Re: Putting down an animal -- caliber and procedure?


"Larry Caldwell" <larryc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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# In article <dqg3pc$ncv$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dan@temps-
# serviceinc.com (Dan F.) says...
# # In my heart I know Larry is right but I don't think I personally could
# # do it. I have been with countless dying men and animals over the years
# # but the toughest death I've ever faced is that of my old dog. The vet
# # is my friend and, although I don't recall him charging too much, I
# # would've gladly paid three or four times as much. My old friend fell
# # peacefully asleep in my arms. There is no way I could've personally
# # done what every responsible pet owner needs to be ready for. I
# # understand the difference between livestock and pets. Thank God we
# # have vets!
#
# Yes, it is about the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but my
# dogs all hate going to the vet, and find it very stressful. If I can, I
# feel that I owe them that one last hunt. I just can't bring myself to
# have his last moments be in the hands of strangers.
#
# The last dog I put down, I dug the grave first. Then I carried him out
# about an hour after sunrise and laid him on the pile of fresh turned
# dirt. He had gone down and couldn't stand, but he had a grin on his
# face and his tail was wagging a mile a minute. I petted him for a few
# minutes, then stood behind him and shot him between the ears with a 12
# gauge. It was as instantaneous as I could make it.
#
# Humans should have such a good death. Some few do. They found my
# mother's best friend with the boot laces still in her hands. She had
# sat on the bench at the back door to put her boots on before going
# outside, and just never got up. Contrast that to my father, who died of
# lung cancer. The pain eventually got so bad that they narcotized him to
# the point that he never woke up. It took him about a week to die after
# he quit drinking fluids. The doctors greased the skids under him right
# into the grave, but weren't honest enough to finish the job. Instead,
# they just let him die of dehydration. Maybe it was painless. He
# couldn't complain. Or maybe he felt every minute of that terrible
# thirst, and just couldn't rouse enough to communicate.
#
# Like you, I have been with countless dying men and animals in my life.
# I have seen good deaths, and I have seen terrible, lingering deaths.
# Dying is far from the worst thing that can happen to you.
#
# --
The pets (family members!) I had to have put down, the vet gave me a
tranquilizer to give them before I took them in. They were unconscious
before I got them to the vet for the rest. The last one was over 7 years
ago and it still brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. I was
discussing this with my priest (Episcopalian) and another friend the other
day about his old and sick dog. I mentioned that if there is a heaven then
there are more dogs and cats there than people and if not I didn't want to
go. My priest agreed with me wholeheartedly. Animals are better than
humans for the most part, as they do only what is natural for them. That
can't be said of humans - or what passes for humans.

Dale




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