Euthanize dog at home, how to bury, how much?

Question

I have a 13 yr old kelpie cross which has a tumor and very sick. The vet knows about this. Is it possible to call the vet to come and put it to sleep? It is also too large to bury at home, what can i do? Can all of this be done while i'm at work as i don't want to see the suffering. How much does everything cost?

Thanks for the many replys. Many good advise & sympathies. Vet coming in one hour time, $130 to put to sleep and take away my old faithful night patrol.

Some add info: Can't take to vet, soft tissue tumor taking over the 2 back legs and can't walk anymore. It hit really quick, 1 week ago it was quite it's normal self.

Spend the morning with my dog but will be disappearing back to me shop soon. Someone will be home. Thanks again

Answer 1

It would not hurt to call the vet and ask, as mine would and has come to my home...It would actually be better to be there when it is done, as the dog in no way suffers..The vet gives him a sedative, that makes him sleep very peacefully, then administers the drug that stops his heart..they die very peacefully, and although it is very sad, it is the end of suffering..Your dog would want you there to tell him that it is all OK..and he won't be afraid if you are stroking him.
If you live in the country, it would be fine to bury him in your yard..but if in a busy neighborhood, it would be better for the vet to take him..
My vet charges $40

Answer 2

Sadly I am also in this situation. 17 year old dog had a stroke ... not getting better ... arthritis ... in pain ... she looked at me today and her eyes were so sad. I know it is time. I want to administer the medicine or shot myself so she can die at home in her own bed. Also, she is my dog so I want to be the one to do it ... not some stranger. The Vets who do housecalls charge $250 - $300. I don't want her to die in a vet's office where she would be frightened and agitated. I have been researching. The vets do euthanasia with a phenobarbitol shot. Phenobarbitol is a fairly humane and safe way to do compassionate death for either an animal or human. But of course it is a controlled substance and a regular person could only get it by prescription. This is WRONG. We should be able to do compassionate death for our own animals at home and have the correct medicine to do it. I have researched how to OD a living being on tranquilizers or pain meds generally speaking: 1. give a last meal about 1 hour before the medicine 2. administer the lethal dose of medicine in liquid form (i.e. grind-up & dissolve pills) 3. possible side-effects are vomiting, convulsions, or failure to die I am pretty afraid to do this ... but almost to the point of taking the risk because I am so disgusted I can't just buy the phenobarbitol and give her the shot myself. This isn't brain surgery. It is pretty easy to administer a lethal injection to a pet. There is so much needless hype and hysteria ... yet I think many people would be totally capable and prefer to put down their beloved pets themselves for both financial and emotional reasons.

Answer 3

Ask your vet if he/she knows of anyone who does this. When I was in Chicago I faced this sad situation, and my vet put me in touch with another vet who was also a rabbi, who did at-home euthenasia. Also ask your vet about options for the body. It may be possible for the person who comes over to take the body to a crematorium. As far as not being there, I imagine anybody who comes to your house is going to want at least somebody there, so you may need to line up a friend. For what it's worth, I've been there when my cat and my dog were put to sleep, and it really is quite peaceful and quick. It can be a healing thing to be there--to see how easily we can help our beloved pets escape their misery. But you need to do what feels right to you. None of this is cheap, but your vet will be able to give you an idea of costs.

Answer 4

Some vets will actually come to your home and euthanize your pet, but you'd have to call around and ask. It isn't very long, so you might want to be there with your dog so she can spend her last moments with her beloved owner. If you're really not comfortable with being there, see if you can say your goodbyes personally at home and drop the dog off at the vet on your way to work. If your dog is too big to be buried, you can pay to have her cremated or you can pay the vet's office to take care of the body for you. Either way, I'm sorry for your loss.

Answer 5

So sad to hear that your dog is sick. It is definitely possible for a vet to come and do an in-house euthanasia. It's going to cost you, though. I would think you'd want to be home if you were going to 'put down' a companion. Don't let him be without you when he goes! You are probably seeing the most of his suffering now- when he goes- it's like 'going to sleep'. Check this site out- it has more info:
http://www.thefuneraldirectory.com/eu_home.html

Also, this is a weird idea, but I think it's cool:
http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/JCK/2002/11/01/245727?extID=10032&oliID=213

Sorry about the hard times you're going through, it's always hard to lose someone you love. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

You'll have to ask the vet about the costs of everything. If you can't bury your dog at home you might want to consider cremation...otherwise they basically just take the dog and most likely it'll end up in a landfill or somewhere else.

Answer 7

you would have to call the vet and ask if it could be done. vets usually dont come out to the house. unless it's for a horse or something rather large

Answer 8

You call your dog an "IT" You don't want to be there to comfort an animal who loves you. I would bet everything is always all about you and no one else. Do you call your children"its"?

Answer 9

sorry about your dog, we had the same problem recently except our dog was 14. i think it cost 2000 or 3000 rubles (25.64 rubles+1 USD)

Answer 10

Awww, poor doggie. My dearest sympathies.