We had to take a previous kitten of mine, Mochi, to the pound because of his aggression. Well, my parents did anyway. I came home from work one day, and he was just gone. :(
We had to take a previous kitten of mine, Mochi, to the pound because of his aggression. Well, my parents did anyway. I came home from work one day, and he was just gone. :(
My family has had to put a few dogs to sleep, we've never taken a dog to the pound though.
Unfortunately I have put pets to sleep and I recently put a cat that I had for 8 years to sleep a couple of years ago as he got kidney failure. I even buried him as well as two cats before that. I'm not a stranger to doing that painful event but if it has to be done I always think about the pet first and how they are feeling before I make that decision. I have also put horses and ponies down as well.
My old neighboors hit my cat Gilbert with their car. I instantly took him to our Vet, but it was a Sunday and every place i took him to was closed. Finally i found a place and they said his spine was broke. I was crying so hard i couldn't stop. We had to put him down. The vet said he wasn't going to charge me for the "Emergency Fee" because he felt so bad.
No I have never done either. Although in some circumstances it may be nessacery to put a pet to sleep, if they are suffering.
I woulden't take a pet to a shelter.
Within a seven month's span, I had to release two beloved GSDs to RB. Both were suffering, both had incurable diseases. I was devastated. I still miss them.
I have never sent a dog to the pound.
Our old family Siamese made it to 19 1/2. We hoped he would go in his sleep, pass on naturally. But he just kept hanging on and deteriorating...by the time we took him to the vet, he was so out of it on his own, he just stood looking at the back of the carrier all the way there, not moving at all when the carrier door was opened. He just got slower and thinner and stiffer...mom had taken him to the vet to be PTS a month before, but just couldn't do it, she was crying. I went with her the second time...it was time...
And a stray I had rescued - turned out he was dumped because he had some kidney failure. He flourished under good home and vet care for a few weeks - then the disease caught up with him. I am glad he had my bed to sleep on...and cuddles and catnip...but he got in so much pain I couldn't touch him. Dear ginger Dave...he was PTS at the vet's - and I cried for days...I was in shock for two of them...
I love my two healthy babies now...and I hope they go in their sleep when it is time. But I may have to make the awful decision too one day.
Rest in peace, all sweet furry and feathered babies.
I just had to put my one year old Australian Shepherd Bandit down November 2005,He was hit by a car both his back legs were broken and he was bleeding internally,worse decision i had to make he was just a year old i'll always miss him
I had to put a puppy down because he had Parvo. Also when I was little I had to put my dog Max (dachshund) down because he was old. I have never had to take a dog to the pound, and don't intend to.
i've never had to have a pet PTS or taken any of my pets to the shelter. other than rescues that i couldn't keep.
We had to pts our 13 year old Yellow Labrador, Teal, because she had a stroak, and could barely walk.... I will always miss her... :( :(
I had to have my cat, Chow Chow, put down last November. It was very sad, but he'd been sick for a long time, and his kidneys shut down. He was around 17 yrs. old. I miss him. :(
We've put down a lot of rescues that couldn't live. I've held a lot of babies that didn't survive and went onto the bridge. It always breaks my heart but I know it's for the best.
My pets I remember were Simon he was 12 and had cancer. He was my boy, I grew up with him and definitely had a strong bond with him. He was very special to me and I will always remember him.
Hannah was 7 and she was Simon's half sister. She attacked Maggie, my mom, and my brother. She was put down. This was a year after she killed my min pin and she had attacked Maggie multiple times before that one nasty attack.
Chester, he was a good cat. We found him in the road and brought him home. A couple of years later, we found out he had Gingivitis and got some of teeth pulled and a shot for the pain. Sadly nothing helped and he stopped eating. We really did keep him alive longer than he should have been but finally after my mom found him lying in the basement, she decided it was time to have him put down. We buried him under his favorite rock in the backyard, he loved sunbathing on that rock.
Salemn, she was a foster we got with kittens. I quickly fell in love with her and when her kittens were old enough to find homes for themselves. My mom decided to let me keep Salemn. One day I came home and Salemn wasn't around, I asked my mom where she was and she told me she got a call that all of Salemn's kittens dropped dead in their cage at the HS. So she took Salemn in to get tested and found out she had FIP. So she was put to sleep as well. I'll miss that girl, she was really special to me.
