How to Say Goodbye to a Pet
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2010
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When a pet becomes part of the family, the loss can be devastating. Say goodbye to your animal friend with some memorable farewells that will provide comfort.
Step 1: Put them to sleep
Consider putting your pet to sleep when they are having trouble getting around, their quality of life is deteriorating, and prolonging the inevitable is causing undue pain. Be unselfish and comfort them all you can, but put their best interests first.
Tip
If you are arranging to have the animal put to sleep, consider making a clay imprint of a paw for remembrance.
Step 2: Stay with the pet to the last
Schedule with a trusted vet to perform the procedure. Join your buddy for the last moments as a loving way to calm their fear and complete your life together. Normally the vet will leave you alone to say goodbye afterward.
Step 3: Hold a ceremony
Wrap the animal in a blanket if the animal has already passed, and put it in a garbage bag to prevent decomposition. Before burying, let the family members see them one more time. Share a respectful silence together in a small ceremony, if it makes everyone feel better.
Step 4: Expect grief, resist guilt
Expect to grieve and at first suffer denial. Forgive yourself for not spending enough time with the pet, and resist wallowing in guilt for something you imagine caused the pet's sickness or pain.
Step 5: Talk to those who can relate
Resist feeling silly or nuts for being attached to an animal. Open up to friends who can relate, your vet, or the local humane society. Get support like you would for any passing.
Step 6: Explain to the kids
Explain to the children that the pet had to be saved from their pain, and mourn with your family. This may be their first lesson about death. Let them make their own memorial to the pet and mourn their own way.
Step 7: Create a ritual
Create a ritual to remember your pet as a way of saying goodbye: plant a tree or flowering plant, light a candle, of scatter remains in a special place. Hang up pictures to have them around.
Step 8: Make a donation
Say goodbye by making a donation to animal health causes, rescue societies, or welfare programs as a final tribute.
Did You Know?
Aspin Hill Memorial Park in Maryland, one of the most famous American pet cemeteries, holds over 40,000 pets, including Petey, the Little Rascals Dog. - Навчання та стиль
My dog was put to sleep this morning. I cried so much during this video.
Edit: thank you for the likes. It's been almost three years and it hurts to not have my doggie by my side, but things get better. We got a puppy about a year after my dog passed, who looks exactly like my old dog. His name is Blue and he's my best friend.
Same
My bird just past yesterday
+David Cassens mine too
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I feel so bad for you well he went to a good place
My best friend is my collie named max, age 11, who has been with me for practically my whole life. I couldn't help but think of the fact in the upcoming years he will pass. There is a forest with a waterfall behind our house, when he goes I want to go and scatter his ashes there. We used to love to go down there and play together, but what I really would like is for me too to be scattered there so I can forever be in the place that I love with my best friend. If you have just lost your Animal companion I am so sorry. I never cry but just by thinking of this I burst out into tears for quite a while. I hope they get to run/bask/swim/fly happily wherever they are. RIP to all of our animal companions
Brpy The Lancer thanks my Betta fish died today 😔😢😭
That was beautiful. Same to you 🌺💕
When my dog died, I had just spent the last two weeks in Cambodia, and when my mom was picking me up from the airport, she told me that the surgeries he underwent for lung problems (which I already knew about) had gone bad. I didn't feel mad at anyone, I knew it was not the vet's fault. She took me to the vet where he was, and he was in veey poor condition. The next morning, we decided to put him down. The whole family was there. We got him when I was 4 and he died when I was 16.
So Sorry....
My sympathies mate. I'm sure he's in better place now.
I'm sorry
MikeTap4321 your dog lived a long happy life ♡
I am so sad after reading this, bro, plz guide me what should I do when time comes to me... Plz bro, anyone plz tell.. I am feeling worried and little depressed after watching this video. Plz guys.. tell what I can do for my pet when he... He will be no more.
