Sorry, Alan, this is probably a sore spot right now, but it is something I've been wondering about for a while. You often hear about people having their dogs and cats put to sleep when they get to be old and sick, it seems you don't hear much about just letting them die at home...whether one is more humane than the other in that the pain ends earlier, I'm not sure...but if you had a choice, which would you do?
I've said before we had one of each, the first dog had a large tumor on her stomach that ruptured and she had to be put down, the other dog had tumors, they ruptured, he had surgery, he was sick, he was getting to the point he couldn't walk, but we kept him here and he died at home I guess as peacefully as he could. The vet had only been out the day before to look at him and he never suggested putting him to sleep...so I guess it was kind of sudden, but given a choice I'd rather die at home and I think when it's possible, that pets should have that same option.
I've said before we had one of each, the first dog had a large tumor on her stomach that ruptured and she had to be put down, the other dog had tumors, they ruptured, he had surgery, he was sick, he was getting to the point he couldn't walk, but we kept him here and he died at home I guess as peacefully as he could. The vet had only been out the day before to look at him and he never suggested putting him to sleep...so I guess it was kind of sudden, but given a choice I'd rather die at home and I think when it's possible, that pets should have that same option.
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