Home Euthanazia

[Kipawa]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will pass on using the morphine and ask our vet for a pill tranquilizer instead. Being the people they are, I know they will not have a problem with it.

Barney is having a good day today, but I think his ability to eat comfortably is becoming a problem. Part of the tumour is in his right upper jaw and is growing downwards towards his bottom teeth.

We will see how he does this weekend, but I think that late next week or early in the week after that might be the time.

[Patty]

I would always recommend euthanasia at home. I have my vet come out and I always insist on a pre-med as then they are totally relaxed. Let Barney have as many pleasurable experiences as possible but just treat it as a normal day. If he is a cuddle-puss have him in your arms or on your lap otherwise in his favourite sleeping place.

I feel so much for you but it wouldn't be kind to let him suffer.

[Kipawa]

Right now, Barney is doing not too bad. He is eating a little less than normal, and is not eating on the right side of his mouth. I am using Morphine for pain control every 8 hours. He doesn't get enough to be spaced out. Poops and pees are still all normal.

But I do watch him very closely, especially the growth rate of the tumour, both what is visible outside and also what I see inside his mouth.

[tanza]

@Kipawa:

Right now, Barney is doing not too bad. He is eating a little less than normal, and is not eating on the right side of his mouth. I am using Morphine for pain control every 8 hours. He doesn't get enough to be spaced out. Poops and pees are still all normal.

But I do watch him very closely, especially the growth rate of the tumour, both what is visible outside and also what I see inside his mouth.

Sounds like you are doing all the right things… as they say, you will know when it is the right time... it is never easy... to let them go... but as they "fly" over to the Rainbow bridge, they will have many friends to give them a helping paw

[Rita Jean]

My heart goes out to you and I pray for the best for both of you. As been said on here all ready never easy but know you have been loved by one great baby an you gave love back.
As for morphine I would ask my vet. I know people are not same but my grandmother lived with us on hospic and on 2 Sept we lost her from Sunday before until day she left us they gave her morphine and sometime a little more and times more often stops pain and they just kind of go into their own world.
Do not worry about mess just wrap up your baby and hold them close.

Rita Jean

[Buana]

We had a home Eutanazia for my stabyhound Spranky, because he was at home he was calm and easygoing.
He was really tired of his disease but the vet tranquilized him just for sure and to be sure it wasn't painfull or uncomfortable.
He was resting at his own place at the living room and we sat next to him on the couch.
When the vet was there, I was holding his head (Spranky was a big dog) I was petting him and told him how much I care about him… he went away very peacefully in my arms
We didn't want it to be overcrowded or stressfull so my familymembers and Kas stayed at the couch.

When I worked at the vet, we had some people that didn't want to stay.
I can understand it is very difficult to see you friend pass away but I woulnd recommend it to anyone..
It's stressfull for the animal because their family is leaving, they have been with us all those years and when it's ending.. we have to be with them I think.
When we had such a euthanazia, one of us would put out our working clothes and tryed to give the love and peace they deserve..

[Basenjimamma]

oh, so sorry to hear about Barney, I have never done HE, didn't even know it was an option..sure would've used it a year ago when both of our dogs went across the bridge a month apart.

Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers..

[viv58]

In Oct. I had to put down my 12 year old basenji Tanner. Knowing how sick he was, the lousy mental state I was in due to the thought of losing my little guy, and the fact that he hated the vet, I elected to put him down at home. Let me tell you, there is no better way to handle this. I placed my other basenji in the back room when the vet came.

I picked tanner up, held him in my arms whilee the vet gave him a sedative to relax him. then several minutes later, he gave him the fatal dose. the vet had a large blamket that he had laid on the floor and after he said he had passed, I laid him on the blanket. I gave him one last kiss goodbye and we wrapped him the blanket and the vet took him away to be cremated. Three days later I got a special delivery of my sweetie in a beautiful wooden box.

Having done this before with my last pet, I knew this was the only way to go. I have recommended it to some of my friends and they say the experience was much more consoling than carting a sick dog to the vet one last time. The "clinical-ness" of the vet is not the last memory that I want nor do i want my little furfaces to have.

Hope this helps..

[Kipawa]

You know, our vet knew exactly what to do. Barney did get the first shot. I held him, was kissing him and played a little song for him. I took a deep breath in and smelled him, because he always had this incredible caramel smell in his fur. I could tell he was very relaxed and had not an ounce of fear in him. A minute or so of kisses and hugs, and then the final shot which did what it needed to do so quickly. Thank god there are such humane ways to send our beloved pets to their final resting place.

[SeattleMax]

We did this last year with Mojo, our beloved Catahoula. Mojo had cancer near the end of his "poop canal". We waited and let him have his good days and some bad days. He still loved to walk slowly and enjoyed his food. But in the end the bad days overcame the good days.

We decided to have our vet come to the house, on Valentines Day no less. We had Mojo on an old moving blanket. He went peacefully with both of us near. The heavy blanket was a good idea as we had to carry him (around 90 pounds) to the vet's car. Awfully emotional but we were glad we did it this way. I think its better for the dog and its easier not being in the middle of a busy vet office at the end when you are emotionally wrecked.

WE MISS YOU MOJO!