I'm I the only one who cired while wacthing this video but hasn't lost a pet in the past few months
Dude i feel you i cried too were in this together dont worry but my fish died😢,,👊fist pump i feel you 👌👊✌️
I cried too ugh i just dont want my dog to die but i know its gonna happen in the future it just makes me really sad you know? 😭
Heather Dawson me, its sad when someone dies
I was about to cry
Heather Dawson i cried and i lost 2 pets ;-;
My dog passed away years ago, and I still feel horrible.
+ItsSimplyJessie sorry :(
same
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Feels
My cat died today I've been crying 5 hours straight
I don't think I'll ever get over the death of my German Shepherd. He was everything to me.😭😭😭
DJ JJ I had lost a dog too. So it was a cute dog I didn’t pay attention. I mean I did. I played with him and I loved him. When my grandma told me he was bit by a water snake. Later on he passed. I did cry when I got told the news
i think i wont get over my youngest dog's death if he has to be put down
I love you Cesar. You were there for me when nobody was. One of the best friends I've ever had. Sleep well brother. ❤️
This was me the whole time dealing with the passing of my dog..smelling his clothes..calling his name thinking he would come and just crying everyday. I miss him so much. I hope there's a heaven cause boy am I holding on, hoping to see him again.
I cried when I saw this. I saw this THE DAY when my dog passed. :'( I'm still grieved about it, but I know that my puppy is away from the pain. RIP Dixie Priscilla 2009-2010
In an hour we're putting my dog down.. devastating.. she has had cancer and hasn't gotten better.. We dont want her to suffer so..
my dog has cancer and she is going blind we are putting her down tomorrow morning
I'm so sorry
My fur baby is going down tomorrow. I honestly can't sleep. She's got cancer and she's deaf and blind. I just want to be able to be there.. so this is the best way..
Im crying as i right this. I've lost a pet and this is giveing me flashback's of a pet who only lived for one day.
My cat passed away because of her age, so my parents let me bury her by myself because both of them said that i was the one who cared for her the most🐱😭😭😭😭😭😭
MarceloFG I had to have my dad bury my fish because I was too pitiful to look at his dead body, since he died in an accident that was my fault
MarceloFG what age?
Justin Silverio 8 in human years, 56 in cat years
my two dogs died
MarceloFG
*cries* I understand how u feel.
This made me cry
My pet died when I wasn't home and I feel really bad that I wasn't there with her😣😣
I've heard stories of dogs running away from their home, so they can die away from their owners, so they don't feel the pain of losing them. Your pet is probably happy that you didn't have to go through the pain of seeing her die.
mine did to....
Really thankful for people thinking about others who lost there pets
It's hard for me to deal with saying goodbye to a pet, because I experienced this when I was about to start First Grade. My parents owned a 🐕 named Bonnie who was an English Springer Spaniel that was the runt of the litter. She 💕d me very much when I was a 👶🏻. This animal was so intelligent that she managed to protect us from strangers who would enter our property in the old days of my life. It's like she was a guardian angel with fur. Hunting 🏫s were the places where gun 🐕s like her would go for training on hunting wild 🐦s. R.I.P. Bonnie, we'll miss you forever. You were a very smart 🐕 who protected us whenever strangers trespassed on our property a long time ago. I 💕 Yellow Lab puppies so much, because they remind me of the Cottonelle puppy who appeared on Cottonelle commercials for flushable moist wipes and 🧻. They might be smart just like you. You'll always be remembered as the 🐕 who was good at hunting wild 🐦s.
I just want to throw in something I would like to say. When your pet passes away they are not gone. Sure they are not on the Earth any more but they are living a new life in heaven. Sure it is still sad they no longer with you but they with you not physically but they are in your heart
How many people almost cried thinking about their pet dying xD
Edit: I read the comments and like most of them were people crying
this just broke my heart, we had a dog put down so we bought 2! it did make us feel much better because you have another little rascal to play with and it just takes your mind off of the pain, RIP Samson
My dog didn’t pass away but when she does, I will remember this helpful video.
