Pet Euthanasia.....Can you do it?  

I agree I couldnt do it unless they were suffering and even then it would be a terribly hard and sad situation.

Hi. I have had many pets in my life and unfortunately a lot of them have had to be put to sleep. The first time you have to make that decision is so terrible because it is a very powerful thing to do. You have the choice between life and death - that is very scary. But there comes a point where the animal will let you know that s/he has had enough and then you must be strong enough to make that decision otherwise you are not honouring the animal and you are keeping him alive for a selfish reason. That does not make it any easier. Your friend will go through a complete bereavement cycle and it will take a long time before the pain goes away. But that is the side of loving someone or something - when it is taken away there is pain, but the love you shared will have made it worth it I hope.

I've had to put pets to sleep. What helped me was knowing that the other alternative would be for them to suffer - and I loved them enough to want to spare them that.

The hardest part of love is having to let go ...

It is a very sad subject. And one I feel very torn about. It is hard to let them go, but when quality of life starts to fail they may be better off. Last summer my cat got really sick. He was the first pet that my boyfriend and I got together and at the time we were seperated.

When I took him to the vet they told me he was slowly starving to death and would not survive surgery and that the humane thing to do would be to put him to sleep. I called my boyfriend and asked him to come up. He stayed while they put Malaki to sleep and I sat in the car crying.

It would be a very difficult and sad decision. I once had a pet maltese for 15years. In the end, it became absolutely necessary, if not, totally depressing to euthanasize him. He had totally lost his appetite, was losing all his hair and could not even stand, without stumbling. I guess it must be dreadful not to have any energy whatsoever. I brought him to the vet and the vet recommended euthanasia. My family stayed with him thoughout the process. It was so sad and we mourn his passing for, I think, a long time. Just responding to this discussion still bring tears to my eyes.

So, euthanasize your pet only if absolutely necessary.

that is so sad..i would cry myself to death over this..i cry if my dog isnt eatting what i think he should be eatting in a couple days..i cant even imagine something happening to him..but if i knew he was in terrible horrible pain..i dont think i could live with myself either letting him hurt just so i could have him you know?..~wipes tears~...they would definately have to give me valium though cause i think it would send me to the edge ...yes i love my baby boy like he was my own child..so that would be more then hard..it would be my heart breaking ....:(

I would definitely euthanize a pet. Sometimes it needs to be done.

It is a difficult decision. I only believe in it if the animal is suffering, or just about too when they are very old. I did it many times over the years. It is very hard. I felt like God, and I hated it. My last one I had put to sleep in my lap at home. I held him and loved him. It still hurts, and I still cry, it's 14 years later.

Yes. It's absolutely heartbreaking, but I did have a dog put to sleep. He was 16 years old, couldn't walk at all, was blind and deaf. All he did was lay and shake. We couldn't get him to eat. I wanted him to go to sleep, not starve to death. Humans can tell us what's wrong, animals can't. When it's obvious that they're suffering, it really can feel like the right decision, no matter how much it hurts.

i thought i would have to last week, and it broke my heart, but i didn't ( i was going to but it turns out i didn't have to)i couldn't watch my pet dog suffer or be in pain. She's given me too much for that.