This Woman’s Snapchats Of Last Day With Dying Dog Will Make You Cry
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“Dogs are too amazing to let go, but sometimes it happens, and they will forgive you.” That’s the message of this heartbreakingly sad story recently uploaded to Imgur by a woman who bid a final farewell to her dying family pet in an emotional series of Snapchat photos.
Her dog Hannah had been having seizures that had been getting progressively worse over the last couple of months of her life. The seizures were exacerbated by the medication prescribed in a vet clinic for her kidneys, elbows, and hips, but without the medication, Hannah could barely walk, and several times she’d fallen down the stairs. Because of this her owner decided that saying goodbye is the most humane thing to do and dog euthanasia was in line, but only after treating her to one last day full of love. If you don’t already have a box of tissues nearby, then we suggest that you go and get one, because the loss of a dog is very emotional…
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I'm sorry but I don't understand... Why do you put down dogs even when even when they are still active. We treat our dogs like family so why not do everything to keep them alive? Like when your grandparents are old, sick and frail but they are still alive and having a good life with family, you don't put them down right? You do everything to keep them alive and happy. Have you considered that the dog wants to stay alive and be with you longer. I'm sorry but I undestand that we have different sets of values but that's just me and I respect your decision because that's your dog. My condolences.
A loving owner is best placed to know when their pet is in constant pain and no longer getting any pleasure out of life. Deciding when the time has come to end their suffering is one of the main responsibilities of owning a pet. You shouldn't keep a sick and miserable animal alive just because it makes you feel better about yourself. Unless you know the pet in question and what its quality of life is like, it isn't your place to judge another family's painful decision.
Mr. Wermuth, how can you tell a dog's health from these pictures? How can you see her joints? Her heart? How can you see she doesn't have something like a tumor, or some cancer? You can't. You see still images of a dog of a decent weight and no skin conditions. One picture mentions that some pills aren't working, so it's not a stretch to assume there might be more here.
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Nah, the dog became a burden to her and this gives her approval for what she did.
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Ms. Heggie, Images of that dog showed a very active mind and a decent physique. Indeed, I wasn't there but I have seen many dogs enjoy life for many years in this condition. I believe that this is but a sob story designed for false sympathy.
When the animal is clearly suffering, the most loving thing to do is to let them go.
We don't do everything to keep them alive because they do not understand why they're suffering. And for that matter it isn't always responsible to keep very sick and hurting humans alive either, though at least most humans have the capacity to decide for themselves if it's worth it - dogs don't. Keeping a dog alive through deep suffering is selfish and irresponsible.
Ruth, you don'T know how much a dog suffers just from some pics. But you can see how much the owner lives her dog and that this decision was super painful.
I had a dog that we had on medication for continence and she was also having seizures. The pain she suffered day to day leads to a very difficult decision. You don't let your dogs live our their live naturally when you can help ease their pain if you love them. Ruth you should judge you would make the right decision if you were in that situation I hope.
We suddely realized our perfectly happy and healthy dog had a kidney failure and was slowly dying. Our vet told us it can take a week before he would suffer too much, so we decided to wait three days for whole family to come over and say goodbye. During these three days our dog lost all his energy, couldnt walk, eat or drink anymore. We regret so much that we didnt put him down when he was still happy and not suffering that much... Thats why you put down your dog when he is still ok...
Do you think your grandparents would admit to you that they had a wish to die if they did? I would guess for most people concidering suicide, the thought of the pain the loved ones would be in after their loss is what is stopping them in most cases. So they won't tell, just to keep the family happy.
First Value we have to apply in our life is to not be judgemental....That said, the reason why its important to not judge is because you really dont understand the situation, the pain, the sadness.. You are only able to talk like an outsider... This is about being human, and if part of your family is hurting, and wont be getting better, I do believe that anyone who has loved their dogs will be able to say that it hurts to see your loved one in pain.. Your comment is hurtful, and very judgemental...ITs mean...It has not one degree of empathy nor sympathy.... As you start your comment...*I DONT UNDERSTAND*... and yes, you dont understand...
