(January 4, 2014 at 11:33 pm)Chad32 Wrote: I had to put down one of my last dogs. He just got to old and arthritic, plus his teeth were too worn down. So I drove him to the vet, and he actually looked pretty happy because he hadn't been for a nice ride in a while. And then I left him with the lady and went home. And I'm tearing up just typing this. God damn.
I've actually heard it's best to stay with your pet when they put them down, because the pet gets scared. I wonder if I should have stayed, but I just didn't think about it. The vet lady didn't ask.
I experienced putting a pet down for the first time about three years ago. Before that my dad took them to the vet without the family (though we had one unexpected death that was shocking), but with Mo that wasn't really an option given that we were all home and I was the one holding him when he... well, did the thing that necessitated the decision to put him down. Let's just say it was a traumatic experience.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