Eddy, he was the neighbor's cat that they left behind because they didn't like him. I'm sure he was abused because half his tail was missing. He was an awesome fat boy though. He was MY cat and I loved spending time with my boy. Honestly I don't even remember what happened to him but my mom had him put to sleep too.
Jack-O-Lantern, truly a special cat. His mom abandoned him and his sister and a wild rabbit found them and raised them. One day a little boy found the momma rabbit and the kittens and took the kittens him. He kept Jack's sister and my aunt got Jack for us. Jack had stomach problems that couldn't be fixed and he was put to sleep around the age 4.
All my rats were PTS. Blue had to many tumors in her body at only 8 months old. Cotton was 3 years and had lung cancer. Cotton and Candy went together which in a way made me happy, because if one went without the other, they would have been so depressed and more than likely passed on anyways. They were bonded sisters and together from day one. They got their tumors together in the same spots too.
I know this seems like a lot of pets but we did a lot of rescue and sometimes the rescues were sick when we got them and they couldn't get better.
I never have and never will take a pet to the pound.
I have had to PTS five pets (that I can remember). In this order:
Rowdy was a cream coloured cocker spaniel that developed skin problems and, later on, cancer when I was still fairly young. He was sent to the RB to eleviate his problems.
Woofer was a black field spaniel that belonged to my maternal grandparents. Woofer was very old even when I got old enough that my memories stuck with me (so, when memories as early as I could remember stuck with me). She was about eleven or twelve when I was four. She was completely blind and was starting to lose her hearing. When I turned twelve, my grandparents woke up one day to Woofer not being able to walk or hold her potty. She was PTS to stop her suffering.
Mimi was a tiny, sweet, little girl ferret that had been given to my mom. She was about six when we had to have her PTS a year and half ago due to a cancerous growth on her mouth that had gotten cut open on her cage.
Treasure was a purebred, AKC registered (KennelsnameIforgot's Precious Treasure), German Shepherd. Treasure started acting funny and a couple of days later we woke up and she had passed away on the floor of the kitchen. So, that doesn't count. But it was still upsetting.
Tier was my husband and I's first furkid together. He was a massive sized tuxedo cat. I mean, just HUGE. We had to have him PTS because of a rather lengthy something that I would rather not delve into at this point. It was a back problem that had an 80% chance of not working. That was about ten months ago.
We had to put our rotweiler puppy down when he was about 4 months old i think he had distemper, i dont really remember because i was only 4 years old at the time. It was sad. his name was Kodiak
We had to have our chihuahua puppy Sara put to sleep last year the day before Christmas Eve. She had parvo.. We were staying with Robin's family in Tennessee and she hadn't shown any signs of being ill until that evening when we had to bring her to the emergency vet.
She only weighed 1.3 lbs and was 3 months old. The vet tested her to see what was wrong and it came back positive for parvo. He said as small as she was, it was very unlikely that she would even survive the treatment for it.
So, instead of us putting her through all of that, we let her go.. That was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. She was our baby and Deebo loved her so much.. We were really lucky that Deebo didn't get sick too.
I was planning on holding her until she fell asleep, but I just couldn't.. I held her at first, but couldn't stop crying and shaking so I finally called the nurse to come in there and get her.. She said she just sang to Sara, rocked her and held her until she took her final breath. :(
I've never mentioned Sara before now, I don't think. It's too hard to talk about her.
She was such a beautiful little girl.
Houblie was.. well, sorta stolen, :mad: but no doubt she'd be put to sleep by now. And Phoebe was hit by a truck. Well, no none of my pets have been PTS.
Yes I have had to put Zippy's brother Tiger to sleep.He was really sick and nothing could be done. :(
I have had to give away pets. :( My beloved Emmy Lou(my peekboo tiel)she know lives with Kari.