Years ago, our neighbor scheduled a date to have her black Lab put down. She set Valentine's day. We didn't understand how she could do that. Not until a couple of weeks ago when we had to have our dog, Kiwi, put down. Kiwi had become incontinent, wore a diaper, had stopped eating, couldn't drink or eat anything cold any longer because he would vomit. He went from 55 lbs to 38 and was going deaf and blind. He loved going in the cold basement, but that became impossible. He loved my husband and had to be carried up and down the stairs and outside to relieve himself. Kiwi, because he was blind and deaf, did NOT want to be touched. He bit me once when I tried to get his hair away from his mouth. That one wasn't bad. My husband was the only person who could carry Kiwi and he had been staying home as long as he could from work just to help Kiwi. Kiwi would snap at me and even at 38 lbs, I couldn't move him, lift him or carry him, but one day I had to get him up from the basement. I was bare
Anyway, computer froze and can't find a way to edit. Anyway, I was barely able to get Kiwi upstairs. I got him to the back door to get him outside, laid him down, opened the sliding door, went to pick him up and he went after me, biting into my arm (top to bottom) until I had blood running down on both sides. I had to leave him lying there and the bite became infected, went to the hospital and am still healing. I'm sorry to go on, but my point is this. You don't know until you've faced this. I didn't understand what my neighbor had done until we went through this. She was a single woman w/ the big dog, covered w/ lumps that she would take for walks in a wagon. She could barely lift him. Now I get it. We got to the same point. My husband couldn't stay home to care for our Kiwi and I couldn't handle him. It was time to say goodbye. it was peaceful, loving, and without guilt. We knew. We had adopted him at 5 years old and gave him a wonderful life. He returned the favor.
being put down just before they start to show the signs of suffering is what a responsible pet owner does..pets actually get it better than humans...l had to watch my father die for a week in hospital...they put the dying patient in a room, they are not drip fed or given water they are left there to slowly starve to death whilst administering pain killers when required...we dont make our pets go through that but we have to make our dying family members do it..the above picture does not show how energetic the dog was, and being energetic does not mean they still have time..the owner said the pain meds were no longer working..the dog probably had an inkling that something was coming to an end and was reveling in its last day on earth...
this might sound cruel but we are keeping them alive when in the wild they would just die.
i feel the same, ruth. this dog seems tired, but happy. she walks, plays with other dogs, smiles. i don't know the situation, but she seems to happy to be put down.
sorry - so late to the game. My cat died in my arms at the age of 90 - I held her close for about 8 hours as she slipped away. It was the worst experience of my life - and I wish - to this day - I had the strength and courage to let her go earlier. If i could go back in time, I would have taken her straight to the vet and let her go to sleep the night before she died when I knew she was going. I don't think her passing was comfortable for her, I know she was scared every time she heard a loud noise - but she could not move she was so weak. I felt her heart stop - it was truly awful. I would not wish this upon anyone. Let your animals go peacefully and with the abundance of love you feel for them. This owner did a beautiful thing - I know it's hard to comprehend - but she absolutely did the right thing. Look her in the last picture - her heart is absolutely broken. That's love right there.
Ruth, do you own a pet?
Some people believe that their pets are going to a "better place" and they are doing them a favour. I agree with you mostly, we just put our cat to sleep, but she was days if not hours from going on her own. She couldn't walk any more, eat or drink. I think some people would consider how long we kept her alive to be cruel, but seeing as I believe when you die you are simply gone for ME some life is better than no life. we also have two 80lbs dogs and I'm not sure when we get to that point if it will be as easy to put it off so long. A 4lbs cat is easy to handle and carry around, an 80lbs dog isn't.
Say you say some life is better than no life so I can assume you have never been in severe pain all day, suffering seizures blindness ect.
I agree with you!
I loathe these sorts of stories and I wish Bored Panda and other websites would stop publishing them. These are the lowest form of schamltz known to mankind. Losing a pet is a traumatic event for many of us and finding stories like this showing up on our newsfeeds is like rubbing salt in the wound. And who in their right mind would spend their last day with their dog taking snapchats? Some people just can't resist sinking to the lowest possible denominator in their desire to gain attention for themselves.
same here... and think about the people who received those snapchats all day long. I think 1 or 2 pictures would've been enough to make sure everyone know she's sad
If it was my dogs last day, I could never stop taking snapchats. Id be hugging her, crying and taking pictures. Feeding her swedish meatballs. We all deal with situations differently. Some people dont even cry when they are sad. Are you guys better than them too? .. Saying she is using her dying dog for attention is cruel. She is dealing with the loss, by sharing the story with others. It is what people do. Get off your horses.
