Dealing with the heartache of having our dog put down :(

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We have had her for 10 years but today is the day that she needs to be put to sleep. :(

We have spent £100s on her but nothing seems to have worked :(

Its hard to realise something we have all loved for 10 years wont be around anymore :(
 
It's tough m8, you will feel awful just now but in time it really does get better. We had a cat that we doted on for 14 years because he was diabetic and required Insulin injections every single day, special diet etc. Didn't grudge one part of it and when it was time to make the decision for him to go it was heartbreaking.

Thoughts are with you, bud.
 
Feel for you on that one must be tough. Nothing will ever replace her but if you say you'll never get another one your depriving another animal of a loving home and you know they will love you in return :)
 
Heartbreaking fella, feel for you. It makes it harder with pets because they give you unconditional love.

Try and remember the good parts and if its for the best then its the right and kindest decision you can make. Have a good cry if you feel it coming on afterwards, I know I did when we had to take our boxer Dee :(

Thoughts are with you..
 
It's a pretty grim situation but try to concentrate on the 10 good years of life you gave the dog. Chin up mate.
 
It is hard. The last of the three dogs we had was put down 2 months a go. She was 11 and we were hoping she would have one more christmas but they have all suffered from heart murmurs and she was starting to seriously struggle to breath so it was only fair to put her to sleep :(

It is very sad but every dog has its day!

The house is very strange without a dog in it i have to say.
 
Sorry to hear of your sad news, I had a dog from age of 8 for 18 years, had to be put down coudn't walk etc goto make nature.

We had ours cremated and it's in a wooden casket at my parents house.

I will probally get another dog one day, sometimes the best thing to do to help get over the loss is to get a new family pet i.e. puppy.
 
There are very few things more heartbreaking than to take a pet in for the last time. But to offset that you’re not letting them suffer any more. They’ll be looking down at you smiling for what you’ve done. The pain will ease and you will have such fond memories.

So have a big hug and keep strong. :)
 
try being 24 and at home alone on a day off work through sickness, hearing your dog fall down the stairs and have a fit. ringing parents who are both not available as they are at work then have to take him to the vet and carry him in your arms. he was put down the next day :( the only thing that made it slightly easier what that he was asleep and snoring when they injected him, kind of made things a lot easier to handle.
we had another border terrier, the runt of the litter who had to be put down when she was 10 as she couldn't walk. every other day with them apart from those days were epic though but i will not be in a hurry to take on that responsibility again.
 
We had to put our 13 year old black lab down in August. Very sad, cried a lot for a few days after, still get a watery eye occasionally. What made it better though was the fact that we have a 3 year old golden lab.
 
The oldest of my cats (15 yrs) has about 2/3 weeks left and its one of the worst feelings looking at her walking around or settling down on my lap knowing she hasn't long left.

At least if she's suffering you know you are doing the right thing.

My Nan recently died (funeral Friday gone) and she would have happily been put out of her misery (86 yr old and in her own words had no regrets). But an unpleasant way to go wasting away with cancer eating away at your insides.

Just keep telling yourself that at least you can save your beloved pet the same fate.
 
Gutted for ya mate & I feel your pain as my Frank staffy dog is 10 next year. I've got no advice though as it will proper break me when I lose mine, I've had him since 7 weeks & met him when he was 1 day old & knew his Mum & Dad.
I'm not having any more they don't live long enough & the pain is to much to bare again & again. :(
 
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We have a little westie, he is 11. Whilst he is in good health at the moment, It always dawns on me that has has a lot less time left that he has already lived. The thought of loosing him tears me apart, hes my best mate.

I am sorry to hear about your loss. Look back on the good times!
 
I had to do this to the family cat. It's the worst thing i've ever experienced in my life. We got her just as I turned 2, so i'd grown up with her all my life. She disappeared just as my parents went away and came back the next day, I had to take her to the vets who told me the only option.

I'm more than willing to say I was crying my eyes out as I did it. I walked out of the room and everybody looked at my funny until they realised the cat carrier that had something in when I went in there was now empty.

As people have said, remember that it's for the best, it's putting an end to their pain as well as yours. I can honestly say my cat seemed to know what was coming, and thanked me for doing it. She'd normally be a bit sketchy when it came to needles and things, but she didn't flinch, she just sat there and purred while i stroked her as the vet injected her. It's setting me off just typing this out...

Remember the good times, and although it's harsh to think about it now, a replacement pet can help make things easier, i know it certainly did with our family. It's not just a replacement pet to forget about the old one, it's a continuation of what you've been used to for the past 10 years.
 
Feel for you dude, I've got a 2 year old staffy that is going under the knife again on Friday for a torn cruciate ligament in one of his rear legs as the previous repair didn't hold 6 months on.
 
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