How many have had to put a pet to sleep, or take it to the pound

[cameron goring]

my hamster was my best freind and had to be put to sleep because his pouch was inside out

[lute]

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.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

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...

[cyber-sibes]

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.

[animal_rescue]

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.

[Sevaede]

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.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Houblie was.. well, sorta stolen, 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.

[Zippy]

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.

[critter crazy]

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!

[luvofallhorses]

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! 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.

[JuniorxMyxLove]

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. =[

[xcolbi]

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.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Yes to both questions for me. I had adopted Storm and since he needed a playmate, I decided to adopt another cat. Storm was the first cat that I ever owned on my own so I didn't really know what to expect by adopting another cat. I adopted another male adult cat and Storm wanted to be his friend but the other cat wouldn't give in. They growled and hissed which I expected but then I also noticed that Storm's personality changed and he became very shy and scared to live in his own home. The other cat also started spraying everywhere including my pillow. I tried everything to try to stop the spraying but nothing worked and Storm was also very unhappy so I had to make the decision to take the cat to a shelter because the rescue organization was full and couldn't take him in at that time. I always wonder what happened to him but I think that he was put to sleep.

This past February my cat Pepper had to be put to sleep because he was very sick and wasn't getting any better. This was the hardest decision that I've ever had to make in my life. I still miss him very much.

[soxie]

as you all probly know i had to take my beutiful presian prinsess to get put down because she was old and suffering in seriouse cases like that or a pet be over aggression that can not be found out or handled by a professional i say yes put down should be in you r list of yes opptions

now i do not think it is right to take an animal to the pound right off with out looking for a proper home wich could take over a month beacause you should be loyal to your pet as they are to you
mary

[cubby31682]

When I was about 2 mayby 3 we had a dog, that would let me get on his back and he would take me for a walk around the yard. One day I woke up to my Dad coming home and asked him where O'mally was and he said that O'Mally couldn't walk anymore. A week before we had to put him down I had to stay off his back because he was getting really slow and couldn't handle it anymore. So after I heard the news I felt so bad. He was such a good dog from what I remember. I thought my dad was going to cry while he was telling me about it.