How do I kill my dog?

**Unit:Me** · 17th March 2008, 19:45

My 12 year old 'ol girl', Tai, has cancer, and I have to put her down tomorrow.
I could keep her alive with modern intervention. The cost is steep to say the least, and she's 12, she's still in good health otherwise, mobile, bouncy and happy, but her diagnosis is grim. Its a major operation right now to keep her alive, which she will suffer through, and it will only aggrivate her condition and cause the cancer to spread to her vital organs quickly.
So the only humane thing to do is have her put down. But what is the best way to go about this?

**spookytooth** · 17th March 2008, 19:54

I feel sorry for you.I have had to make that decision 3 times and took the easy way out by taking them to the vets.There's no way i could have looked my dogs in the eye and pull the trigger

**idb** · 17th March 2008, 19:55

My old man used to use a rag impregnated with chloroform over the muzzle.
Put 'em to sleep.

**sAsLEX** · 17th March 2008, 19:56

Dad put one of cats down with the rifle....... the dog saw and never liked guns after that!

**Katman** · 17th March 2008, 20:01

Firstly, I sympathise with your dilemma, as my wife and I may well have to face a similar decision in the near future. However, I can tell you for a fact that I will not be making the choice of putting our dog down until he shows he's in definite pain. Until then, I can say without doubt that he would far prefer to still be here with us.

**yod** · 17th March 2008, 20:02

drowning in a sack full of rocks??

you consider this humane enough to include it as an option?

**Katman** · 17th March 2008, 20:06

Actually, looking closer at the poll options, I don't think I should have bothered to take this thread seriously enough to offer a reply.

**Unit:Me** · 17th March 2008, 20:09

Originally Posted by yod

drowning in a sack full of rocks??

you consider this humane enough to include it as an option?

Well maybe Im not thinking straight tonight, I am upset and no matter how it happens, I have to face making the decision.

Originally Posted by Katman

Firstly, I sympathise with your dilemma, as my wife and I may well have to face a similar decision in the near future. However, I can tell you for a fact that I will not be making the choice of putting our dog down until he shows he's in definite pain. Until then, I can say without doubt that he would far prefer to still be here with us.

Thing is, she is uncomfortable as it is an external abscess on her chest, which has been monitored by the vets for five years, and they have always decided it was fine, not bothering her and OK to leave. It suddenly turned nasty within three days, and now I face this. It is located close to her vital organs and will be a major operation with complications.
I feel there is only one humane choice to make

**scumdog** · 17th March 2008, 20:10

Maybe not everybodys cup of tea but if was me I'd use a .22 to the back of the head.
A tad messy but instant.

**doc** · 17th March 2008, 20:10

Most humane way is at the vets, after 12 years surely the cost is not a problem.

**Zuki Bandit** · 17th March 2008, 20:10

Take your dog to the vet dude!!!

**Goblin** · 17th March 2008, 20:11

Awww This on top of everything else.

I had to kill my 13 year old dog a few years ago now. Was the hardest thing i ever did but she was suffering. Came home one day and she just lay there on the driveway. There was nothing left in her eyes like she had already died. Took her to the vet and she had cancer of the pancreas. Was the saddest thing and I cried for months.

Just a photo or looking out the kitchen window would set me off.

But time does heal and you will mourn and life will go on. I swear I will never own another dog tho. Too much hurt when they die.:slap:

**Unit:Me** · 17th March 2008, 20:14

Originally Posted by Katman

Actually, looking closer at the poll options, I don't think I should have bothered to take this thread seriously enough to offer a reply.

Yep there is a bit of deliberate piss take at a genuine time of grief (including the thread catogory selection), I cried at morning tea in front of all my workmates. All I state is true. We all deal with things in different ways, I see KB facilitate a lot more than motorcycles, generally the only think I actually post about