R.i.p.

[K9karen]

The title made me curious. Never in my wildest imagination did I expect to read this. I should have stopped after the first paragraph but I was so stunned I couldn't stop reading. I thought it was a joke.

I'm going to vomit. Seriously. I guess I'm stupid and naive. I didn't know vets do convenience euthanasia.

What goes around, comes around. The *B* will answer to a higher power someday. I hope there's mercy on her soul.

[Lady's Human]

Poor pups.

[jennielynn1970]

First, the fact that a vet did this, without the dogs even being in poor health, is a major concern. What kind of vet does that?! I could never ever work with a vet that did things like that for the convenience of the owner.

Secondly... the woman needs to get some serious help. You just don't do that to your pets.

Did the vet or any other techs say anything about saving the dogs?! What kids of practice is this?!

[mr.chiwawa]

That was my exact thought!!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't know which makes me feel sicker the fact that the owner requested such a serivce instead of bringing them to her local spca OR the fact that the vet did it NO questions asked. I certainly would steer clear of them and their practice. If not to go further and report them to the state

[dukedogsmom]

Well, here's the mission statement from www.invma.org:

Mission of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association

The Indiana Veterinary Medical Association promotes animal health, animal well-being and public health, advances the veterinary medical profession, and is dedicated to the highest standards for professionalism and ethics.(updated 3/2007)

Sure doesn't sound like this vet is following that.

[lute]

I should have pointed this out in the origonal post. The vet did ask the techs if any of us could take the dogs home. If I didn't bring the puppy home the other day I would have scooped the Pittie pup right up. The vet was not happy about doing this. He works for another vet. He had to. He complained about it the whole time. He wanted to save the dogs, but we simply couldn't.

[mr.chiwawa]

He didn't HAVE TO he could have refused and made the other vet do it. He could have called the local shelters and seen if they could take them. What a lame excuse

[finn's mom]

I wouldn't work for a vet who allowed that. Rest in peace, beautiful dogs, you are in much better hands now.

[crow_noir]

Poor Loki, Nate, and Kappy

I wish your vet would have contacted a rescue. A lot of times that's what vets up here will do despite it being against the law. (If the dogs truly have nothing wrong with them.)

At least the woman didn't just take them to the pound where they probably would have suffered before dieing.

p.s. Her just dropping the dogs off like that, but asking for the collars puts up little red flags. (Was this a domestic issue? If she did care enough to want something to remember them by, why didn't she try to find them homes first? Does she plan on just getting other dogs to throw away?) Also thinking... Does your clinic scan healthy dogs for microchips to see if these dogs actually do belong to these people before euth'ing? I'm sure a rescue would want to know if someone was doing this to one of their dogs... or it could prove the person that brought them in was just a vindictive neighbor or something.

[dukedogsmom]

Very good questions, Crow_noir. This was a very bad situation and I think it was handled poorly, to say the least.

[pitc9]

OMG!!!

Indeed someone should have stepped in and contacted a rescue.

I hope this lady burns in hell for this and never owns another animal as long as she lives.

RIP Loki, Nate and Kappy.
Your lives ended too soon, my you find peace at the RB.

[lute]

I'm sorry for the lame excuse. I've only worked at this vets for a little over a week. This is just what I was told. I don't agree with it either.

We knew the dogs were hers because she had brought them in before for their vacc. and a couple minor problems.

[luvofallhorses]

I wouldn't work for a vet that would put healthy dogs asleep. here, NONE of the vets here will put a healthy dog or cat to sleep. those poor babies. I hope that lady rots in hell for putting her healthy dogs to sleep. someone could have taken them in.

[Donnaj4962]

OMG

I absolutely cannot imagine ANYONE doing this. Like others have said, may she rot in the worst place imaginable!

My vet would NEVER have done anything like this. He would have had her surrender them to him and he would have looked for homes for these poor souls.

RIP sweet ones.... play hard at the RB and know that MOST people are not as cold and heartless as this lady. You are now free to run and be happy wittle doggies!

[Miss Z]

That is just horrible. I get pretty peeved when people bring animals to the shelter along with the excuse 'I don't want them anymore', but I suppose at least they're giving them a shot at a better life. How harrowing for you to have to witness irresponsible ownership in full swing. I found euthanasia surprisingly easy to bear witness to whilst I was working at a vets, but I know that if I'd have seen it performed on perfectly healthy animals, then I too would have felt horribly guilty.