Hey FacePunch, so my dog whom has been in the family for 11 happy good years is going to be put to sleep this Monday, No he didn't bite someone he has gotten to that point where he falls down and pants heavily, wont eat his food nor drink his water and he hardly goes to the bathroom it hurts him to stand on his feet for short periods of time and he is very def and blind. The medicine that the vet gave us to help with his joints didn't work at all... Well you can see the pain on his face when he lays down and looks at you everyone has agreed that him being put down is for the best.
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How can i prepare myself mentally for whats soon to come?
You can't, really. Beyond trying to imagine what it's gonna be like when your dog is gone all you can do besides embrace for the suck.
You can't, at all. I put my dog down, he was 8 years old. He had hip displacia and it got to the point were he couldn't move or walk at all, and he couldn't eat because he knew he would have to try and walk to go to the bathroom. He was a bouvier des flandres, weighed about 165 pounds, so you can imagine how much it hurt for him to try and walk. I cried for weeks when I put him down, its like loosing your best friend, horrifyingly sad.
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By manning the fuck up and acquiring a ballsack
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These things happen. Not much you can do to prepare for it other than to understand that it's inevitable and that it's probably better to let him go now than to live longer in pain.
OP, I went through the same pain last October with my 17 year old dog that I basically grew up with, I visited him one last time and it hurted me seeing in the condition he was at, barely being able to stand because of hip problems, and respiratory problems.
The current owner is a good friend of the family and she wanted to put him down aswell to end his pain, all I really did was just keep thinking to myself: "this is the cycle of life, this is how it must be, I cannot change it" - I eventually just broke up in tears but it did made me feel better by thinking he was in a better place.
You'll never forget it, but you won't have it in your head all the time either to slow you down and bash at you - You'll just start accepting it more and more, that this is the way it has to be
Long story short: You can't prepare yourself mentally for what's to come. You will just have to let it come and take it, whatever way your mind handles things like these it will do, and you will eventually just accept it
[QUOTE=DangerStranger;34539268]By manning the fuck up and acquiring a ballsack[/QUOTE]
You tellem internet tough guy! Death of a companion? TEARS ARE FOR QUEERS.
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You don't. It'll be sad, so mourn for him and then move on.
There's not really any way to prepare for it unfortunately. Just gotta deal with it as it comes and give yourself some time to come to terms with it.
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Way to go.
Our family's dog was put down about a year ago, it's depressing sure, but you just need to get used to the idea that he/she's never coming back.
Also, it's okay to cry if you need to.
OP, go hug your dog right now.
and don't ever let go~
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If you were aiming to look like an insensitive prick you just went beyond your goal.
Now that I read this I'm sad.
There is no way that you can prepare yourself for it. My dog was put down because of cancer. I held her in my arms as she was being put down,i felt(/feel) horrible knowing that i will never see her again. I would give up anything to get her back. It is ok to cry about it. Go be with your dog,give him a hug and a threat and make his last days count.
Even now while trying to type a good post,i lost a tear thinking about her
As almost everyone already said, pretty hard to prepare for something like it.
When my old dog had to be put down a few years back, I don't think my brain really understood that he was gone for a while because I caught myself looking for him around the house a few times the following weeks.
So simply accept that he's gonna go away soon and try to make him really happy these last days.
It's gonna hurt either way for you, so don't do what I did. I distanced myself from him the last days so it wouldn't hurt as much when he was gone. That is a decision I really regret making.
When my dog died by choking on a balloon on my birthday a few years ago... I cried all day
Let your emotions out for a bit and then that shall help a bit... [I]a bit[/I]
All I can say it sucks to be you man
this sucks
[QUOTE=Ryukrawr?;34539156]How can i prepare myself mentally for whats soon to come?[/QUOTE]
Reasonable question, but there's nothing that can make you prepared for your.. loved one's death.
It depends on people and how they deal with.. death.
Its going too suck, but just be there with your dog when it happens. Mine hhad Lymphoma and he had to be put down as well.
Just give him a steak before hand and treat him like a king
Does he get convulsions?
Just try to stay with the dog as much as it is possible, rethink all the good times with it and then,let it go. It's kinda good thing my dog died naturally, but i still was close to him just to prepare live without him :(
I am going to spoil the hell out of him these last few days!
[QUOTE=GameQude;34541391]When my old dog had to be put down a few years back, I don't think my brain really understood that he was gone for a while because I caught myself looking for him around the house a few times the following weeks.[/QUOTE]
This was one of the hardest things for me when we put my dog down in 2008. I spent the next month or so waking up in the morning and walking out of my room expecting to see her curled up asleep on the couch. :(
[QUOTE=Ryukrawr?;34546456]I am going to spoil the hell out of him these last few days![/QUOTE]
Good to hear :)
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I'll be sure to remember your post. Because if I ever see you making a thread complaining about your friend/relative dying, I'm going to tell you to man the fuck up and grow a set of testicles.
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;34546839]I'll be sure to remember your post. Because if I ever see you making a thread complaining about your friend/relative dying, I'm going to tell you to man the fuck up and grow a set of testicles.[/QUOTE]
I don't think he will.
[QUOTE=overpain;34546880]I don't think he will.[/QUOTE]
That's why I said if.
There isn't much you can do. I suggest trying to hold onto him for these last few nights. I lost my Dog of 13 Years when i was 18. Cried for atleast a month. She was my best friend. But anyway, when it happens, let it out. Don't bottle it up and be a Hard Man, just cry for a while and you'll be a little better. I mean, even once our pets are gone they always have a special place in our Hearts.
So just hold onto him for the rest of the time you have him and make the most of it. Admittedly, it's not long but remember that he's not really gone, think of the Bhuddist Reincarnation rule.
[QUOTE=Ryukrawr?;34539156]Hey FacePunch, so my dog whom has been in the family for 11 happy good years is going to be put to sleep this Monday, No he didn't bite someone he has gotten to that point where he falls down and pants heavily, wont eat his food nor drink his water and he hardly goes to the bathroom it hurts him to stand on his feet for short periods of time and he is very def and blind. The medicine that the vet gave us to help with his joints didn't work at all... Well you can see the pain on his face when he lays down and looks at you everyone has agreed that him being put down is for the best.
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Cuddle him for the last time and think of what he did. As a pet, he is now doing his final task. Leaving you and making you stronger for what will happen to people around you as well.
Also, if you are in school and have much to do, sit down at the monday and cry. Cry everything out and get over the fact the he only lives in your hearts from now. You will be mentally handicapped if you don't let it go...
Also have my condolence... Losing a pet ain't easy...
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