Had to have my 17yr old dog put to sleep to-day .?

Question

miss him terribly and now I feel totally guilt ridden.I know deep down it was for the best as he was almost blind and could not stand or walk without help and had no quility of life but at the moment none of that is making me feel any better, and I can't stop crying

Answer 1

May I go now
Don't you think the time is right?
May I say good-bye to pain-filled days
and endless lonely nights?
I've lived my life and done my best,
an example tried to be,
So can I take that step beyond
and set my spirit free?
I didn't want to go at first.
I fought with all my might!
But something seems to draw me now
to a warm and loving light.
I want to go! I really do!
It's difficult to stay.
But I will try as best I can
to live just one more day .
To give you time to care for me
and share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and are afraid
because I see your tears.
I'll not be far, I promise that,
and hope you'll always know
that my spirit will be close to you
wherever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me.
You know I loved you too.
That's why it's hard to say good-bye
and end this life with you.
So hold me now, just one more time,
and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me,
you'll let me go today.


Copyright © Susan A. Jackson
Written for a beloved pet and friend.

Answer 2

I totally know what you are going through! I am so very sorry! I know you have already heard this just like I have . The dog is so much better off. But that does not get you by! I had to have two of my dogs put to sleep about 8 months apart. My heart was broken! I didn't ever want another dog! I did't ever want to hurt this bad again. Never to get close to anything where I had to watch them suffer the way my dogs did. To have to make the decision to have them put to sleep. Why couldn't they just fall asleep, but I was not that lucky!
I don't want to tell you that it will get better in a few days. It has been over a year and a half and I still cry when I look at my dog's pictures. I even talk to my dogs. I know they are in heaven. They are up there running and jumping around and in no pain and suffering. They are even playing with all the little children that have left this life. God, takes care of all his creatures. Sorry I don't mean to preach either.
So please some how try to think the dog is not suffering any more and you will see it again.
You will never guess what I have laying on my couch as I am writting this letter? I have a 12 week old Lab puppy. I know I am eating my words. My husband talked me into a puppy and it has been the best medicine for me. I don't say go out and get a dog now but just in time. I am not saying either one dog does not take the place of another.
Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

The dog only feels a pin prick from the needle. It's like when you have an operation, and they give you anaesthetic to put you to sleep for the operation. What the Vet does is gives your dog the same thing, only the Vet gives your dog an Overdose, which will stop your dog's heart, causing death. All your dog will know is it feels sleepy, and that's it. The procedure takes less than one minute, and is painless, except for the needle, as I said. I believe dogs come back in the form of another dog. Maybe, not right away. I have two dogs that I used to own years ago. Your 'Spiritual Guides' will guide you to the right dog. It's like you could see twenty dogs or puppies all together, but there is only one that you really want. That is the one you possibly owned before. PS. A lot of people don't believe in reincarnation, so they will tell you I am crazy, etc. But, what proof do they have that I am not right?

Answer 4

I have had so many dogs put to sleep and it never gets any easier to do it. I still cry now and my last one went about 5 years ago and i feel guilty because i was not there when he went, i wasn't the last person he saw and it has been really hard to deal with.

You will feel guilty but it is the best possible thing you could have done, at the end of the day you had to do what was best for him. I know this sounds stupid to some, but he did understand and he knew when his time was coming he loved you with more love than anyone could give, you was his best friend.

Just cry loads that what i did and still do sometimes, it will get better.

Answer 5

I sympathise having had the same experience several times in my life. My 18 yr old Jack Russell being the last. I didn't sleep well for weeks afterwards and swore that I would never have another dog. Three months later I got a rescue dog from the cat and dog home and I have another super friend. Just think of the good times you had with your dog and how you helped make him enjoy life enough to live for 17 years. Dont feel guilty, there is nothing wrong in being sad and upset.

Answer 6

I know just how you feel as we went through the same thing on Tuesday. It hurts terribly at the moment but I know that my girl is not suffering anymore and that I gave her the best life I could in the all too short time she had with me! My full life time would have been too short! I know that I'll face it again as over 50 years I've had to say goodbye to many animals and I'll soon be ready to 'rescue' another. They all live in my memories as will your boy once the initial hurt fades!
Please try not to feel quilty because you chose what was best for him and not yourself.
Go onto search and look for a question asked on Tuesday by someone called Alberto it said ' I have to have my dog put to sleep how much does it cost?' scroll down the answers and find one from someone called Penny and read it! It may make you cry even more but it's beautiful (I wish I could E-mail her and thank her for it, it certainly helped me)

Answer 7

I'm sorry for your loss.

17 years is very old for a dog. He couldn't have lived that long unless you took very good care of him. You have nothing to feel guilty about. You did a loving thing.

Of course you miss him and you have every reason to grieve. He was by your side for a long time and the place he occupied in your life is now empty and silent. The grieving process takes a while, but soon the same memories that make you miss him so much will make you smile.

My advice is to take it easy, let your self cry. Take care of yourself too... make sure you eat and drink. And hopefully it will bring you comfort to know others understand how you feel and care enough to say a few words.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

I'm so sorry. Nothing any of us says is going to make you feel much better but I know you loved that little guy and gave him the best life he could have had. Let yourself grieve as long as you need to.
I went through the same thing with my beloved Sam last year, except I was only allowed to have her for 10 years. I still miss her. But when I think of her now, I remember the happy times more than the sad ones. My favorite memory of her is from she was baout 3 months old. I had just finished planting my flower bed, set out the sprinkler, and gone in to wash up. When I came out, the plants were scattered everywhere and there was my beautiful little blonde Lab, covered in black mud from her nose to her tail, with this big grin and a look-what-I-did-Mom expression on her face. She was so proud of herself I didn't have the heart to punish her.
Hang in there, sweetie.

Answer 9

I'm sorry for you but feel better now because he doesn't have to suffer anymore now he is all better...don't feel guilty you did the right thing..and it's okay to cry how else can us humans get over terrible griefs...dont worry tomorrow is a new day and maybe you could get a new dog in like 2 months if u want or just remember the good days with your last dog and just keep it at that..either way he is in a better place now! ok?
luv,
danielle

Answer 10

Of course it is not going to make you feel better- dealing with loss is difficult for anyone, even if it was for the best. I work at a Veterinarian's Office and I can guarantee you- you did the right thing. We see so many pets who are suffering and when their owners decide to have them put to sleep, it is a great relief for the animal. As humans, sometimes delay things like that because of selfish reasons, but you just have to find comfort knowing that your friend is in a much better place now.