The job of a veterinarian can be one of the most beautiful, since it is in their hands to restore health to pets, and that their tails wiggle with happiness again.
But, on other occasions, they may face the most devastating experiences when having to help a puppy to put it to sleep forever, so that it does not suffer anymore. Like some of the sad stories we have reviewed in Zooresponsive.
It is inevitable that the departure of a loved one leaves us devastated, and even more so when it comes to our pet, who much more than being a companion animal, becomes part of the family.
The pain of their loss can be compared to that of the death of a family member because with them we develop a truly unbreakable bond of love.
Imagining life without our canine friends can be difficult, but what few people think about is that the most painful moment is suffered by the dogs themselves just before they die, what goes through their mind and heart in those moments makes anyone cry.
A veterinarian revealed what puppies feel before closing their eyes forever
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The statements of an American veterinarian about what happens in the minds of dogs when they have to put them to sleep forever to avoid so much pain, have gone around the world.
Jessi Dietrich, a young woman from Knoxville, Tennessee, was the one who asked the veterinarian about which part of her job was the most difficult, and he replied that it was definitely sacrificing a puppy.
At the time of ‘putting the puppy to sleep’, most of his owners can’t stand being in the same room, so the pet is left alone with the veterinary team at the time of his death.
It is really devastating that in the last moments of the puppy’s life, he frantically tries to find his humans with his gaze, but they are not there to comfort him.
The harsh revelations of the veterinarian have broken the hearts of millions on the networks, after they were spread on Twitter, and reached more than 40 thousand retweets and more than 140 thousand likes.
The tweet reached several workers at the Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital, located in South Africa. For this reason, the hospital staff made a post on their Facebook page, giving various tips for coping with the difficult death of a puppy:
“When you have a pet, it is inevitable, most of the time, that it will die before you. So, when you have to take your pet to the vet for a pain-free ending, I want you to know something…”
“You’ve been the center of his world for his entire life. They were a part of you, but they knew you as their family. Please don’t leave them. Don’t make them go from life to death in a room with strangers, in a place they don’t like,” the hospital’s post read.
In such painful moments, we must give all the necessary support to our loved ones, at least as a just retribution to so many years of fidelity and love at our side.
Just seeing and feeling each other, will be for them their best balm for a sweet departure, after so many years together. Saying goodbye and consoling them until their last breath is the best tribute we can give them.
We will be in their thoughts and they will look for our face with their gaze until they cross the rainbow bridge
Although the viral publication of this veterinarian has made many owners cry, it has cleared up many doubts about what puppies really feel in that hard trance. It’s really touching, the love of these loyal beings transcends everything, let’s not leave them alone.
