@imabass
You mentioned that your wife is a veterinarian.
There is a special place in heaven for people like her.
We have lost two dogs in the last few months (one yesterday), one to illness and one to old age.
The vet we go to is not only very good as far as care goes to the pets, but also their “bedside manner” is amazing.
The care they give the humans is just as important to them as they give the fur babies.
My ex had to put her bichon down (age) and I put my corgi mix down (age and cancer) I took them to an emergency vet instead of my regular vet. It’s hard to let go, but this place had a room that was more like a nice living room instead of an exam room. A sofa, soft music a TV, low lights, and a nice rug on the floor. I gave us the chance to say goodbye without feeling like a clinical setting. I think it made the dogs feel comfortable and it made a much nicer setting to say goodbye.
Our schnauzer was put down a couple of months ago due to pancreatitis (a second time), our lab/retriever mix actually passed at home the day we were going in for the “quality of life” appointment.
Our vet has a candle on the front desk that is lit whenever there is a pet being let go in the back to let everyone in the waiting room know.
And while they don’t have the amenities you described, the staff are amazing
Every vet I ever had contact with appeared to love the animals he treated
She is. It can be a soul crushing job with high burnout. While there are plenty of people that really care and will do anything for Fido, there are some that don’t give a shit. There are also plenty of people that choose euthanasia due to cost for something that is curable. She said the worst is when it is time to euthanize a pet and the family and small kids are there sobbing.
That’s a tough one. With my kid, I’d spend every dollar I have and many I don’t to keep him alive and well. There is a limit with pets, but I’m not really sure what it is.
GF got a guinea pig over the summer and has already spent over a grand on it. She used to work as a vet tech and planned at one time to become a vet before switching paths.
For many years we had one or two cats. The last one lived to almost 23. After she died, we cleared out the pet files and were amazed at how much we had spent in the last year. But, we didn’t care.
I’m not as wealthy as you. There would have to be some limit, sadly.
As one vet said, just became you can doesn’t mean you should. I spent thousands on my cat she vet said you’re extending her life but not the quality of it. It’s time to stop.
It was hard to grasp but a cat can’t tell you they are done.
At some point you’re doing it for the wrong reasons. That’s when you went to far
Thats what i did with my dog that was blind, had diabetes and cancer. Had no business keeping him alive but i did surgery that extended his excrutiating life by 3 months. I wont put myself or my current dog through that again.
Which is why I like that my vet refers to it as a “quality of life consult”.
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