. I'm assuming it was the reason my dad had him put down before the family got there. I remember hugging Barney, ignoring all the people looking at me. It was the only time I've ever seen my dad cry, too.
We made jokes afterwards. Probally as a way to hide the pain.
I remember when my dog Alfie got in an accident last year. That was really scary. I thought the same thing might have happened but, he was fine. I suppose stuff like that just sticks with you.

Man I just put down my staffy Tiger Stripes. I've had him since I was little. I had another one called Guinness but we put him down a while ago. They both were put down because of old age. I miss both