Euthanasia

jadielin

jadielin

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Hi everyone,

I just need somewhere to let my feelings out I guess.

I had to put my girl down this morning. She was 5 1/2 and suffered with cystitis the past two years and this morning I believe she may have passed a stone and tore something internal as there was excessive amounts of blood. I keep going back and forth with myself between “I did the right thing” and “what if there is more I could’ve done”. She was my soul pig, my first baby, my best friend and I am so completely devastated.

She did live a year longer than I had expected (almost lost her last year) and I know she had the most spoiled little piggy life.

My home just feels so empty now. Her sister is okay (she has a terminal diagnoses) but she is very quiet and skiddish today (understandably).

I’m glad my little Evie (nickname whee-vie because she loved to chat and Wheek at me 24/7) is no longer suffering or in pain but I can’t stop thinking maybe I shouldn’t have done it and just kept trying.

I’ve attached a photo from her 5th birthday a few months ago. I think I will miss her forever❤️
 

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jadielin said:
Hi everyone,

I just need somewhere to let my feelings out I guess.

I had to put my girl down this morning. She was 5 1/2 and suffered with cystitis the past two years and this morning I believe she may have passed a stone and tore something internal as there was excessive amounts of blood. I keep going back and forth with myself between “I did the right thing” and “what if there is more I could’ve done”. She was my soul pig, my first baby, my best friend and I am so completely devastated.

She did live a year longer than I had expected (almost lost her last year) and I know she had the most spoiled little piggy life.

My home just feels so empty now. Her sister is okay (she has a terminal diagnoses) but she is very quiet and skiddish today (understandably).

I’m glad my little Evie (nickname whee-vie because she loved to chat and Wheek at me 24/7) is no longer suffering or in pain but I can’t stop thinking maybe I shouldn’t have done it and just kept trying.

I’ve attached a photo from her 5th birthday a few months ago. I think I will miss her forever❤️
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I would also like to add that we did get her cystitis under control for about a year. Monthly cartrophen injections, pain meds + cystease when she had flare ups. Usually we added antibiotics as well because it seemed to help. But the last two months had been a battle and nothing would get it back under control.
 
I am so very sorry for the loss of your treasured girl Evie. I am certain that every decision you made for her was made with love as it's clear how loved she is, so even though you are questioning your choices she will have known you made the right choice as heartbreaking as it was for you.
Be kind to yourself she is still with you watching over you and her sister 💐
Popcorn happily over The Rainbow Bridge 🌈 Evie 🌈
 
Sending you hugs at such a sad time. I fully understand how empty and heartbroken you feel right now and the feelings of guilt make it so much worse but she had a good life with you and would have felt the love you have for her. Helping a much loved pet to a pain free life at the bridge is the last kindest gift we can give and I send you hugs :hug: Treasure those happy memories
Rest peacefully beautiful piggy 🌈
 
I'm so sorry for your loss- she was clearly much loved and I can see how much love her in what you wrote. It is NEVER an easy decision to have to euthanise an animal and I think we all have mixed feelings and we all question ourselves- in my experience if the vet didn't think your decision was reasonable they would have let you know. This was likely painful for her and at 5+ any surgery was going to be both painful and high risk. Sometimes the kindest thing we can do is to let our pets pass peacefully and without pain and you were able to give that that. For what it's worth, the last two pets that I had to euthanize I ended up beating myself up because I felt like I probably tried too hard for too long to save them even when it was looking bleak and I made them go through more than I should have, so I feel like emotionally no matter what decision we make we beat outselves up sometimes. ((HUGS)) and try to be kind to yourself here, you made your decision with love and you know she is not suffering or in pain.
 
I’m so sorry Evie had her call to the rainbow bridge. You gave her an amazing, long life filled with love. Sending you hugs.

Popcorn high Whee-vie ❤️
 
I am so very sorry for your loss of Evie 😞 but you made the decision out of love and ended her suffering.

My late Ellen had bad cystitis and had flares every few months despite treatment. It eventually got to the stage where she was in so much pain, she stopped eating and lost 200g in weight. Sadly there was no going back and we made the decision to help her over the rainbow bridge. I was heartbroken and like you, wondered if I’d made the right decision but after some soul searching and reaching out to members of this forum, I realised that I had (((hugs)))

Sleep tight beautiful Evie x
 
So very very sorry for the loss of your dear piggy x you’ve been incredibly brave to make the right decision and I’ve been there and it feels rotten doesn’t it. It sounds like you did an amazing job. Sending a virtual hug to you and your other piggy x
 
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