I have had to put Two Dogs to sleep. My rotti girl Zoey, had to be PTS due to severe arthritis in her spine, she couldnt walk very well, and was suffereing so much, it hurt us all to see her like that. We also just last year had to put our Rotti Boy Zues to sleep, due to Cancer in his stomache and his throat. It was very hard on us! They were both such great dogs!:(
we would NEVER ever take our pets to the pound! the last time we had a pet pts was 10 years ago. He was a basset hound/beagle mix and when we were living in Nevada, he got loose. A kid found him and fed him lunchmeat in front of his dog! :mad: We had to rush Buddy to the emergency vet clinic and he had a lot of stitches put in his back. :( we cleaned him up good everyday but in 1996, he was going down hill so we had to make the tough decision of putting him down 2 weeks before Christmas. :( He was the best dog ever.
Sadly...2 times...=[
The 1st one: my cat Zsa-Zsa didn't act like she was sick, she was getting old and thinner[Hyper Thyroid] but was still active and such. She was 14, though. Suddenly she dropped maybe 5lbs off, not eating, barely drinking. Everytime I would hand feed her or give her water, she would just throw it up again. Sadly, my mom decided to call the vets and make that dreaded appointment noone wants to make. My mom gave me time to say goodbye to my furry baby andthen tok her to the vet, leaving me to the sympathy of my friends at school. Zsa-Zsa was the sweetest cat, and I will never forget her. Her official death was October 3, 2005.
Then, 3 weeks later, my beloved Freddie started going downhill. She had been battling cancer for a long time[2-3 yrs] and now the lumps on her stomach were bursting and oozing. My mom and I had to clean it everyday to keep the open areas from infection. Even though she layed in one spot all day and had to be forced to start eating, Freddie still purred, showing she still felt good enough to love. But she kept eating less and less,no matter how much we tried, and my mom started talking about calling the vets once more. I pleaded and my mom postponed the call until Thursday[it was Monday, if I remember correctly]. On Wednesday night, I just sat there, holding Freddie, knowing it would be my last chance to for a long, long time. I talked to her and pet her and she did her best to comfort me, purring me to sleep like she used to. Thursday morning was the worst morning I will ever have. Saying goodbye to freddie was so hard. I noticed one thing though, she didn't purr. She knew it was her time and was ready to go. I don't remember anything about school that day, but I remember running home, looking for Freddie. I hoped it was all a dream. It wasn't. Even now, a year later, I still get teary-eyed thinking about Freddie. Only a few days ago I wrote a poem about her. It's nothing to write home about, but here it is. "It's been almost a year, without a tear, it's been almost a year, your purr I can't hear, it's been almost a year without you." She was put to sleep November 9, 2005.
Sorry that was soooo long, hope you don't mind. =[
Lacie, my cocker spaniel, was euthanized when she was sixteen years old. She was blind, deaf, incontinent and senile. It was time.
And, of course, working at a shelter, euthanasia is an ongoing fact of life.
I don't believe we've ever put one of our pets to sleep, but we have given some up.
my hamster was my best freind and had to be put to sleep because his pouch was inside out :(
Add my sweet Mandy who was PTS in June this year. She was very sick. She was only 5 but had a bad heart and got an infection her heart couldn't fight off. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy
3 years ago, we had to put my cat, Sophie, to sleep. We knew something was wrong with her, but we didn't know what. :(
My mom would babysit these twins whose mom worked in a vet's office. She volunteered to take Sophie up to see the vet (We couldn't afford to take her ourselves). Later, my mom called her to see how everything was going, but she told us that Sophie was too sick and had to be put down. :(
We had to put our dog Willie to sleep due to her immune system was eating her up from the inside out. She had these awful spots that look like someone too bites out of her sides. It was so sad. The vet said basically is was doggie AIDS. It broke our hearts. I was 7 and still remember like it was yesterday. :(
Yes, I have had to put two of my rabbits to sleep before. In the year of 2002 I had to put my dear rabbit Baby asleep because she had some kind of tumour, cancer, or abscess right behind her eye that was making her eye pop out, it was so sad. The vets weren't even sure what it was but they said even if they did surgery that Baby probably wouldn't live through it all.
And then my other rabbit in 2003 I had for about 6 months, I had gotten Baby from a breeder, and this bunny I got from the pet store, and in about 6 months it got what I think was wry neck, its head was literally stuck to the side and it would just role around in its cage. So we had to put it out of its suffering.