Does this fit your pet?

[oldbuddy]

I read this post in a neighborhood community site and it choked me up.

What Pets Think / We should know this.

Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.
The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.
Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end. ′′It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life. Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.
Dont let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they dont like. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They dont understand why the owner left them. After all, they needed their owner’s consolation.
Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are completely strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake. Be with them until the end.

[linderlizzie]

You are correct on this point. My son asked me to go with him to the veterinarian to have his cat put to sleep because she was near death anyway. It was a poignant moment for both of us.  You are so right that we should be with them when they go. Thanks for this post.

[dsawan]

I stay till the end

[UGetPaid]

This makes me sad as we had a cat that was sick and had to be put down. We had to go out of town to an emergency on call facility because it was over a holiday weekend and this was the place covering for our vet - about 45 minutes away. I was hoping they would be able to help her get better, but my wife was prepared for the worst. We left her for the night as they were waiting for some test results to determine if they could treat her or not. When we got the bad news the next morning, I was hoping that they would let us come back over to spend time with her before it happened, but they ended up saying basically, "Nope. We can't do anything for her. So we are putting her down right now while we have you on the telephone." I was pretty devastated with the way that they handled it and now I am feeling guilty all over again! 
 


This was about eight years ago.

[ssarber]

I agree with you. No pets here, but good thoughts.