Completely agree would you put down old aged parents or children just because they are suffering.nobody except God and destiny and court of law has the right to decide on ending a life
Wow, how inconsiderate. You ever think this is a memory she wants to cherish, and to share it with us is a privilege. You are shallow for thinking this! She was making g it public of how much she loved her dog, not the publicity!
people like to know they are not alone with the feelings they go through.I would not do something like this, but if it helped 1person, good.
While I find it hard to understand as well, many people nowadays find relieve in sharing stories with a wider audience. Thus, this by itself is not a bad thing. I agree, however, that not everything should be captured. The last picture is so intimate that I felt embarassed just to see it.
I agree. I had to put my dog to sleep. I only took one last photo of his beautiful face. It was one of the most sad days of my life.
Julian, everyone grieves in their own way, sorry it's not your way. Next time don't read. I thought the love and compassion was beautiful.
The last photo. She lay down with her soon-to-die dog, apparently very broken, had someone bring their phone/camera over and take a picture to let everyone else know that she's really sad, which she fucking would be, evidently from the previous snaps. If that isn't the most disrespectful thing you could do to a dog that you apparently love, and that you're soon going to put down, I don't know what is.
I have done the last ride with my dog to the vets. I don't want to remember that... I want to remember the days when she was happy and healthy. I have those pictures. I feel sorry for this family. I feel sorry for all the people who lose pets :( It's totally heartbreaking.
When it was time to let our old girl go a few years ago we asked the vet to come over. She had lost use of both her limbs on one side. She was tired and in pain. We scheduled the vet visit for Monday and doted on her that weekend, gave her all kinds of fast food that we'd normally not let her eat. Saying goodbye was hard, but I'm glad she didn't have to ride the car to the vet on her last day. She hated the car and the vet - it would have given her so much stress. :(
i, too, have my cats put down at home if possible. We lost one in a horrific, bloody coughing mess to congestive heart failure, and that was at the vet. The next two were at home. It costs a bit more, but is SO WORTH IT if you can afford it. The cat/dog/whatever that was always afraid of car rides and vets? Never has to feel that anxiety, never has to feel that pain. And when they go at home, you can take your time, you can hold them just as long as you want. And cry.
We had a cat with liver failure. He stopped eating, stopped wanting to go outside, and hid a lot. It was a horrible day when the vet told us we had to make the choice, but he was going to die. At least we got the chance, like this family, to say goodbye. They let us out the back door, because we were all in tears, and none of us (vet included) wanted to upset the other pet owners.
Marika, eight years later and I remember the drive to the vets. It's a memory that never goes away. Sometimes i wish it would.
I'm sorry but I don't understand... Why do you put down dogs even when even when they are still active. We treat our dogs like family so why not do everything to keep them alive? Like when your grandparents are old, sick and frail but they are still alive and having a good life with family, you don't put them down right? You do everything to keep them alive and happy. Have you considered that the dog wants to stay alive and be with you longer. I'm sorry but I undestand that we have different sets of values but that's just me and I respect your decision because that's your dog. My condolences.
A loving owner is best placed to know when their pet is in constant pain and no longer getting any pleasure out of life. Deciding when the time has come to end their suffering is one of the main responsibilities of owning a pet. You shouldn't keep a sick and miserable animal alive just because it makes you feel better about yourself. Unless you know the pet in question and what its quality of life is like, it isn't your place to judge another family's painful decision.
Mr. Wermuth, how can you tell a dog's health from these pictures? How can you see her joints? Her heart? How can you see she doesn't have something like a tumor, or some cancer? You can't. You see still images of a dog of a decent weight and no skin conditions. One picture mentions that some pills aren't working, so it's not a stretch to assume there might be more here.
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Nah, the dog became a burden to her and this gives her approval for what she did.
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Ms. Heggie, Images of that dog showed a very active mind and a decent physique. Indeed, I wasn't there but I have seen many dogs enjoy life for many years in this condition. I believe that this is but a sob story designed for false sympathy.
When the animal is clearly suffering, the most loving thing to do is to let them go.
We don't do everything to keep them alive because they do not understand why they're suffering. And for that matter it isn't always responsible to keep very sick and hurting humans alive either, though at least most humans have the capacity to decide for themselves if it's worth it - dogs don't. Keeping a dog alive through deep suffering is selfish and irresponsible.
