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Post by smokeyoshi on Jun 24, 2013 13:25:53 GMT -5
These are our two sick ones. Kahlua, aka Kahlulu, is 8. She has adrenal and insulinoma. Boodles, aka Booboo, has superficial tumors (you can see one on his head) and insulinoma. Last time we took boodles in, his biggest tumor on his neck was 1/4 as big as it is now, and the vet said it was pretty much inoperable because she'd have to remove so much tissue. So it's a matter of quality of life for him now. But he doesn't act like he's in pain and the pred probably helps in that area. Kahlua has a good size tumor in her belly, but they both wake up every day and act like themselves, so when do we pull the plug? If I see any serious discomfort, that's when. For now, they're our (Dar's originally) fuzzies.   |
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Post by Lily on Jun 24, 2013 17:07:39 GMT -5
bless their hearts ~
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Post by furballlover on Jun 25, 2013 5:30:57 GMT -5
sweet babies. Bless their hearts.
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Post by huronna on Jun 25, 2013 18:57:22 GMT -5
When?
They will tell you when, they always know best
Until then you love then and care for them as you have been doing
They will be happy until the end
Bless you for taking such good care of these two adorable ones
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Post by dee517 on Jun 29, 2013 7:49:48 GMT -5
Wow! Those two are still around, I remember Dar talking about them a long time ago. Their ages tell us that they are very well cared for. Heidi is right they will let you know when it is time to let them go. Bless you both for the love and care you show all your ferrets.
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Post by dookcitygang on Jun 29, 2013 11:27:51 GMT -5
Sweet older ferties.
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Post by smokeyoshi on Jun 30, 2013 13:33:29 GMT -5
I posted this on my home forum. It explains whre I'm coming from, and I know some of you have been there...
So when do we pull the plug? If I see any serious discomfort, that's when. I would highly prefer they (Kahlua and Boodles, in this case)just pass in their sleep, like Good ol' Moe and Uncle Joe. Going to the vet to be euthanized is so traumatic for pets, and I hate thinking that their last moments are in spent in terror. The first fuzzy I had put down, Frank, was so scared his heart quit before he even got the first needle. Another thought regarding The Rocket's last visit: I said I wanted to be with him when they did the deed. That involved having a port put in his leg so they could bring him back to me in the exam room and administer the lethal dose. That didn't go so well. He was already blind, and when they brought him back to me he was so terrified I couldn't even calm him down long enough to get the last needle. I literally had to pin him to the table. I still feel horrible for putting him thru that extra procedure. I will never forget that. And I paid someone to do that to him. Frank's vet was just gonna shoot him an OD of morphine, (heck, that's what they did to my dad, but over a period of a week) but now she works for a practice with several offices and they do things differently, so she has to go by procedures, i.e. like what happened to The Rocket. Next time I will ask for the quickest way and say my good-byes when they take whoever out. But I have a friend in MA whose fuzzy got a heart stick and the vet missed the heart the first time. Then there was my best buddy Eddie, failed to revie after a simple tooth extraction surgery. Maybe I'll just knock em out with metacam and benadryl before I take em in.. I wish I could go 12 months without dealing with this
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Post by dee517 on Jun 30, 2013 20:25:03 GMT -5
Our vet is great! He first gives the ferret a little gas mask to put them to sleep and then the shot. He then stepped and said two prayers one for us and one for our ferret. We have never had a ferret struggle or show any fear or pain. We are so lucky to have found him.
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Post by spacecadet71 on Jun 30, 2013 20:54:08 GMT -5
It is so much better when they just go to sleep and never wake up. When I have to take one in for that final vet trip, they have a bench near the woods outside. It is very quiet and peaceful. I sit out there and have a few moments with my baby until it is our turn. I started that with Reggae. He had spent the first year of his life in a small cage with his two sisters before being rescued. So I wanted his last moments to be outside, breathing in fresh air, cradled in my arms. Not inside the clinic in a carrier. My vet is great. They give the gas first, then the shot. They usually do it in the back room of the clinic, due to the gas, and they let me be back there. And usually the vet is crying right along with me. There are 4 vets there, and they are just awesome. They even send a sympathy card signed by the whole clinic staff, even when my baby passes at home.
So sorry you are going thru this ((((hugs))))
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Post by huronna on Jul 1, 2013 9:32:12 GMT -5
Maybe you need to find a different vet.
I have never had any experiences similar to that.
My vet will always hold and cuddle the ferret first
Then her gives them a simple shot that puts them into lala land and leaves us for a few minutes to say our goodbyes.
When we are ready he comes back. There is no struggle because the little one is already totally relaxed and fully asleep.
Then there is another shot and soon the little heart will stop and ours at the same time.
I think my vet cries almost as much as we do
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Post by smokeyoshi on Jul 4, 2013 15:12:58 GMT -5
Well, Rocky went to a vet he'd only been to once before. It was also part of a chain. Only one vet I've been to has a garden like spacecadet's. She's 30 miles away and is the one that lost Eddie on the table. And wanted to bill me to put the injured stray to sleep. I had to sign papers saying I basically didn't care about him. I thnk the 3 vets we've been to recently was like $80 for gas. I could do the same job with nitrogen...  |
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