I Euthanize My Dog And Feel Guilty

It s not a sign that you ve done anything wrong or that you re somehow weak for being emotionally impacted by your pet s departure.

I euthanize my dog and feel guilty.

I feel so guilty about putting my 14 year old dog lucky down today. Just because you re feeling guilty does not mean that you are in fact guilty as charged or deserving of some sort of punishment. She was drooling everywhere and threw up one more time all water this time. But today she threw up about four times lots of undigested food and water.

He was my angel and we had a special bond. I called my dad and we brought her to the vet. Then i noticed her eyes were moving back and forth really rapidly and her head was moving side to side. That wasn t even the reason the last couple of days she was alive she kept pacing and trying to hide behind the furniture she kept crying then she had a seizure and was unable to breathe.

If an owner must make the choice to euthanize the dog that can cause overwhelming feelings of guilt and regret as well. In order to escape the trap of guilt and move forward in mourning your dog it is useful to remember the good times you had together acknowledge you did the best you could in caring for your dog and think of ways to remember the important role your dog played in your life. Unfortunately trips to the vet were few because of his nervousness in the treating rooms. Everyone who s ever had to make this hard call has likely felt guilt as they faced this situation.

Granted she was 17 couldn t see or hear well and lost control of her bowels and bladder. I had to euthanize my almost 14 year old dog dillon 6 days ago. We went through so much together. I have just put my dog to sleep after we ve spent the last 17 years together.

I can t remember him not being in my life. I love my other 3 dogs but he was my favorite. He was nearly blind and pretty deaf he was on 9 pills in the morning for his thyroid problem and 1 5 pills at night for his arthritis. I feel like i murdered him.

We took him for bloodwork and found liver enzymes were high. Are you feeling guilty about euthanizing your dog. I still feel guilty about putting my dog to sleep. My lab was 14 years old and always had a history of mild seizures.

I feel so guilty. After all you and your pet were close. He was a jack russell cross. She was an old dog with.