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Originally Posted by newmommy  so I had a good day today except a couple things.
1. we put an older dog down tonight. It was very very hard for me. I wrapped her in a blanket and loved on her before the doctor PTS. the clients werent there, so I felt like the last human touch she would remember was love, maybe thats just me
2. had a litter of 6 week old kittens come in 3 of them. very very sick. should be eating but wouldnt. so right away 1 died. after treatments i thought they were going to make it, but then the 2 one died. I bottle fed the last, warmed it up and all that and I just have a feeling when I get there in the morning it wont be. these kittens are almost at the age where they should be given away and its soo sad.
sooo sorry just had to tell someone. !! ( that understands)) |
you are wonderful for working in the field you now do. You can't save everyone but you can give everyone your love and attention. There used to be times when we were boarding a sick dog while their owner was away for the weekend and the dog would just crash. the owners, too far to come back, would tell us to put their dog to sleep, and we'd agree it was the best thing for them. so for a couple hours before we pts'd them the techs would let the dog out of its crate, disconnect it from all the wires and tubes, set up a comfy spot in the treatment room with eveything the dog could want from toys to food to treats, and just let them have a ball before it was time to go. we'd all take turns sitting with them and loving on them, and a couple of us would be there when we finally euthanize them. its sad, but it has to be done sometimes, and its for the best.
the best thing you can do is love on everything that comes in there, and try to comfort them all, not matter what it is, how it looks, or what's being done to it. i found that my job was more for making the animal happy then assisting the vet. because if the animal was happy, it made the vet's job easier.