Ruth, you don'T know how much a dog suffers just from some pics. But you can see how much the owner lives her dog and that this decision was super painful.
I had a dog that we had on medication for continence and she was also having seizures. The pain she suffered day to day leads to a very difficult decision. You don't let your dogs live our their live naturally when you can help ease their pain if you love them. Ruth you should judge you would make the right decision if you were in that situation I hope.
We suddely realized our perfectly happy and healthy dog had a kidney failure and was slowly dying. Our vet told us it can take a week before he would suffer too much, so we decided to wait three days for whole family to come over and say goodbye. During these three days our dog lost all his energy, couldnt walk, eat or drink anymore. We regret so much that we didnt put him down when he was still happy and not suffering that much... Thats why you put down your dog when he is still ok...
Do you think your grandparents would admit to you that they had a wish to die if they did? I would guess for most people concidering suicide, the thought of the pain the loved ones would be in after their loss is what is stopping them in most cases. So they won't tell, just to keep the family happy.
First Value we have to apply in our life is to not be judgemental....That said, the reason why its important to not judge is because you really dont understand the situation, the pain, the sadness.. You are only able to talk like an outsider... This is about being human, and if part of your family is hurting, and wont be getting better, I do believe that anyone who has loved their dogs will be able to say that it hurts to see your loved one in pain.. Your comment is hurtful, and very judgemental...ITs mean...It has not one degree of empathy nor sympathy.... As you start your comment...*I DONT UNDERSTAND*... and yes, you dont understand...
Years ago, our neighbor scheduled a date to have her black Lab put down. She set Valentine's day. We didn't understand how she could do that. Not until a couple of weeks ago when we had to have our dog, Kiwi, put down. Kiwi had become incontinent, wore a diaper, had stopped eating, couldn't drink or eat anything cold any longer because he would vomit. He went from 55 lbs to 38 and was going deaf and blind. He loved going in the cold basement, but that became impossible. He loved my husband and had to be carried up and down the stairs and outside to relieve himself. Kiwi, because he was blind and deaf, did NOT want to be touched. He bit me once when I tried to get his hair away from his mouth. That one wasn't bad. My husband was the only person who could carry Kiwi and he had been staying home as long as he could from work just to help Kiwi. Kiwi would snap at me and even at 38 lbs, I couldn't move him, lift him or carry him, but one day I had to get him up from the basement. I was bare
Anyway, computer froze and can't find a way to edit. Anyway, I was barely able to get Kiwi upstairs. I got him to the back door to get him outside, laid him down, opened the sliding door, went to pick him up and he went after me, biting into my arm (top to bottom) until I had blood running down on both sides. I had to leave him lying there and the bite became infected, went to the hospital and am still healing. I'm sorry to go on, but my point is this. You don't know until you've faced this. I didn't understand what my neighbor had done until we went through this. She was a single woman w/ the big dog, covered w/ lumps that she would take for walks in a wagon. She could barely lift him. Now I get it. We got to the same point. My husband couldn't stay home to care for our Kiwi and I couldn't handle him. It was time to say goodbye. it was peaceful, loving, and without guilt. We knew. We had adopted him at 5 years old and gave him a wonderful life. He returned the favor.
being put down just before they start to show the signs of suffering is what a responsible pet owner does..pets actually get it better than humans...l had to watch my father die for a week in hospital...they put the dying patient in a room, they are not drip fed or given water they are left there to slowly starve to death whilst administering pain killers when required...we dont make our pets go through that but we have to make our dying family members do it..the above picture does not show how energetic the dog was, and being energetic does not mean they still have time..the owner said the pain meds were no longer working..the dog probably had an inkling that something was coming to an end and was reveling in its last day on earth...
this might sound cruel but we are keeping them alive when in the wild they would just die.
i feel the same, ruth. this dog seems tired, but happy. she walks, plays with other dogs, smiles. i don't know the situation, but she seems to happy to be put down.
sorry - so late to the game. My cat died in my arms at the age of 90 - I held her close for about 8 hours as she slipped away. It was the worst experience of my life - and I wish - to this day - I had the strength and courage to let her go earlier. If i could go back in time, I would have taken her straight to the vet and let her go to sleep the night before she died when I knew she was going. I don't think her passing was comfortable for her, I know she was scared every time she heard a loud noise - but she could not move she was so weak. I felt her heart stop - it was truly awful. I would not wish this upon anyone. Let your animals go peacefully and with the abundance of love you feel for them. This owner did a beautiful thing - I know it's hard to comprehend - but she absolutely did the right thing. Look her in the last picture - her heart is absolutely broken. That's love right there.
