Vet Bill

‘Let them die naturally?’

The mind boggles!

We had working dogs and pets, but any signs of illness, distress or injury were treated immediately by an independent vet practice. One of our girls had breast cancer and was euthanased as it was clear she was in pain. Another had a stroke and made a decent recovery, but a second more serious stroke needed prompt action. I couldn’t live with myself, if we’d let them ‘die naturally’.

Over my lifetime we have had about 5 cats and only once, our last cat, when we knew she was in pain, did we take her to the vet to be pts. The others died peacefully, quietly, at home, with us present. We buried them in the garden and have never had a problem with them being disturbed.
Interesting the vet tried to frighten us into cremation by them saying she would be ‘dug up’. I think she may have been ‘digging’ for a greater fee.
We brought our cat home, dug a deep hole which was hard given it was winter and laid a solid piece of wood to protect her from foxes. We planted snowdrop bulbs where she is buried which flower every year. It has remained undusturbed ever since.

Midgey

While I agree with this to some extent, vets can report you to the rspca if you refuse to let a vet put your animal down. I read a case about an elderly man who was advised to put his dog to sleep. He told the vet he needed to take his dog home to process this info' and say his good-byes.
After a few days the rspca turned up. He was prosecuted for allowing his dog to suffer unnecessarily.