My mom got a husky when she was 18, then she got married when she was 20 and got pregnant the same age and got a cat. Mom gave birth on January 15 2003 and now I'm 11 years old and that husky is still alive. On June 10, 2014, my mom, dad and were planting, me and Yuri (husky) were playing frisbee and Julie (cat) is sleeping. While playing frisbee, the disc flew towards the road. Yuri was on his way to catch the disc and a car shredded Yuri to death and the car didn't even stopped driving. I'm still blaming my self, why did I play frisbee with yuri?
On August 25, 2014, I was on a event with mom and dad texted us that Julie was at the vet, telling us that Julie had kidney problems.
On August 29, 2014 she constantly died that day.
Am I the reason why Yuri and Julie died? I feel sorry and still now, I'm blaming myself. Christmas is nothing without the both of them here with my family and every night will be boring before I go to sleep. What have I done?
I am so sorry for your lost it is okay and I would hate to see my dog die. I am 11 and you will be okay and just remember the good memories.
The feels....
Im so sorry for your loss. I know how you feel..... I lost 2 hamsters and I was extremely sad, and the worst thing was I lost my first hamster when was 8, and lost my second one when I was 10, but I got over it and they're always with me. I'm guessing thats the same with Yuri and Julie. ( I think their names were.. im using my phone and I cant see the comment >_ )
I had a hamster which I had for about 3 years. His name was berry (8 years old) I was playing with him and I picked him up. I went upstairs to room but before I got to my room I tripped and fell. Berry fell out of my hands and when he hit the ground it was his end. I started to think the same thing but then I started to think of all the happy times I have had with that hamster
STUPID CAR that made Yuri pass away.I feel so bad for you.
why am i crying while watching this video?
I can so relate to this.2 years ago,I lost to gerbills moomoo and brett. I was in tears for about 5 days. Even waching this made me tear up
I had a experiance working in a kindergarden a long time ago. The children found a bird in the garden that died few minutes later. - Nobody told the children to do what they did in a very special ritual. They did it on their own and in their own way. They only asked us when they needed some further instructions. All the children burried this little baby bird, put some flowers in and around the grave, made a little wooden cross and put wonderful little stones around that little grave - but: when the burial was over with all its rituals the children went on playing like always....it was done , it was over, and now they could go back to their kindergarden routine. This experiance was very amazing. And I also remember all my long gone pets. (Our garden is like a little pet cemetary) - Goldfishes, Chinchilla, birds, guiny pigs, our little pet mouses, my rabit Moritz, my sons white rabit snow whitie, my dog Blacky the poodle, my rat speedy, hamster-Meggie, baby birds that died in our garden....., that was before we got a pet cremation place - I had my terrier mix Mockedin cremated and still have his ashes. Many years have past since then, but I never forgot one single animal that we ever owned and its own little life and history. The will never be forgotten. And specially for our little mice : They had a wonderful colourful save life with many different treats, sleeping tunnels, love, wheel to run in etc. - and now they are reunited with their friends in heaven. The last mouse hade a big tumor (what is normal for pet mice) - but: it lived almost until 2? I can´t remember , but it got very old. I fold a special little paper box from a calendar who had the sun on its top inside and put some of his food, flowers and hay in it. Now it rests in our garden
My dog Eddie died last year and the night before he was euthanized, my family made him a big steak for dinner.
The Bes
***** how
Piggy TV .... tf
She means they made the dog a steak for his last meal not cooked him
Christina Williams if ppl dont know what euthanized is it is when a dog or cat dies humanly
We had to put my dog to sleep today
im sorry
It's okay. It was time for him to go
Aw man I feel so sorry. My friend's pet died about 2 months ago. He was crying so hard. :(
my bird died and I was yelling and crying I was little so I was loud
Yea my cat got into some sort of poison and when we checked on him this morning he was brain dead. his brain had =shut down with some organs. he couldn't control his bodily functions
Almost got me to cry. I had to say goodbye to a cat in May, who was with my family since I was 10. I'm 23, and I didn't expect to cry, but while talking to his burial sight in the garden, I couldn't hold it.
