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He was diagnosed with moderate to severe tracheal collapse. His breathing was noisy enough that it could be heard from the other side of a room if the house was quiet. Other issues he had leading up to this was seizures frequently happening at night, limping hind leg, weakness in hind legs, inability to eat due to worsening underbite and requiring to be hand fed for every meal.
Was he suffering to the point where euthanasia was the right choice in your opinion?
Was the euthanasia done right? I couldn't afford to take him to a vet for the procedure so I had to take him to an animal rescue foundation. She gave him an injection initially which was a sedative. He vocalized quite a bit but and I had to help hold him but calmed down afterwards and was allowed to sit with me while it took effect. There was no catheter placed at any point. Once he wasn't moving anymore she placed him back on the table for the second injection. She had to trim some hair off the leg to find a vein. This is the part thats bothering me the most. He's very scared of trimmers and when the lady turned them on he seemed to respond to the noise by kicking the leg that was being shaved. She said that it was a small seizure due to the effects of the sedative. I don't know if was just the worst timing or if he was conscious for the final injection but I can't stop thinking about it. The seizures he was having before didnt look like that. They were centered in his back, making him twist upwards. I dont know if this is relevant or not but his eyes never closed after the sedative. When I was petting him they would start to flinch a little but remained open. I feel horrible for not stopping it or asking more questions but was doing everything I could to stop myself from crying so I wouldn't scare him.
Was he suffering to the point where euthanasia was the right choice in your opinion?
Was the euthanasia done right? I couldn't afford to take him to a vet for the procedure so I had to take him to an animal rescue foundation. She gave him an injection initially which was a sedative. He vocalized quite a bit but and I had to help hold him but calmed down afterwards and was allowed to sit with me while it took effect. There was no catheter placed at any point. Once he wasn't moving anymore she placed him back on the table for the second injection. She had to trim some hair off the leg to find a vein. This is the part thats bothering me the most. He's very scared of trimmers and when the lady turned them on he seemed to respond to the noise by kicking the leg that was being shaved. She said that it was a small seizure due to the effects of the sedative. I don't know if was just the worst timing or if he was conscious for the final injection but I can't stop thinking about it. The seizures he was having before didnt look like that. They were centered in his back, making him twist upwards. I dont know if this is relevant or not but his eyes never closed after the sedative. When I was petting him they would start to flinch a little but remained open. I feel horrible for not stopping it or asking more questions but was doing everything I could to stop myself from crying so I wouldn't scare him.