I'm so sorry you hav to go through these things so often, Leen. So much sadness. And I'm sorry you have to work these long ass super exhausting shifts. But I'm so sooo happy that you've found a job that you are so fucking amazing at and where you can help other people and where you can succeed so much. this is a good thing.
:((( BB, I don't know how you do your job--I certainly couldn't--but it's really incredible and amazing what you do to help those poor pets. It must be so hard, and I can imagine every now and then you DO need to rant, but the fact that it affects you so much even after you've been doing it so long proves what a good egg you are. *hugs*
Reading this has left me with teary eyes, not even 3 months ago I had to get the old rescue kitty I took in PTS, he was of unknown age but the night before he had trouble moving and had wet himself. Thankfully the vet who was working that Saturday was lovely and explained what she was doing (she knows I'm interesting in animals and vet things). Poor old Sir Puss only needed 1/2ml of the 'green dream' to help him go.
You do a good thing and thank you for caring for the animals.
I'm not sure what I came to look for, originally, but I stumbled upon this post and now I'm crying.
My rough collie passed away roughly two years ago, a few months before his 13th birthday. I had had him since I was 13. He had tumors in his lungs and heart, it was coming, and I thought the newfound freedom when he was gone would be awesome (I live alone, and dog is a lot of work occasionally even with help from relatives when I work long hours/would like to go somewhere).
It is easier.
I'm also on a hair-trigger for tears - even now - whenever I think about him (I held his paw all the way through PTS until he was gone, and the memory of that simple thing brings me to tears every. single. time. Like right now. Good thing I can type without seeing anything.) It's good to know that sometimes the professionals cry over it, too. Makes me feel a bit better that I was in tears for hours upon hours.
Getting tears all over my laptop now so I need to go and distract myself. Thanks for letting me use your space to vent/share.
N'awwww I'm sorry to hear about your collie. They're fabulous dogs, I bet he was very handsome. 13 is a great age for a big guy like that.
I say the vast majority of people have been there and have felt something, even if it wasn't tears. It affects everyone differently, but everyone feels something. And I refuse to trust anyone who says they haven't.
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I'm so sorry you hav to go through these things so often, Leen. So much sadness.
And I'm sorry you have to work these long ass super exhausting shifts.
But I'm so sooo happy that you've found a job that you are so fucking amazing at and where you can help other people and where you can succeed so much. this is a good thing.
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You do a good thing and thank you for caring for the animals.
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My rough collie passed away roughly two years ago, a few months before his 13th birthday. I had had him since I was 13. He had tumors in his lungs and heart, it was coming, and I thought the newfound freedom when he was gone would be awesome (I live alone, and dog is a lot of work occasionally even with help from relatives when I work long hours/would like to go somewhere).
It is easier.
I'm also on a hair-trigger for tears - even now - whenever I think about him (I held his paw all the way through PTS until he was gone, and the memory of that simple thing brings me to tears every. single. time. Like right now. Good thing I can type without seeing anything.) It's good to know that sometimes the professionals cry over it, too. Makes me feel a bit better that I was in tears for hours upon hours.
Getting tears all over my laptop now so I need to go and distract myself. Thanks for letting me use your space to vent/share.
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I say the vast majority of people have been there and have felt something, even if it wasn't tears. It affects everyone differently, but everyone feels something. And I refuse to trust anyone who says they haven't.
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