Ruth, do you own a pet?
Some people believe that their pets are going to a "better place" and they are doing them a favour. I agree with you mostly, we just put our cat to sleep, but she was days if not hours from going on her own. She couldn't walk any more, eat or drink. I think some people would consider how long we kept her alive to be cruel, but seeing as I believe when you die you are simply gone for ME some life is better than no life. we also have two 80lbs dogs and I'm not sure when we get to that point if it will be as easy to put it off so long. A 4lbs cat is easy to handle and carry around, an 80lbs dog isn't.
Say you say some life is better than no life so I can assume you have never been in severe pain all day, suffering seizures blindness ect.
I agree with you!
I loathe these sorts of stories and I wish Bored Panda and other websites would stop publishing them. These are the lowest form of schamltz known to mankind. Losing a pet is a traumatic event for many of us and finding stories like this showing up on our newsfeeds is like rubbing salt in the wound. And who in their right mind would spend their last day with their dog taking snapchats? Some people just can't resist sinking to the lowest possible denominator in their desire to gain attention for themselves.
same here... and think about the people who received those snapchats all day long. I think 1 or 2 pictures would've been enough to make sure everyone know she's sad
If it was my dogs last day, I could never stop taking snapchats. Id be hugging her, crying and taking pictures. Feeding her swedish meatballs. We all deal with situations differently. Some people dont even cry when they are sad. Are you guys better than them too? .. Saying she is using her dying dog for attention is cruel. She is dealing with the loss, by sharing the story with others. It is what people do. Get off your horses.
Completely agree would you put down old aged parents or children just because they are suffering.nobody except God and destiny and court of law has the right to decide on ending a life
Wow, how inconsiderate. You ever think this is a memory she wants to cherish, and to share it with us is a privilege. You are shallow for thinking this! She was making g it public of how much she loved her dog, not the publicity!
people like to know they are not alone with the feelings they go through.I would not do something like this, but if it helped 1person, good.
While I find it hard to understand as well, many people nowadays find relieve in sharing stories with a wider audience. Thus, this by itself is not a bad thing. I agree, however, that not everything should be captured. The last picture is so intimate that I felt embarassed just to see it.
I agree. I had to put my dog to sleep. I only took one last photo of his beautiful face. It was one of the most sad days of my life.
Julian, everyone grieves in their own way, sorry it's not your way. Next time don't read. I thought the love and compassion was beautiful.
The last photo. She lay down with her soon-to-die dog, apparently very broken, had someone bring their phone/camera over and take a picture to let everyone else know that she's really sad, which she fucking would be, evidently from the previous snaps. If that isn't the most disrespectful thing you could do to a dog that you apparently love, and that you're soon going to put down, I don't know what is.
I have done the last ride with my dog to the vets. I don't want to remember that... I want to remember the days when she was happy and healthy. I have those pictures. I feel sorry for this family. I feel sorry for all the people who lose pets :( It's totally heartbreaking.
When it was time to let our old girl go a few years ago we asked the vet to come over. She had lost use of both her limbs on one side. She was tired and in pain. We scheduled the vet visit for Monday and doted on her that weekend, gave her all kinds of fast food that we'd normally not let her eat. Saying goodbye was hard, but I'm glad she didn't have to ride the car to the vet on her last day. She hated the car and the vet - it would have given her so much stress. :(
i, too, have my cats put down at home if possible. We lost one in a horrific, bloody coughing mess to congestive heart failure, and that was at the vet. The next two were at home. It costs a bit more, but is SO WORTH IT if you can afford it. The cat/dog/whatever that was always afraid of car rides and vets? Never has to feel that anxiety, never has to feel that pain. And when they go at home, you can take your time, you can hold them just as long as you want. And cry.
We had a cat with liver failure. He stopped eating, stopped wanting to go outside, and hid a lot. It was a horrible day when the vet told us we had to make the choice, but he was going to die. At least we got the chance, like this family, to say goodbye. They let us out the back door, because we were all in tears, and none of us (vet included) wanted to upset the other pet owners.
Marika, eight years later and I remember the drive to the vets. It's a memory that never goes away. Sometimes i wish it would.