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Putting my boy to sleep in an hour

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BendoverK · 17/01/2019 09:19

Back story. Was ill over new year. visit to vets last Monday. Blood test showed kidney disease and 2 wobbly front canines. Reason for not eating and lost weight. Was drinking an awful lot. Spent the night on a drip and was returned home to us with a poor prognosis. Told to return if he takes a turn for the worse. His eyes are sunken and a white bit at the bottom. He's drinking loads again but eating very little. Have just rung vets and he is being put to sleep at 1020 today. I've been up with him since 4ish. He's sat on my knee now. I am devastated but know it is the right thing to do. Heart breaking watching my dd 9 say her goodbyes to him this morning before school.

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LittleCandle · 17/01/2019 09:35

Oh I'm so sorry, but you know you are doing the right thing. It is terribly hard. I had both my cats put down in the last year, the first unexpectedly - he had shown no signs of being ill, but vomited up what looked and smelt like poo and I knew that was the end. I took him to the vet and they did bloods, but he had a mass in his abdomen, so I took the decision there and then and came home without him. Three months later, his brother reached the end of the road. It was less of a shock, as he had problems with his thyroid and digestion, but it still broke my heart.

Vinorosso74 · 17/01/2019 09:39

Sorry to read this. The waiting is awful but you are doing the kindest thing for him.
When we had our old girl PTS I called the vets first thing and like you watching DD say goodbye was heartbreaking.
RIP puss

Wolfiefan · 17/01/2019 09:40

I’m so so sorry. But yes. You are doing absolutely the right thing. Thinking of you this morning.

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BendoverK · 17/01/2019 09:41

thanks. I know its for the best. Watching him go down hill the last few days and preparing for this. Not easy but needs must. Gonna miss him.

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19lottie82 · 17/01/2019 09:48

Oh OP, so sorry for you! I had to get my Pippa put to sleep last year and it was heartbreaking. As hard as it is, you know deep down that it’s the right choice.
Thinking of you xxxx

Threetoedsloth · 17/01/2019 10:13

I waited probably a couple of days too long for my little Birman girl and vowed I would never do that again. She'd perked up after subq treatment and I hoped a second session some months later would buy me more time. It didn't.
It's almost time now and I am thinking of you as I type this to you. It is that last act of supreme kindness we can offer our beloveds. May he leave peacefully and may you find solace in his gentle departure.

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BendoverK · 17/01/2019 10:58

It's done. He's home asleep forever. It was calm and peaceful and the best thing. Now to bury him. Thanks all.

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TinselAndKnickers · 17/01/2019 14:34

I’m glad it was calm OP. You did the right thing, and it sounds like he was well loved and cared for. Take care

ifonly4 · 17/01/2019 14:44

So sorry to hear this, I know it's so hard making that final decision but in time you'll know it was right. My boy was exactly the same with kidney disease. I'd made the appointment for Toby but a couple of hours before we took him in he started licking his lips a lot, it was awful to watch. I wish I could have taken him in a few hours early, but at the same time was glad I had an appointment and didn't have to wait.

Toddlerteaplease · 17/01/2019 15:05

Hand hold. I had my girl PTS in August. She has really bad heart disease and the diuretics caused kidney failure. It was a very peaceful end, cuddled in my arms and her sister with her.

Shinesweetfreedom · 17/01/2019 15:10

No more pain.No more sickness,just perfect sleep.
The pain remains ours.
I am sorry xx

Jens303 · 17/01/2019 15:13

so sorry, I lost mine last week and it's hard but it is some consolation knowing they are now at peace when they unwell.

GhostSauce · 17/01/2019 15:15

Well done OP . It's heartbreaking to say goodbye, but you did the best thing for him. You didn't allow him to begin to suffer and struggle.

The hardest think is the missing them I think. I never felt any guilt for ending my boys life because it was necessary, I just missed his little face so much.

Can you cut a scrap of his fur for a locket? I did that and at first I couldn't wear it, but now I do and it's nice to have a little piece of him nearby. (Though DP thinks i'm weird and morbid and asks what piece of him i'm going to have made into jewelery if he dies. Teeth? Ball sack?)

SnowBrussels · 17/01/2019 16:26

I’m so sorry, it’s heartbreaking but he’s not in pain any more.

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BendoverK · 17/01/2019 17:10

Well, the house seems very empty. My dd9 has cried since collecting her from school. She has written a beautiful message to him on a flat stone and placed it on his grave in our garden. RIP Mason.

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Toddlerteaplease · 17/01/2019 20:45

I had Maia's ashes made into a glass piglet by the Bath Aqua glass company. The rest of her ashes are still in the cupboard. I also had had a stamp made with their paw prints on so I had a paw print key ring made.

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