Question:
So, I have no idea why I'm even doing this, because I literally just found this site by a search engine. But I need to release this.
I'm putting my dog to sleep tomorrow, A Welsh Corgi/Scottish Terrier mix. She's old, not sure of the exact age since she was a stray, but her health has slid downhill for the past month. I feel miserable. She is quite literally, my baby. I also have a whippet mix, and they are my life. I know it's for the best, but I can't help but feel like me heart is ripping out of my chest.
Everyone else I know thinks I'm overreacting, since I'm only 18 and it's not a "real loss", and I really want to kick those people in the teeth.
Thank you for explaining how exactly a dog is put down, I have put other pets down before, but I was too young to really understand/care about the logistics. It was comforting to know that I'm doing the right thing.
-Jaimie
Answer:
Jaime, I am so sorry for your loss. We at here are here for you to help you.
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Jaime, welcome to here.......and I am sorry you are dealing with this loss and no one around you to understand. You are dealing with a REAL loss and a very painful one. The loss of a good friend. One who sees you with great love, warts and all. Putting your dog to sleep is the last and often greatest gift we can give to our friends and it is gentle. Most vets will give a sedative ahead of time to ease them. If the dog has been in pain or suffering, this gives them some time without it so the two of you can "talk" together without it intruding. Vets will give you some time to say your goodbyes, tell each other how much you care and time to get ready. Then a shot is given into a leg vein and it is an over dose of an anesthetic so no pain is involved at all... They fall asleep and then the heart stops beating. They wake up at the Rainbow Bridge, young and healthy and ready to start a new life there, forever young, forever healthy. And they wait there for you, the person they loved the most. Time does not pass, it just is so for you, years here will pass but for her there, it will not. It will be but a moment of turning around until the two of you are once again together, both of you young and healthy to spend eternity together. Be at peace with your decision. This is truly a gift you are giving her. The gift of a gentle passing to the next stage for her. We do understand here and will be more than happy to lend a shoulder to cry on and ears to listen while you grieve. Be welcome among friends..