Dr. Kevorkian

The little dog that I talked about in the previous post was put to sleep because the new owners felt that she wasn't improving quick enough. When I heard that today I broke down. It was amazing to see how far that little dog came in such a short amount of time. The owners brought her back to us and we told them it was going to take some time for her to get better, but the next day they took her to emergency and they preformed the euthanasia there. Even though i didn't know her long I know Baby is one that I will never forget.

I don't understand how a person could spend months trying to catch the dog, take the time to take it to the vet to have it checked out and then give up on it after a week. I guess they did what they felt was best for Baby and I shouldn't ever judge someone for making the decision for letting their pet go peacefully. I guess that i am just really sad about the whole because like I said Baby was one of the ones that truly did touch my heart.

Its when things like this happen that my job becomes more difficult. I don't want to say that there is ever an easy euthanasia but sometimes (even when I have known the dogs for years) its almost comforting to see a pet finally at rest. I guess that's why I really don't see the problem with Dr. Kevorkian sometimes life is just too painful. I do feel great full that I work in a field where we have euthanasia as an option.

Well this was a happy post but it was what was on my mind.