>When one of our fuzzies needs to be put down, the vet already knows that
>we want them put to sleep first and we are there to see that it happens
>that way.  Mind you, we watch not because we distrust our vet, she is a
>really good vet, we are there so the fuzzy dies with his/her family and
>not on their own, with strangers.
 
I couldn't agree more.  We just put our Skeeter to sleep after a long
battle with adrenal tumors and cancer.  The vet initially didn't want us
in the room because he was afraid that he wouldn't hit a vein the first
time.  He was very up front about this but I insisted that Skeeter would
not die alone and he was fine with that.  I appreciate the fact that he
was so honest with us about it.  So with Mike and I holding and petting
him, the vet administered the shot and he was gone.  It was quick,
painless (well not for us) and we knew he was headed to a much better
place.  We wanted to be there for him and we had complete trust in our
vet.
 
Chris
[Posted in FML issue 3825]