Putting Pets Down.

goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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OzMike said:

Yesterday evening we had Roxy, our Border Collie put down.
She was about 12 and a half years old and had lived outdoors all her life.
Kept her indoors a couple of times in the past when she was ill, but she used to go crazy so had to stay outdoors.
Her back legs had gone and she couldn't really walk, she hadn't eaten for 3 days, drank loads of water then brought it straight back up again with lots of yellow stuff in it.
She was in a bad way.
The vet came to our house and agreed with what should be done.
We made her comfortable and the vet gave her a sedative which very gradually put her to sleep.
Whilst she was going to sleep we all paid our respects and stoked her etc. then the vet gave her the lethal injection, though she was already out by then.
I originally got her for the kids and apart from walking her on occasion didn't really pay much attention, as I'm not a pet sort of person, she was pretty good at playing football though.
She grew up with the kids, as they were in their very early teens when I got her and they are really upset, especially my son.
She used to always follow me around, I was head of the house and I expect she new that.
Never thought I was attached till this happened, 4 days ago she was going about her business as usual, a bit slower because of her age and then crash.
She stared at me with 'what's wrong with me' eyes, I had to make the decision, didn't want to be selfish and prolong the inevitable, quality of life etc.
When she was gone I wrapped her in her favourite blanket and put her on a bench in my shed overnight, as it was too late and dark to do anything else.
This morning I dug a 4ft deep hole at her favourite sleeping place and buried her in her favourite blanket with her favourite toys.
I find myself quite upset, though I still had to go to work and I realise that even though I didn't pay too much attention to her, she definitely had an impact on me.
She had a lovely temperament and was always pleased to see anyone, even tried to drag herself to come meet me when I got home yesterday after work.
Never thought I'd admit it, but I'm glad I got her as she was really no trouble at all.
Won't be getting another because once is really enough for me.
Don't really know why I put this on here, maybe it helps.

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Lenny Rider said:

Two of the saddest days of my life, when we lost our cat then a couple of years later one of the dogs.
Both buried in our garden now, but don't underestimate the level of grief, it really did upset me, Cassie (dog) was ill but Tammy our cat died as a result of a fight with a Fox, something which does stick in the throat when the Tree Huggers start banging on about how hard done by foxes are.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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Brovion said:

I'm glad that's not just us! We've got the ashes of our two, we intended to scatter them, but just couldn't - and we'll keep the ashes of the others when they go as well.My wife and I have agreed that the dogs' ashes will go with whichever of us goes first, so they won't be alone.

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goldstone said:

Look, let's get real. We're talking about pets here, not human beings. Pets do not live as long as humans and so they're likely going to die a lot sooner than you do. If you cannot handle a pet dying, then I suggest you refrain from owning one.

And while I'm at it (and this has become a big bugbear of mine recently) what is all this crap about pet insurance, pet supermarkets, toys for pets, vets on every street corner? You're being taken for a ride, people. You have a pet, it gets ill, you have it put down. That's the way it was back when the world was a more sensible place. A lot of smart people are making a lot of money out of you pet lovers and it's time you woke up and realised you're being taken for a very expensive ride.

And then there's the issue of picking up after your dog. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge? Not in a million years would I pick up dog shit.

Rant over.

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OzMike said:

Yesterday evening we had Roxy, our Border Collie put down.
She was about 12 and a half years old and had lived outdoors all her life.
Kept her indoors a couple of times in the past when she was ill, but she used to go crazy so had to stay outdoors.
Her back legs had gone and she couldn't really walk, she hadn't eaten for 3 days, drank loads of water then brought it straight back up again with lots of yellow stuff in it.
She was in a bad way.
The vet came to our house and agreed with what should be done.
We made her comfortable and the vet gave her a sedative which very rgradually put her to sleep.
Whilst she was going to sleep we all paid our respects and stoked her etc. then the vet gave her the lethal injection, though she was already out by then.
I originally got her for the kids and apart from walking her on occasion didn't really pay much attention, as I'm not a pet sort of person, she was pretty good at playing football though.
She grew up with the kids, as they were in their very early teens when I got her and they are really upset, especially my son.
She used to always follow me around, I was head of the house and I expect she new that.
Never thought I was attached till this happened, 4 days ago she was going about her business as usual, a bit slower because of her age and then crash.
She stared at me with 'what's wrong with me' eyes, I had to make the decision, didn't want to be selfish and prolong the inevitable, quality of life etc.
When she was gone I wrapped her in her favourite blanket and put her on a bench in my shed overnight, as it was too late and dark to do anything else.
This morning I dug a 4ft deep hole at her favourite sleeping place and buried her in her favourite blanket with her favourite toys.
I find myself quite upset, though I still had to go to work and I realise that even though I didn't pay too much attention to her, she definitely had an impact on me.
She had a lovely temperament and was always pleased to see anyone, even tried to drag herself to come meet me when I got home yesterday after work.
Never thought I'd admit it, but I'm glad I got her as she was really no trouble at all.
Won't be getting another because once is really enough for me.
Don't really know why I put this on here, maybe it helps.

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m20gull said:

Not just me either, then. We have three boxes waiting while we decide what to do.

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Rambo said:

We lost our beloved cat on Saturday night after the game. He had a heart condition so we knew he wouldn't live to a old age (he was 10), but he died suddenly out of the blue. I buried in him the garden on Sat night in the rain with his favourite toys and blanket. The worst thing is, I keep looking for him and the house feels so quiet. I am devastated and never knew I could be so affected by grief.

Never even felt this way when people have died.

This thread has helped, but not sure how I am going to get through this week trying to act if nothing has happened and dealing with stupid people with their stupid problems.

Pets become part of your routine and their unconditional love is always there, when its suddenly gone, it feels like a huge hole in your life.

Sad times

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