"Sharon" wrote in message
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Euthanasias is an inevitable part of the practice and is really tough on
the
staff. Making it as comfortable on the client as we can also has its
benefits in easing the staff's emotions as well. Most of the these pets
have
been clients with us for their entire lifetime. We get attached too :-(

-Sharon



Isn't that the truth. I remember when our vet came to the house to
euthanise Jadee (who was only 2 1/2 - JRD sigh) that snowy Sunday morning.
He was at our house within an hour of our call to his home. He was bawling
as hard as we were. And when it was done and he took her with him, he
didn't put her in the back of his truck, no, he put her on the front seat
beside him. We got cards from the vets at Cornell, Ohio State University,
the vet who discovered the problem on vacation 10 hours away, our local vet
and her local specialist who wasn't so local over an hour away. God bless
the caring vet.

Sue and Atty

Sharon,

Are you anywhere near Erie County?

Lesley

"Sharon" wrote in message ...
.......Geez, I'm liking your hubby's practice more and more. What state
are
you in?

NYS. We're a smaller practice with 1 and 1/2 vets. Very busy, but great team
of staff and this gives us the ability to reach out and do more than just
basic medicine. Frequent staff meetings and education meetings. A lot of
practices these days are doing more to expand their scope of veterinary
medicine to include the family as an integral part of preventive medicine
(ie: getting kids up on chairs with a stethoscope during exams, giving open
tours, newsletters, school presentations, shadowing and mentoring, etc).

Euthanasias is an inevitable part of the practice and is really tough on the
staff. Making it as comfortable on the client as we can also has its
benefits in easing the staff's emotions as well. Most of the these pets have
been clients with us for their entire lifetime. We get attached too :-(

-Sharon

Sharon,

Are you anywhere near Erie County?

Lesley

"Sharon" wrote in message ...
.......Geez, I'm liking your hubby's practice more and more. What state
are
you in?

NYS. We're a smaller practice with 1 and 1/2 vets. Very busy, but great team
of staff and this gives us the ability to reach out and do more than just
basic medicine. Frequent staff meetings and education meetings. A lot of
practices these days are doing more to expand their scope of veterinary
medicine to include the family as an integral part of preventive medicine
(ie: getting kids up on chairs with a stethoscope during exams, giving open
tours, newsletters, school presentations, shadowing and mentoring, etc).

Euthanasias is an inevitable part of the practice and is really tough on the
staff. Making it as comfortable on the client as we can also has its
benefits in easing the staff's emotions as well. Most of the these pets have
been clients with us for their entire lifetime. We get attached too :-(

-Sharon

......Well don't go toooooo far south - you don't want to end up in
Floriduh!

Oh no! I love my four seasons!

......Well don't go toooooo far south - you don't want to end up in
Floriduh!

Oh no! I love my four seasons!

Chris Mc 3 wrote ...

I cant STAND the thought of taking her in there and putting her up on
that cold table, under those brite lites, causing her even more stress
in her final moments.

I have a freind I ran into the other day who is a Horse Trainer and he
says he can do it for me at my home, in the backyard, where she (My dog)
feels comfortable. He says there is a shot you must have a licsense to
get (he has one) and he has done it to horses (and some dogs) many times
over the years.

Sorry to hear you're going through such a sad and worrying time.

Have you asked your local Vet if they will make a house call?

My girl Murphy has major anxiety about going to the vet, so I've already
checked that, when her time comes, they can come to our house and put her to
sleep, which should involve as little stress as possible in her final
moments.

Personally I'd be inclined to get your girl checked by the vet - who knows,
perhaps it is a treatable condition. And if it's not and the vet won't make
house calls, then I don't see why you should let your kind friend help.


Rachel
(New Zealand)

Chris Mc 3 wrote ...

I cant STAND the thought of taking her in there and putting her up on
that cold table, under those brite lites, causing her even more stress
in her final moments.

I have a freind I ran into the other day who is a Horse Trainer and he
says he can do it for me at my home, in the backyard, where she (My dog)
feels comfortable. He says there is a shot you must have a licsense to
get (he has one) and he has done it to horses (and some dogs) many times
over the years.

Sorry to hear you're going through such a sad and worrying time.

Have you asked your local Vet if they will make a house call?

My girl Murphy has major anxiety about going to the vet, so I've already
checked that, when her time comes, they can come to our house and put her to
sleep, which should involve as little stress as possible in her final
moments.

Personally I'd be inclined to get your girl checked by the vet - who knows,
perhaps it is a treatable condition. And if it's not and the vet won't make
house calls, then I don't see why you should let your kind friend help.


Rachel
(New Zealand)