Hi I'm so sorry to do this, and for anyone reading this is really not very nice and I wouldn't want to upset anyone......
But I really need to talk and ask a few questions. I had my dog put to sleep last night, she had cancer and was going downhill, she was 4 , she was a very big beautiful mastiff
It did not go well
The vet (who was beyond fantastic all the way through) warned me that they wouldn't be able to find a vein to inject her in and that they would put her under with the gas and then inject straight into her heart. The vet did warn me it'd be distressing but I opted to be there
To cut a very long story short, it took nearly an hour, it was awful and the vet even said it was the worst one she'd ever done. My poor dog just wouldn't give up and fought being put under all the way
And she became very upset and then aggressive. They had to muzzle her
And now I'm wondering if I did the right thing after all? she really suffered, and seeing her get aggresive really scared me- was it just a reaction to the drugs or was she really like that all along and I just didn't see it?
We still have her 'brother' who is the same breed and now I'm a little bit scared/wary of him
And of course it would be cruel to tell anyone IRL about this so I'm sorry for venting here
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Are there any vets around or vetinary nurses? I really need to talk but it's very upsetting
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immortalbeloved · 02/09/2009 19:25
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