God, I lost my dog Jake 3 years ago but I still remember the day he died and I still cry for him. He has been with me since I was two. I was 11 when he died and I'm now 14.
12 years with him. September 6, 2014 I lost my best friend. I lost part of my heart.
I feel so bad because just the day before he died, I said I wouldn't miss him if he died. I never felt so much pain in my life.
We had to put down my 16 year old Bichon Frise, Basil Monday. I miss him so much.
Im so sorry🙊😔thats going to be super hard for me im a dog lover (im obsessed😁😉)i love my dogs very much my dog dash might be pregnant 😌😊im sorry for your dog hope u feel better soon dont ever forget about her/him😉😣
Seeing this video makes me cry!!!💔💔💔💔It makes me think life without my dogs and all the joys they bring to a home!!! ❤️ ❤️ 💔💔💔So sorry for your loss!!!💔💔💔
Victoria Saucedo garcia
Thanks, I'm still sad but I'm feeling better about the topic.
Holly Martin my 18 yr old dog (look at my wallpaper to see him) ran away
PenguinCrew -Ethan's View
I'm so sorry you had to lose your pet.
My dog just died today😭
soo sad:(
+Ban High My Fish Called Shadow Died Yesterday D;
+Dylan Wolf SAD about how many years it lived for
+Ban High Only, Like. A Copule Months ;( Very Young ;(
+Dylan Wolf this is why i dont get a fish the die soooo soon
My dog died January 15th 2015, it was the saddest day of my life. I remember watching my mom carry my dogs body downstairs. They asked me if I wanted to pet him, one last time. I said no, I couldn't bare watching the dog I loved so much look so hurt. I regret not petting him and saying goodbye so much. If I could have him back for just a day, I would thank him for all he has done. I miss you Zephyr, I'll never forget you.
R.I.P Zephyr, the most amazing dog a girl could ever own.
A few years ago, my boxer died. We had her for years, and my sister didnt know she was being put down. We went out with our aunt, and I had to act all happy.Before we left, we had her in the field and made huge fuss of her and then we went to our aunts. We went home, and cried, and then my mom got her ashes back. We have her on our mantlepiece...
My advice for grieving pet owners - You did what you had to do, and if your pet died, it was just its time. It gets easier, dont worry :(
R.I.P Cassie
I actually Cried during this vid
My dog died 2 days ago and I just want to stay in bed for the rest of my life and cry
I know that feeling
I let down my childhood dog and I wasn’t there for her at the end when she had to be put down. She was always there for me as a kid and young adult. But I was scared and I abandoned her in her greatest time of need. Idk if I’ll ever forgive myself but I know I’ll be there for my current dog and cat when their times come.
I lost my pet 3 weeks ago this video reminded me of her and I cried myself to sleep
im dying before Snickers, cuz imma blow my fucking head off..
thinking of pets dying is a million times sadder than thinking of human deaths.. they're so innocent
Um a not ours
I know! I have a dog who's really old, and it hurts to think if her dying.
Yeh but if you dye before your pet that's being selfish cuz then who's ur pet gonna have
Ik
I watched this when my best friend died
dude pines friend or animal? and I'm very srry for u and never blame ur self
I’m crying stop omg my little dog is lying on my bed and I couldn’t bare to let him go , it’s his birthday tomorrow and he’s 1 we’ve got him loads of presents because I want to give him the best life he can have☺️❤️
This made me cry...
