Home Dog Euthanasia service ?

Heatwave

Has anyone used one for their dog ?

Found out our female Dobe has Congestive heart Failure, along with tumors in her lungs and another growth. Started breathing shallow and fast. Heart rate is up too 150 - 190, EKG was all over the place. Rather than leave her there I found a service that will come to the house. They cover all of Florida now. We do want her buried in the yard. Should I say wife and daughter do. I am mixed on it... Certainly don't want to bring her home like our male from the vets... Felt too weird...

Last night was pretty bad with her gasping for air a few times. It has progressed over the course of a week. That fast, was going to take her in Saturday and made an appt. Monday for yesterday visit to vet... 3 weeks ago she was fine, started drinking a little extra water. She was in the vets 6 month for a urinary tract infection and they did X-Ray at that time, all was good. She is suffering badly and we won't wait... An added 150.00 on top of vet visit to do it. But it will be a lot better for her. She hates the Vet and gets scared...

Anyway, it is tonight or tomorrow... Sad time for sure.. Will be staying away from well bred larger dogs. Maybe it is just the show quality Dobes and danes. I don't know, but 7 and 8 years of life for 2 dogs is too short.

Soda Popinski

Sorry this is happening, definitely too short a time once you have bonded with that animal and it became part of the family. Our Golden/Australian shep mix is 11 and I figure he's got a couple years left, you can see the pain he's in when he stands up in his hips.

I did not know there were vets who did this, when the time comes I'm sure this is the route I will go. We have to pick him up to put him in the car anymore, last time he refused to get out. Take care

Cyclist

Thoughts are with you and your family, losing a beloved pet is difficult.

We had a traveling vet come to our home when we put our last dog down. It worked out well......as best it could under the circumstances.

mrblugil

A horror story from a good friend of mine,he had a lab that was getting on in years so he made arrangements for the vet to come out to his truck and put the old boy down,my friend had dug a spot for him in the woods where they always hunted,the day came and friend drove to the vets wiping his eyes most of the way while the old lab would look up once in awhile from the seat next to him,pulled into the vets drive and the vet came out gave him the shot and off he went to the spot in the woods,lab looked very peaceful so friend got out walked around the truck and lab was sitting up thinking the boss wanted him to jump out and bust the brush again,friend had to drive back to vet for second shot this time twice as bad as the first,I guess vet had misjudged the weight,I don't ever want to go thru that with my black dog

Polar

sorry to hear this. I cant imagine being in that position, although we all have to be at some point. We would do what you are doing. At his home.

mississippi mac

my vet is a friend of ours...
she has come to the house 4 times over the years to administer the drugs...
my pups all died peacefully on their blankets, at home as they should...

by the way, it's painful to make the decision, but if you listen and watch your pup, they will tell you when enough is enough...

FLCoyote

My first Dobe lived 11 years and in the end I waited too long to have her put down. She was in awful shape for about two weeks and I was too cowardly and let her suffer a lot. Finally took her to the vet and had her put
down, then the Vet offered cremation services so we had a ceremony at my house and spread her ashes in the yard. My last Dobe, a big male, dropped in his tracks from a heart attack at 8 years old. No warning, he was running in full stride in my back yard when just dropped in his tracks and never made another move. I had him cremated and we have had his ashes in my living room for the past five years. My wife wants a Red Dobe really bad and we will probably get one. I just hate to bond with a dog knowing that their life span is usually 7 to 9 years. However at this point in my life the next Dobe will probably outlive me. I hope so.

FLCoyote

yak_angler

have you taken her to a cardiologist? my dog has congestive heart failure and regular vet referred us to a pet cardiologist who got us the right meds to keep him alive

That's what she said

We had a travelling vet come to our home last year. It was a very peaceful experience . She was surrounded by all of us that loved her, in a setting she was comfortable in. I wouldn't do it any other way.

FLCoyote

Dobes have two family branches. The European/American branch was bred for show and life span is usually 7 to 9 years. The Russian branch was bred for security/guard purposes and usually lives 14 to 15 years. Don't know if its possible to find a Russian bred Dobe in the U.S.?
FLCoyote

Binder

Sorry to hear.

Westwall01

Sorry, not a good thing to go through, but letting her pass at home will be easier on her, you and the rest of your family.

Fish Haid

I took mine to the county Animal Control headquarters, dropped her off at the back entrance, and they took care of it for free. Asked if I wanted to watch. Now, why would anyone want to watch that? Drove around to the front and picked out the new one.

Heatwave

yak_angler wrote: »

have you taken her to a cardiologist? my dog has congestive heart failure and regular vet referred us to a pet cardiologist who got us the right meds to keep him alive

Yes, they reviewed the X-rays today. The real problem is her lack of Air from lung nodules that grew really fast and at the same time. 2 nights ago she slept fine, last night I had to lay on the couch with her and every 45 min. - 1 hour she would go into a desperate gasp for air. It would last about 15 seconds and were deep short breaths followed by choking on the fluid she brought up and then spit out. Pretty horrible, and today she is worse, not on the breathing, more so on function. Just going outside is a chore. It really progressed fast. 2 weeks ago we went for a run, and I walked her every night until Saturday night.

Here is where I looked first : http://inhomepeteuthanasia.com/
Click on Florida page and it covers just about every city.
A little pricey, but the EXTRA 150- 200 is worth it for us and my girls piece of mind...

