Post #54313
2025-12-11 21:40 UTC
I waited too long and regret it every single day. Every single day. He could have fallen asleep in my lap after a entire day of treats, cuddles and hanging out. Instead he had a seizure and hit his head and died whining in agony on the ride to the emergency vet at 3 in the morning. Every memory I have of him, over the span of 16 wonderful years now exists alongside this extremely traumatic experience.
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@umbrella@lemmy.ml 2025-12-12 00:26
very similar situation with cat. we found out he had some kidney issue or something and letting go would have made his final moments much more pleasant. did what i could to make it less awful though. there a reason we call it “putting it out of its misery”. there are some situations i wish it wasn’t so much of a taboo to just decide to die peacefully.