Woman in front of me in line at the caffe nero changed my life yesterday when she ordered a prosciutto sandwich but pronounced "prosciutto" like it rhymed with mosquito. "Pruh-squee-toe."
I heard this person say "uhhhh yeah can I get a prosquito sandwich please?" and I knew I'd never be the same. Prosquito. Prosquito. Its everything to me. I haven't been able to stop saying that lmfao. This is my spinch. This is my bagel and creem cheems. This is my ranibow sprimkle.
friends and family are already tired of me going crazy over prosquito but its so special to me
A tweet from a pet owner about the emotional toll that euthanizing animals takes on veterinarians when owners leave the room has sparked a conversation.
You have probably read the tweet from a pet owner saying her vet told her that “… 90% of owners don’t actually want to be in the room when he injects them so the animal’s last moments are usually them frantically looking around for their owners &tbh that broke me” or another post allegedly written by a vet stating if you leave your pet during euthanasia you are a “coward”.
First of all, I cannot imagine any veterinarian saying any of those things. It is my belief that a lay person wrote those things and simply claimed the vet said them, but I could be wrong. Regardless, those posts are absolutely incorrect and those people should be ashamed of themselves. I also think that number is hugely exaggerated. Maybe 10% of owners don’t want to be present, and you know what, that is ok.
Euthanasia is a very personal thing and people have all kinds of reasons for not wanting to be present. Simply making the decision to have your pet put to sleep shows that you are compassionate and unselfish. Euthanasia is the ultimate act of love for your pet because it is completely about them- the owners get nothing out of it. The owners love their pet so much that they would rather be without them than keep them and have them suffer.
Your pet is not going to look around desperately for you or feel abandoned. Shame on those “vets” for putting out that misinformation and shame on them if they had a scared pet and they did nothing. Your vet can give your pet sedatives and other medications so they are relaxed and comfortable, I have NEVER allowed a pet to be scared or anxious before a euthanasia and the vast majority of vets will not either.
Please do not feel ashamed or upset if you choose not to be with your pet for euthanasia. I promise that the veterinarian and staff will comfort her just like she was their own and make sure she is relaxed and at peace throughout.
This morning I got to help with a euthanasia of a 7 year old dog that developed immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. For some reason the dog’s body decided that the cells that make platelets were demons and they needed to be attacked. If you don’t have platelets you bleed. Everywhere. The pup’s PCV went from 38% to 15% in 4 days.
The owner was trying to be very brave and asked about ‘when would the eyes close’ (they won’t) and would anything happen (they can twitch and release bladder and bowels) and she was horrified and terrified but also feeling really guilty for even contemplating not being present. She was in near hysterics of grief and guilt and wondered aloud if we’d think she was a bad person for not staying.
I specifically asked if she had, perchance, read an article stating that the animals look for you and she admitted she had seen it. I then told her that if the person who wrote that bullshit ever appeared in front of me I would punch them in the face for the emotional harm they have caused so many people. I told her that her leaving would be no more stressful to her pet than when we took the dog in back for the blood draw and that in fact her being distraught would cause her dog far more anxiety than her leaving.
She decided she would stay while the pet was falling asleep from the sedatives, and asked if I would stay with the dog while it was put to sleep. I told her I would have anyways, because I’d become very attached to this little dog over the last week. We cried. We hugged. When it was time she said that she was glad she had stayed through the sedative because the falling asleep was very peaceful and that her pet’s gentle breathing in slumber was a good final memory to have of her. She left. I stayed. And that was the right thing for all 3 of us.
A tweet from a pet owner about the emotional toll that euthanizing animals takes on veterinarians when owners leave the room has sparked a conversation.
You have probably read the tweet from a pet owner saying her vet told her that “… 90% of owners don’t actually want to be in the room when he injects them so the animal’s last moments are usually them frantically looking around for their owners &tbh that broke me” or another post allegedly written by a vet stating if you leave your pet during euthanasia you are a “coward”.
First of all, I cannot imagine any veterinarian saying any of those things. It is my belief that a lay person wrote those things and simply claimed the vet said them, but I could be wrong. Regardless, those posts are absolutely incorrect and those people should be ashamed of themselves. I also think that number is hugely exaggerated. Maybe 10% of owners don’t want to be present, and you know what, that is ok.
Euthanasia is a very personal thing and people have all kinds of reasons for not wanting to be present. Simply making the decision to have your pet put to sleep shows that you are compassionate and unselfish. Euthanasia is the ultimate act of love for your pet because it is completely about them- the owners get nothing out of it. The owners love their pet so much that they would rather be without them than keep them and have them suffer.
Your pet is not going to look around desperately for you or feel abandoned. Shame on those “vets” for putting out that misinformation and shame on them if they had a scared pet and they did nothing. Your vet can give your pet sedatives and other medications so they are relaxed and comfortable, I have NEVER allowed a pet to be scared or anxious before a euthanasia and the vast majority of vets will not either.
Please do not feel ashamed or upset if you choose not to be with your pet for euthanasia. I promise that the veterinarian and staff will comfort her just like she was their own and make sure she is relaxed and at peace throughout.
This morning I got to help with a euthanasia of a 7 year old dog that developed immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. For some reason the dog’s body decided that the cells that make platelets were demons and they needed to be attacked. If you don’t have platelets you bleed. Everywhere. The pup’s PCV went from 38% to 15% in 4 days.
The owner was trying to be very brave and asked about ‘when would the eyes close’ (they won’t) and would anything happen (they can twitch and release bladder and bowels) and she was horrified and terrified but also feeling really guilty for even contemplating not being present. She was in near hysterics of grief and guilt and wondered aloud if we’d think she was a bad person for not staying.
I specifically asked if she had, perchance, read an article stating that the animals look for you and she admitted she had seen it. I then told her that if the person who wrote that bullshit ever appeared in front of me I would punch them in the face for the emotional harm they have caused so many people. I told her that her leaving would be no more stressful to her pet than when we took the dog in back for the blood draw and that in fact her being distraught would cause her dog far more anxiety than her leaving.
She decided she would stay while the pet was falling asleep from the sedatives, and asked if I would stay with the dog while it was put to sleep. I told her I would have anyways, because I’d become very attached to this little dog over the last week. We cried. We hugged. When it was time she said that she was glad she had stayed through the sedative because the falling asleep was very peaceful and that her pet’s gentle breathing in slumber was a good final memory to have of her. She left. I stayed. And that was the right thing for all 3 of us.
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