On another note, I actually worried about it happening over the weekend or if I got desperate and in a panic. Found a guy that did it with Helium, read the whole process online. I couldn't do it, no way. Just letting guys know, it is out there. Sounds humane enough and quit. Lots of prep and as things are, if you got caught, it would be a problem... Same thread has chat about people trying to O.D. their dog on benedryl, and other ways.. Go back to the farms when I was a kid and every farmer knew how to take care of it. You had to at some point.

Tarpon65

Heatwave sorry to hear the news. While I took my last two dogs to the vets office to be euthanized, my step daughter had the vet come to her house when it was time for her dog. I think the at home would be easier on the dog and will probably do this in the future.

Heatwave

Thank YOu everyone... Will let you guys know how it goes...

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Pescatoral Pursuit

Ask your vet.

Ours made the trip to the house to do the deed. If their not will with no good reason, get another one.

WaterEngineer

Fish Haid wrote: »

I took mine to the county Animal Control headquarters, dropped her off at the back entrance, and they took care of it for free. Asked if I wanted to watch. Now, why would anyone want to watch that? Drove around to the front and picked out the new one.

This. There are LOTS of critters that need a home.

Tarpon65

Fish Haid wrote: »

Now, why would anyone want to watch that?

Because I felt I owed it to these dogs. I held each as they received their injections until the doc told me they were gone. I fully understand why some would not want to and I'm not arguing that you should have, just saying why I did.

mississippi mac

Fish Haid wrote: »

I took mine to the county Animal Control headquarters, dropped her off at the back entrance, and they took care of it for free. Asked if I wanted to watch. Now, why would anyone want to watch that? Drove around to the front and picked out the new one.

what I read into that comment is that's a pretty callous, don't give a phuk attitude...
like.." hey, drop this one off for extermination and run around to the front and get another one...
disposable as it were....
I really hope you are being sarcastic....

Pilchard

mississippi mac wrote: »

what I read into that comment is that's a pretty callous, don't give a phuk attitude...
like.." hey, drop this one off for extermination and run around to the front and get another one...
disposable as it were....
I really hope you are being sarcastic....

Cmon. Some dogs are pets and equivalent to family in my mind. Others though, like the ones that run hogs for me, are not pets. They are essentially workers which I don't become attached to. I do take great pride in caring for them but I don't get my feelings hurt if they need to be put down.

Finger Mullet

Yup, nothing wrong with putting it down humanely and getting a new one. But putting her down at home in front of family seems nice but also a bit weird at the same time, but it would teach children about death.

Fish Haid

I have gotten pretty choked-up every time one of my dogs died, and even shed a tear or two on occasion. However - it goes away fast- maybe a few days, and is nothing like the pain of losing a real friend (or family)- as in human - that pain can last a lifetime. I think it's insulting to your family to consider dogs on the same level as they are.

To the OP - sorry for your loss, but just do what needs to be done.

S.S.Tupperware

Helium? Why not Nitrous? Sorry for your loss, it happens.

bmoody

Your vet won't do this for an established client? My wife does this from time to time. Good luck; not an easy time.

bottom feeder

Sorry for your loss. I had a GSP that died from lung cancer.

Heatwave

Finger Mullet wrote: »

Yup, nothing wrong with putting it down humanely and getting a new one. But putting her down at home in front of family seems nice but also a bit weird at the same time, but it would teach children about death.

All done... I agree with you that it would be weird to do in front of family. maybe i wrote it wrong, they just wanted her here and to stay here afterwards. Not go to the vet and "drop off goodbye".. Daughter was at college and wife stayed in bedroom. I helped and kept her calm. We feel much better about it this way and Rosa was not shocked, scared, etc.
It takes a little longer than I thought, mostly because the sedative took 3 shots due to her really bad circulation. At that point she just relaxed and once dosed it only takes 30 seconds.

I just cant ever do a big dog again. Life Expectancy is just too short. A bulldog is out of the question too. We have a mutt now that we got from the humane society for Rosa when we lost the male. Just think about the difference over the course of the human life of a 80 year old. Hell, you could have 8 different dobes during the time from 20 - 80 or something smaller and 14 - 17 years and do 2, 3 ,4 ... Very expensive now, but wife and daughter were very close to her and she was always in your face...

Did you know that some city's don't allow you to bury your dog in your yard ?

Finger Mullet

Heatwave wrote: »

Did you know that some city's don't allow you to bury your dog in your yard ?

Condolences and well done. But burying your dog in your yard is illegal in some cities seems just crazy. :angel

West Ender

Had to put one of ours down last week, it was my sons Christmas present when he was 3. I gave my son the choice of going to the vet to get the hot pink injection or the two of us going out back with him. He was a man and told me he wanted to do it. Done and over with in under a second then buried him by my sons bedroom window. There is no way I'm going to call the city to see if I can bury the dog on my property only to have them tell me no. I'll bury the thing where ever I choose too and no one will know the difference.

dewyafish

Sorry for your loss.

KeatonBchFisher

West Ender wrote: »

Had to put one of ours down last week, it was my sons Christmas present when he was 3. I gave my son the choice of going to the vet to get the hot pink injection or the two of us going out back with him. He was a man and told me he wanted to do it. Done and over with in under a second then buried him by my sons bedroom window. There is no way I'm going to call the city to see if I can bury the dog on my property only to have them tell me no. I'll bury the thing where ever I choose too and no one will know the difference.

There you have it. What has happened to this country that we need to call a guy to give a suffering animal a shot.