EUTHANASIA
By Alfred J. Plechner, D.V.M.
Euthanasia happens to be a very hard
thing for most healers to do, but with our animals we still must consider this
procedure, as it helps our pets from suffering for no reason.
I am glad that I have the right to make
this decision. For the most part, human health care healers do not have this
right at this time in history.
The hardest thing for a pet owner to
decide is when the pet should be put to sleep. They need to rely on their
veterinarian for guidance.
What I tell my pet owners is to be aware
of
when their pet goes from living to existing. I do not believe any of us would
want to exist in bed or in a position of being helpless while not being able to
control our excrement. This is no way to live. Life is precious but not at this
point if there is no hope.
Finally, you need to realize that staying
with your animal to the very end often times does not help your animal with
their transition.
Your poor animal will pick up your sorrow which makes it worse for them since they
will not understand your sorrow. For their benefit, have your veterinarian give
a large amount of tranquillizer so that in a short period of time your pet
will not experience your grief.
I personally will have people spend time
with their pet until their pet is tranquillized and leave for the final
injection of an anesthetic over dose. I would rather have the owners remember
their pet as he or she was and move on.
There you have Dr. Plechner’s thoughts.
I hope this article will give you the understanding you need to help both
your
pet and yourself.
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