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Cat PTS this morning

(33 Posts)
dogsmother Wed 31-May-23 16:27:02

🐾 🌈
So sorry, lost one of my dogs very recently and I know how much it hurts xx

Shelflife Wed 31-May-23 16:08:29

A huge loss Flaxseed, you did what was necessary although it broke your heart. Remember with love the affection he gave you and your DP

think of him often and smile .

MiniMoon Wed 31-May-23 16:06:06

I'm so sorry, it's hard to say goodbye to a beloved pet. I'm pleased that your Vet was so kind.
I went through the same experience with my little parson Russell terrier. She was 18, deaf and had doggie dementia. Went off her food and looked so miserable. I made the decision to have her put to sleep and the vet was in complete agreement. She died in my arms in the treatment room. I left her with the vet to have her cremated. I miss her still, and it's been six years without her. We have a cat now, but it's not the same.

MayBee70 Wed 31-May-23 16:01:44

Their presence stays for long after they’ve gone. They’re with us all the time so the gap they leave is very real. I used to hear my last dog shaking her head long after she’d gone: she had a floppy ear and always shook her head when she woke up. Let the tears flow: they’re healing. And still talk to him.

crazyH Wed 31-May-23 15:53:40

It’s very sad, isn’t it ? I went through with my beautiful, sweet Rottweiller. She used to have a bell round her neck and I swear, I heard that tinkle for weeks after she passed. However, my vet was very disrespectful. I wanted her to die in her own home, with all of us around her so I got the Vet to come over. He and his assistant, came, gave her the needle and after she died, they bundled her and just threw her into the van. They were laughing and joking on their way out. It’s put me off Vets completely 😡

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 31-May-23 15:50:05

I’m so very sorry. Yes, I know that feeling of the house seeming empty. You have done the right thing, and you knew when the time was right. He was and always will be loved. In time you will find comfort in knowing that. 💐

FannyCornforth Wed 31-May-23 15:47:10

I’m so very sorry, I really am thanks ♥️

Flaxseed Wed 31-May-23 15:42:10

He became my step’cat when I met DP 10 years ago, but I feel really sad sad
He was 18 and had a lovely life and was very loved so I must focus on that.
We kept putting off the inevitable but he was losing weight rapidly and had dementia, and we just knew it was time.
The vet was so lovely, kind and respectful, and we brought him home and DP buried him in the garden overlooking the fields.
I keep looking at the empty space where he used to lie and welling up.
We still have his brother and my cat but the house still feels empty without him sad