The homeless man of "How to live underground" somehow got a medical degree and became a veterinarian...
i cried,cause i already missed my pet dog named Sian i just lost her yesterday
I don't know what I'd do without my dogs. We have a 7 year old beagle girl, although quite young, she was born with epilepsy. She takes daily medication. I was very young when we adopted her, during this time I didn't spend much time with her. I had so much going on in my life. She's such an old soul, but she is incredibly playfull around us. We also have a 6 month old spoodle male. I love him to absolute bits. Just as I love Georgie, our beagle. Georgie was getting lonely with the hours we had to go to school and my mum working later hours. So we got her a friend. I honestly can't imagine a world without them, they are my entire world and they shaped me to be who I am. I love Georgie and Huckley ❤️.
Miss my Pupis & Licos, love you guys always and forever!!!
guys....my pet fish....HE DIED!!! IT WAS A HALF MOON BETTA!IT HURTS
I hope I never live to see the day my dogs die
Koko Ronko sane with my 2 cats
xkBreakWay TuxedoKittyWolf IM SCARED I WANT A CAT BUT ILL BE WAY TO SAD WHEN IT DIES
Roast King get a longer living animal a parrot parrots live longer than humans
I had a Grammostola Pulchripes Tarantula a few years back, and I miss her so much ;_;
this video made me cry
and it's making me remember
my dog the past away:(
My pet rabbit fluff died RIP fluff just now😭
2 of my dogs have died a day before trash day, which has been really convenient.
OMFG XD
I don't know should I be sad or be laughing
another man's trash is another man's treasure
I literally cried to this, even though its just a video. :'(
That's so sweet and I'm crying 😢
When they said ritual I just thought like they would put the pet in the middle of a Pentagon and do a satanic ritual
Isabella Troski pentagram* But a perfect way to bring the dog back to life better than ever! Just give satan 3 Human souls or 30 Goat Souls!
Isabella Troski LMAO
Same. Lol
Lol
Techa Art lol
Imy mom sold my bunny :c I miss her already
Why did she?
My grandmothers cat (MY grandmother has lived me all my life.) died today, she was 22. I cried a little, but my grandmother is hysterical. She keeps giving it water, she thinks the medicine she put on her will bring her back to life, she keeps thinking the cat will come back to life. Its really sad, it makes me wanna cry.
My German shepherd dog is currently suffering a fungus infection that is spreading around her brain. She isn’t even 2 years old yet. Every pet I have had, always dies of something other than old age. My mom told me that we may have to put her down soon. She helped me through so much and she is just the most loving dog ever. Just to see her unable to walk properly and unable to respond to things just breaks my heart.
Lol. How cold and brutal is this video???
2 weeks ago somebody poisoned my cat with antifreeze :(
hope the guy who did that learns a leson
This happened to me this morning :( Im distraught x
your cat shouldn't have died like that.
I haven't had a pet die in a long time, but goddamn the memories will always hurt no matter what.
This just made my mood go dawn even though it’s not real it still got to me
a GRABAGE BAG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS SO MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What would you suggest to put the animal in?
He likes to bury him like what we do to human beings
Jelai Mañago who he?
Still dont understand the he? Lol
But that's the only way to make it not decompose in the soil so unless you want your best bud to become new soil for your garden then... Yeah
PEATY?! :(
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For those of you who are losing a pet sometime soon:
I am 13 nd my and my little sister who is 9 have gone through MANY pet losses. It's okay though it is the circle of life and you will find someone need to love but it's going to be alright. :)
We too lost our love recently, it's very difficult for us to come out, we still couldn't believe that he is no more,may his soul rest in peace, we strongly believe that he returns to us in other form.
Wow they really killed that dog for this? Sad.
Live 4 the memes die 4 the memes
you are very fat
***** why do you think so? its not like we've ever met.
Oh my lord it's a joke
Sir Isaac this was an act
The thing in the towel was probably a stuffed dog toy
How To Say Goodbye To A Pet
Step 1: Say Goodbye
Did you know?:
Howcast staffs are perfectionist. THE TITLE WAS SIMPLE JUST SAY GOODBYE!
Have u ever lost a pet
No its just a joke bruh
+Akia Chico oh sos it's just my dog died last year and I'm still sad
Aww :( but this was a joke bro don't worry I'm sure your dog will be safe
+Akia Chico yeah thanks
My dog passed away a few minutes ago,and now I can't stop crying and viewing our old pictures.....
