
Pet Bereavement Support Group
The loss of a pet or animal to which one has become emotionally bonded can be an intense loss, comparable with the death of a loved one. Whilst there is strong evidence that animals can feel such loss for other animals, this community focuses on human feelings, when an animal is lost, dies or otherwise is departed.

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New tonight, I had my dog Sunny (the best dog I could ever ask for for) almost 15 years put to sleep yesterday. I am beside myself with grief. I think I did the wrong thing. He's head tilted and he kept falling over and I couldn't get him up or out of it, I hugged and slept on the floor with him for 2 days. He was so week and he kept trying to get up. I think was having strokes, I only find out tonight he may have come out of it by searching the net. I just want to die myself. This is pain is unbearable! Why didn't the vets care to ask more questions!???
I just know he could have made it longer!
I am the one who couldn't watch him suffer and didn't want him to suffer, but if I knew he might have pulled out of it I NEVER would have put him down!
I just know he could have made it longer!
I am the one who couldn't watch him suffer and didn't want him to suffer, but if I knew he might have pulled out of it I NEVER would have put him down!
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I know you are going thru your mind and researching the web and thinking, what could I have done differently- you sound like an amazing mother- and amazing mothers would not make the choice that you did without really understanding what a sacrifice they are making when they selflessly say- "I am going to put you before me- You won't be in any pain in the end- but I will be in pain for a long while."
The other thing I do know is that vets are animal lovers and they also make a profit off of anything they do to your animal- so if they thought that your loving dog had a better chance with some sort of procedure- they would have suggested anything they could think of. I have been to the vet with several other animals of mine that were ill and the last thing they have ever mentioned before this last weekend was putting the animal down.
Please stop reasearching and thinking of what you could have done or if such-and-such had happened maybe he could have pulled thru. Right now you need to obsolve yourself of any guilt and try to cry and cry and cry and know that no matter what, your baby is not hurting any more. I am praying for you right now because I feel your deep saddness and guilt hits me too- but that is not fair to either of us. Let me know how you are doing and I hope this helped and that you didn't take anything offensively- I would just hate to have you grieve your horrible loss and have guilt piled on top. What kind of dog did you have and what was his name? I pray that you will see him again some day, as do I with my own little joy- Hobbes (like calvin and hobbes- the comic book :o) God Bless you and keep you in his comfort. I am so so sorry for you.
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The amazing thing about how I got him is...ever since I was a little girl I wanted a collie. In fact their was a childrens tv show that was giving away one of the original lassie's pups if you won a drawing contest. I made two drawings and sent them in. I didn't win 1st and get the pup, I got 2nd and got some little disney camera type thing.
Anyway back to sunny. I decided I wanted a collie for my daughter and myself. I searched 3 weeks in the paper. Every time I called on some they were gone. Then as I waited outside my daughters school, a lady pushing a carriage and pulling a puppy on the rope walked by and tied the puppy to a tree in front of me. Then she took off. She abandoned him! I watched not knowing what was going on and he got the rope loose and tried to follow her and was going to go into a busy street. I grabbed him and brough him into the car as my daughter was getting out of school. I saw the white of his eyes were all red and one was crossed, then I noticed he had a collar on him, so tight that I didn't know he had one at first. This collar was chocking him!All the fur was gone were it had been. Lord knows how long it had been like that.
We took him home, and kept him! He was the best dog ever!
Thank you everyone for your love and support. I am so glad I found others who love animals like I do and understand my grief at losing my wonderful best buddy. ((((huggs))))