PostSecret made me cry (again)

veronabrit

[url]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_a7jkcMVp5Vg/Sqxpk2vlTfI/AAAAAAAAJ1M/5riNYo4fCa8/s1600-h/stay.jpg[/url]so sad, yet so true. I have never yet lost a pet (lulu is my first dog and I got him at 22) but I have had friends who have, and I cry even when their dogs die.very sad but I thought it was amazing that this vet tech sent in that secret...

crfische

That one tugged at me today, too. I love that site.

bbyckes

Why'd you post that?  Now I'm crying.

veronabrit

i just thought it was important to share...as much as it would devastate me to be in the room...I couldn't leave him there either. ugh

tmm140

That is very upsetting!! My stomach turned when I saw that.  I get upset, but my FI is WAY more emotional about losing a pet then I am.  Our dog needed to get surgery at 6 months and my FI cried every night until we got him back.  Maybe the reason he was so upset it because we were told either go through with the surgery (buco bucks) or put him down.  He couldn't believe someone would say that about a puppy that had  unfortunate mishap. 

ThePinkSuperhero

That one made me very sad

bajanempress

Thanks verona now I'm all :(I don't have any pets currently but I always used to cry when my childhood pets died.

kristinanddan

I'm now crying like a baby as well. We put one of our family dogs down a few months ago and the other is headed there and I cry every time I think about it.

Brie2010

That site always makes me sad.I sent in a secret once, though.  It was oddly liberating.

Nebb

I hate that post, because it makes me feel awful. We had to put my cat down today last year and they werent doing it immediately so we had to leave her and couldnt stay with her. I still feel like a horrible person for the fact that we had to put her down at all, but the fact that we abandoned her before it happened kills me.

veronabrit

i have never sent in a secret, but I admire those who do

ggmae

When we put my dog down years ago, my brothers and I took her to the vet. The vet gave us the option to stay in the room with her or to leave. I didn't want her to be alone, so my brother and I stayed while my other brother waited outside. I laid on the ground in front of her so that she could see me and held her paw as they euthanized her. It's the hardest thing I've ever done, but I knew that I had to be there for her.

shanwalk2

crying. very hard. but I'm still thankful you posted.

sarabellam

When I had my ex-h's dog put down (DON'T look at me like that! The dog was 16, so arthritic he couldn't walk up the 4 steps to get into the house anymore, incontinent with both his urine and feces, and was nearly blind from cataracts.), the vet came to the house to do it. It allowed Max to avoid the whole stressful car ride to the vet's office, and gave him a very peaceful end. My dad and I were there the whole time.And thanks for making me cry over this. I didn't really like the dog that much, but I loved him all the same, KWIM?

ExpatPumpkin

Verona, that is so sad but a good reminder as well. If I ever considered leaving the room I know for sure that I wouldn't now. I can't bear to imagine him looking for me. Like pp said, as much as he's given me, it's the least I can do to be there for him at the end. Ughhh, now my eyes are all watery at the thought...

janedoe1113a

This thread totally made me cry.  I didn't even click on the link.  I can't even imagine what I'm going to go through when I have to put my dog down.

LnDUBS

We had to put my dog of 18 years down a few years ago. I had her since I was 4. It was a really really hard thing to do, but my family all stayed in the room. I didn't think I was going to be able to, but it was kind of a nice closure. It was so peaceful.

LesPaul

I read that site every Sunday am.  That particular secret made me cry, because I left my beloved Roger cat alone with the vet.  I didn't think I couldn't handle being there, but now I believe I was wrong to leave him.  I won't do it again.

taralynn88

I saw that this weekend as well and cried! I showed it to FI and I think it touched him to.