Man that shit is tough.
Making the call when it’s time is not that easy but also not that difficult.
However, the drive then the last minutes… Holly shit. I was actually not able to stay and decided to leave and let the doc do her thing!
Fred.
I know how hard it is. My sympathies.
Thank you for at least making the tough call. I have been down that road several times and its a killer. You have my deepest sympathies. In the end you just have to tell yourself that you not only gave an animal a wonderful life, you insured it a painless and dignified death.
Personally I have stuck it out and held the cat while the vet did her thing. I figured I had to help the kitty over to the other side and if I was holding them, then they may be less fearful. But it was as difficult as anything I have had to do.
It is so difficult and people who have never been through it can’t understand.
You are among people who understand. I’m sorry you had to let your friend go. It is never easy but we are so fortunate to have them in our lives for as long as we do.
We lost our dog to cancer 2.5 years ago and stayed with her through the process. It was devistating. I couldn’t leave her and my husband had to take my hand and pull me away. I just didn’t want to leave her behind. I cried for days and still have a hard time thinking about it.
Pets are the best companions we will have in our lifetimes.
It’s a terribly hard thing to do–and it never gets easier, no matter how many times you have to go through it. You have my sympathy.
It’s tough. We had to put one of our cats to sleep several years ago - we only had the cat for 4 months, but it was still very hard to do. She was a stray that my wife found on the street with frostbitten ears and a horribly matted coat - the vet shaved her to relieve the pain from the matting. We don’t know how long she had been living on the streets before we took her in, but when we got her she wouldn’t eat cat food - she preferred the leftovers from what we had. It was really hard when we had to have her put to sleep, but we told ourselves that she had a really good last 4 months.
I guess I’m not as tough as I act sometimes - my eyes are welling up just thinking about what we went through.
You have my sympathies.
That is terrible news. I am so sorry for you. I love my cats so much- they are such fine companions and wonderful animals. Losing one would be terrible. Two of our cats are older special needs cats that require frequent visits to the vet, special diets, pills- the whole thing.
I’m afraid that day will come for us, and I am dreading it.
I’m sorry for your loss My Friend. I feel awful for you. I wish you healing thoughts.
What was wrong with her?
You have all my sympathies; I’ve been through the same situation with several past cats, and it is absolutely crushing.
It’s never easy, but it sounds like the tough call was the right one.
Thanks everybody for the kind words!
That is one thing we did not want to do taking into consideration she also had a pretty big growth on her forehead (we operated once but it came back so we said “screw it”)
Fred.
A whole bunch of things - she had diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and a few other things that the vets couldn’t control without a bunch of pills and a couple of shots per day. It was tough, but we decided it was better for her to go then rather than keep going and suffering with these conditions. And they didn’t know that the medicines would control things entirely.
Also, and I hate how this sounds, we couldn’t afford what it would cost to go the medicine route, especially when there was no guarantee of it working. But that wasn’t the driving force behind our decision.
So sorry to hear about your loss. I had to put my cat down a little over a year ago and I still boo-hoo thinking of him. He shows up in my dreams sometimes which makes me feel both happy and sad.
So sorry to hear about it, that’s such a tough decision.
Our cat is 17 and I just feel like he’ll always be there, although I know he won’t…
All my sympathies man. The loss of pet is hard.
I’m sorry to hear this, Fred. We had to put our hamster, Lola, to sleep a few weeks ago. I know a hamster isn’t the same as a cat, but I have to tell you it really affected me to have to make that call and then watch her go through it. I can’t even imagine how hard it would be for a cat or a dog. I liked our hamster, but I didn’t think I was so attached. However, I was sobbing in the office as she was passing away. It was very sad.
So, I know how much harder it must be for you. I hope your daughter is doing ok with it all.
Sorry to hear that. Luckily I haven’t had to go down this road yet, although I was very close in December when my cat was really sick. At the time I was a wreck, but after two months of serious throat problems and being quiet, now he won’t shut up and keeps waking me up at 5…
I’m sure she’s in a better place now 
Sorry to hear of your loss.
It is tough and you have my sympathies.
We went through this about 4 months ago and wow, it was a lot tougher then I expected.
Our cat had been in and out of the vet for 2 months and we never did figure out what was going on. During all those trips to the vet our cat would be pretty relaxed but the day we took him in to put him down, he was shaking like crazy. He knew what was coming. How, i don’t know but he did. Really, really tough to experience.
Sorry to hear that - we just had to put down one of our Great Danes today. He was extremely old and just couldn’t keep going. Toughest thing ever.
We also have 4 cats and 3 other dogs, so there’ll be a lot more tough times ahead… Best wishes to you.
My thoughts are with you. It is a truly hard thing to go through.