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pet loss advice |
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this is a collection of quotes + advice i have collected and anonymized for those dealing with grief and/or regret after the euthanasia of a pet.
- You did the right and courageous thing. Animals aren’t people, they can’t understand potential future benefit (if there even is any) for pain and suffering now. You did many treatments, it was time to give them peace.
- You absolutely did the right thing. I made the terrible mistake once of waiting too long, and the suffering he went through is forever etched upon my broken heart. Sending you love and hugs.
- All of us here have had the same experience. No matter what the death of your pet is, accident, euthanasia, illness... you will always find something to blame yourself for, you will feel like the worst person in the world, you will regret having decided what you have decided and if You haven't decided anything, you're going to regret not having decided anything. It's like that, it's part of the mourning, I'm very sorry for your loss.
- You did not fail your pet. Your pet was going to die. You made sure that the death was as painless and peaceful as possible. It helped me to be reminded that being sedated first my pet just felt like he was slipping into a nice nap. He was also finally relaxed, fully. No more pain or tension plaguing him.
- Maybe our sweet pets get to cross over rainbow bridge together. Mine also passed on Friday and I am here this morning wondering why I didn't keep the meds going a couple more days. That is the heart screaming out. My head picked the more logical decision.
- Tuesday will be a week since we let our girl go. We go back and forth between regret & accepting it was their time. But when the pang of regret hits I feel so terrible for betraying my girl and letting their go & not begging the vet to help their once more. But then I go back and look at pics and she looks so sad and drained in their last days & that reassures me that the decision was the right one. We loved their so much I don’t think we would ever be ready to part with her, but ultimately we made the best decision given the crappy circumstance. We made the most selfless decision & that’s a testament to the love we have for them.
- You made the right decision. You fought the good fight and knew when it was time to stop their suffering. I've been there and it guts you. But I will tell you what was worse. I had an elderly pet who was very sick and I decided it was time to let their go. I could feel it in my bones. But, the vet had one last thing she thought was worth trying first. I didn't want to feel like I was giving up on her, so I went for it. It wasn't worth it. I put their through 3 more weeks of agony that I wish I could take back. I felt like I senselessly tortured her. You and only you were equipped to make the call. You made the right one, please trust that.
- The universe (god, Mother Nature, science, etc) made the decision. I did not. I am taking steps to help my pet knowing the decision has already been made. If I was the decider, I would have at least 80 more years with them. The cancer and mass is killing my pet, I am not. I am helping my pet by allowing their a peaceful goodbye.
- Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.