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Heartbreaking reason why you shouldn’t leave the room while your pet when is being put down
A VET in South Africa has revealed the reason why you should never leave the room when your beloved pet is being put down – and it’s a real tearjerker.
Many owners unable to cope with their much-loved pet facing its final moments choose to leave the room, but this is exactly what you shouldn’t do, according to the Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital in South Africa.
The reason is that when the owner leaves the room the animal spends its final moments frantically looking for its human companion because they “don’t understand why you left them”, the unnamed vet wrote on Facebook.
In the post, the vet wrote: “I beg you DO NOT LEAVE THEM.
“DO not make them transition from life to death in a room full of strangers in a place they don’t like.
“The thing you people need to know that most of you don’t is that THEY SEARCH FOR YOU WHEN YOU LEAVE THEM BEHIND!!!!”
“They search every face in the room for their loved person. They don’t understand why you left them when they are sick, scared, old, or dying from cancer and they need your comfort.”
The vet added that owners should not be a “coward” and do what is best for the pet.
The post, from the self-proclaimed “tire broken-hearted vet” has since gone viral and been shared more than 91,000 times.
Many commentators shared their own experiences of being with their faithful friend in the final moments.
Jennifer Obermeyer wrote: “From someone who has had to say goodbye to a couple of wonderful little dogs, I couldn't agree more. I stayed and held them and bawled my eyes out, but I would never ever have left them to have their last moment on this earth, with a bunch of strangers, albeit caring ones.”
Jim Dalton said: “This is the single best post I have ever seen on Facebook AND maybe the most important (I only use it for dog related stuff).
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"There is NO EXCUSE and I don't CARE if you find it upsetting… be a person… have some decency… THINK!”
Dee Madsen commented: “As much as my heart was being torn to shreds, I held the bodies and cradled the heads of each and every dog we had to put to sleep.
"It was our obligation to those dogs to see them to the end as a final act of love. We assured them of our love in doing so.
"Their last sensations were ones of security and comfort. Until death do we part is also a vow for pets parents.”
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