animal (dog) death certificate?

Question

hi im in the uk my dog passed away last week and i got her ashes yesterday i asked the vet for her death certificate and they told me they dont do one? is this true because i am trying to get one because i want to see what they have put her down of dying from

when i had her put down the vet told me she had a brain tumour but when i spoke to the nurse she told me not to say anything because it is marked down in her records as epilepsy. so i want to get my hands on that info so

thanks for that ruby - at the moment im not finding peace for my poor dog because i want to get to the bottom of this - i had my baby put down because i got told a brain tumour and now ive found out that in the records it says epilepsy needles to say i am not at all happy. i went in there last night and they said they dont have a death certificate for her and the vet wrote on a piece of paper saying that y dog passed away from euthinasia and thats all the info i need if i want to claim for insurance...

Answer 1

you can just ask the vet how she died...

Answer 2

So sorry to hear of your dog.. I don't think they will give death certificates to any animal, but you can ask for a full report. At least you will have some kind of proof. And why would the vet said brain tumor and the tech said epilepsy? I know there is some connection between the diagnosis, but why do you have to hush about it? Something is not right. Let someone investigate this matter as I don't like the vibe that I am getting!

I hope you find peace in the lost of your beloved doggie.

Answer 3

When we had to have our beloved dog put down, we recieved a certificate of death, but that was because you must register your animals, where we live. We then had to present this to the relevant aurthorities, so that they could cancel his registration and his microchip records. It don't think it said anything about his cause of death, but if you wish to have some sort of copy of the records, you have every right as his owner to request them. If yu just want to find out more about hy he died, you could also request a consultation with the vet. I understand how traumatic it is to go through this; I also never thought about such matters or requesting more info before we had to go ahead with this difficult choice. So sorry for your loss and all the best for the future! I'm sure you have many happy memories of your little friend to help you through this!

Answer 4

there is no equivelent to a death certificate in pets..
technically she Died from the Euthanasia solution given,, but this was administered with your consent, to prevent her more pain and suffering..
As far a brain tumor/Epilepsy
Epilepys is a symptom.. not only a diease.. In older dogs a large percentage of dogs with epilepsy (seizure activity) are cause by other serious medical conditions.. brain tumors being higest on the list when other factors are ruled out.. and also the severity of onset is evaluated.. Dogs that suddenly start having with epilepsy generally do have tumors in the brain.. Very hard to specifically diagnose without extensive (expensive) neurological workup.. and if the dog is NOT reponding to treament,, to try to find that actuall potential tumor is academic only because there is not "surgery" or quick fix to treat it.. only treatment of the symptoms and see how the dog responds..
Seizures in young animals can be genetic (idiopathic unknown cause) , or again another symptom of other problems..Liver kidney problems, or tumors being lowner on the list..

the truth is Epilepsy/Brain tumor.. Reguardless if it was idopatic epilepsy (very rare in older dogs) or a brain tumor.. if the dog Failed to respond to treatment.. a specific diagnosis would be comforting,, but would not have changed the decision to end her suffering.. you could have requested a extensive post mortem.. but that does require having the dog disected bit by bit and does not always provide a definitive answer..
So honelsty,, both are correct,, although it could be doucmented perhaps a bit better.. Explained a bit better.. Yes she likely had a brain tumor,, with the primary symptom being seizure activity (epilepsy) with poor prognosis.. It is also possible if there is some insurance clame.. with a pet insurance company.. it is also possible that they could not use "brain tumor" becuase there was no specific test to confirm it but the company would cover Epilepsy as a cause..

Amanda

Answer 5

I have never reported the death of any of my animals to animal care. Unless for some reason your state has a crazy law that you have to, I would say it's a safe bet you won't have to.

Answer 6

I know in america I have had to have several dogs put to sleep and all I have recieved is the reciet for the euthinasia.
Ask the vets office for a copy of the vet records.