It's not something I can really *explain*...I just *know* from my own experience with my dog Fergus. He was really old, and in 2001, began failing just after I went into the Army..I came home two monthes later, to him being seriously ill, and a roommate who was frantic, not knowing WHAT to do for him. I took him to the vet. We tried antibiotics, as he seemed to have a kidney infection. After two weeks, he seemed to be doing just fine..until the antibiotics ran out. And the infection returned with a vengeance. Took him back to the vet. She ran tests, his kidneys were deteriorating.
I had a friend along, and we sat in the vet.s office, trying to decide what would be best for Fergus. And she told me, her biggest impression was, that Fergus was only still around at all, because of me, and maybe it was time to let him go. We mutually decided it would be better for him, to go ahead with putting him to sleep, because he did seem to be in considerable pain.
We also decided I would be there with him, in the Vet.s office, when he went. And the strangest thing... The Vet. went to prepare the injection, and I was holding Fergus, and talking to him, telling him it was Okay now. He didnt need to hold on anymore..that I loved him, but he didnt need to suffer anymore, because of me. He curled up in my arms, put his head in my elbow, and went... He was already gone, by the time the Vet returned with the shot.
So, if you got the feeling he wanted to be at home...then you really did the right thing. Thats where he wanted to be.
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It's not something I can really *explain*...I just *know* from my own experience with my dog Fergus. He was really old, and in 2001, began failing just after I went into the Army..I came home two monthes later, to him being seriously ill, and a roommate who was frantic, not knowing WHAT to do for him.
I took him to the vet. We tried antibiotics, as he seemed to have a kidney infection.
After two weeks, he seemed to be doing just fine..until the antibiotics ran out. And the infection returned with a vengeance.
Took him back to the vet. She ran tests, his kidneys were deteriorating.
I had a friend along, and we sat in the vet.s office, trying to decide what would be best for Fergus. And she told me, her biggest impression was, that Fergus was only still around at all, because of me, and maybe it was time to let him go.
We mutually decided it would be better for him, to go ahead with putting him to sleep, because he did seem to be in considerable pain.
We also decided I would be there with him, in the Vet.s office, when he went.
And the strangest thing...
The Vet. went to prepare the injection, and I was holding Fergus, and talking to him, telling him it was Okay now. He didnt need to hold on anymore..that I loved him, but he didnt need to suffer anymore, because of me.
He curled up in my arms, put his head in my elbow, and went...
He was already gone, by the time the Vet returned with the shot.
So, if you got the feeling he wanted to be at home...then you really did the right thing. Thats where he wanted to be.
((((Hugs))))
To the both of you...