This was really helpful thank you.
it is okay my friend. your dog is still with you.
Thank u, bless ur heart
Manly tears have been shed.
i have just lost a pet/family member. and i've been this several times, i am sure it will never be easy, and until now i still feel that guilt pang for not making his/her life slightly more enjoyable. That "if only../i wish i have.." thought really fills your mind afterwards. though i agree not to blame yourself. TBH as someone who also hunt, i believe animal will to live is way much over human, unless in very dire pain, i can't see an animal "wish to be put to sleep". R.I.P for all animals out ther, coz i trully believe there's better place for them in heaven.
I'm so sorry
Im in florida and our family dog is all the way from the philipines i just moved here months ago and today he has a hard time breathing and it could be his last night today, he will pass away like my other dog and now we only have one dog left, but the good thing is that they will meet again in heaven 😭😭😭😭🐶
omg this makes me cry. :,( we just lost our cat last week he was so young. RIP Luke 2006-2012
I never lost a pet but I cried so much when I watched this
My two dogs passed away when I was young... We used to play together every day. My parents said that they gave them away when I was 7, But I knew that wasn't true. I still feel depressed to this day...
My dog has a long life left and I love him sooo much so idk why I'm watching this but it made me cry just thinking about it
thanks for that video
same here and that made me cry 😢
I'm 32 years old, and i've lost a few pets over the years, doesnt matter if your 8 or 20, losing a pet always hurts, you should never feel embrassed by it, he or she was as much a part of your family as anything else. If you got kids, Mr Rogers has a really good book called "when a pet dies" that will help
Had to put my dog down in December and am still grieving. I cry everyday. I miss her so much. I have donated. Guess it will take a while longer. She was nearly 16 yrs old
I am hours away from putting our dog to sleep, She's been a part of the family for years. Its all unreal. To say goodbye without using words
My dog hasn't died yet, thankfully, but I wouldn't want to be there when he is put down. I would be very hard for me, so I would probably scream if I saw him dead. Before he would go to be put down, I would hug him and kiss him and comfort him, and I would even say things like 'it's going to be all right' and 'I will miss you, always'. Even if someone is joking about my dog dying, I take it very seriously and burst out with tears.
I am freaking teared up
I put my dog down today and I feel down.He was almost 14 and had health issues but he and I lived together for 12 years, just us so he was a huge part of my life.I already miss him terribly and he's only been gone 9 hours.
I had six dogs once but they ran away I just hope they are still out there somewhere
Am i the only one who was crying during this video and cried even more in the ending
I cried alot during this video 😓 I love my dog sooooo much xx
I currently have 4 cats (2 in one house 2 in another) and I can't think about how sad I'll be when the time comes to say goodbye to them.... I've lost 3 cats, 1 frog (it was a tiny one) and possibly some fish (and the middle of a bell pepper don't judge) before... The most recent 'death" was in 2014 but he just ran away like all the other cats did... He wasn't even that old he was like 8 :-; and about the bell pepper.... I was like 4 okay
This video made me cry so hard
Two of my platy fish died yesterday. They lived a good life ;(
WHY Am i crying this dog (in the video) is perfectly healthy
I cried so much while watching this
My cat was put down yesterday which caused a huge impact to me and my family.
I thought I would see her again after my trip in LA.
I LOVE ANIMALS, I CRIED. 😣😭
My Guinea pig just died. I cried all of this video.
Halfway through the vid I just started crying and my 1 year old dog was with me
WHY DID THIS MAKE ME CRY
I like how there isn't any sarcastic comments on this video
RIP best friends
I lost my dog last year she was my whole life my mom called me in to her room and said she had to be put down I was depressed for about 3 months and still kinda sad I love you Goldie I hope you and kaite and Cosby and mr N ( a human) are having up there 9/29/14 never forget