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Although usually talking about dogs is a reason for joy and happiness, sometimes it is not. After a long life by our side, having a sick dog and extremely delicate in health is a sadness and we may want to know about euthanasia as a way of relieve your pain.
Remember that no one can force you to use euthanasia and that it is illegal to do so in healthy dogs without health problems (except in some specific cases). Next, we are going to talk to you about the most important issues or about which there are usually many doubts: if there are professionals who do it at home, if it hurts, what does the injection contain...
In the following PeritoAnimal article you will find everything you need to know about euthanasia in dogs.
When and why use euthanasia in dogs?
Although euthanasia literally means "the good death", this is not often seen by us as a positive option. These days, it's not just the very sick or terminally ill puppies, this is also common practice in animal shelters and aggressive dogs.
Before even thinking about euthanasia for your dog, you should ask yourself if veterinary treatment, attention from a dog educator, or other solutions are possible. euthanasia should always be the last option.
When thinking about euthanasia, make sure the dog is going through a time of illness, pain or other causes that cannot be resolved in any way. It is a very hard and very difficult moment that must be thought about calmly.
Remember that each dog has a different outcome, different from other dogs of its same species or age, you must think about the situation in a unique way and ask a veterinarian's advice to make the final decision.
Is the injection painful?
If you carry out euthanasia of your dog in a suitable veterinary center, don't be afraid, because this is not a painful process for your dog., on the contrary. Euthanasia provides peace and tranquility, a dignified ending for a dear pet who can no longer continue to suffer. The injection given to the dog will produce a lack of awareness and death very quickly.
Accompanying you in this sad situation will be a hard time for you but if the specialist and you deem it appropriate it can be a way to help you and end this hard moment, from which you know your puppy will not recover.
And then?
These same veterinary clinics offer Appropriate services to say goodbye to a pet. Burying him or cremating him are the two options you can choose from to always remember your puppy and offer him a deserved and dignified rest. Read our article on what to do if your pet has died.
Regardless of your decision, remember that what you did was to think about offering a dignified and happy life to your dog. Some people think that the best thing to do is to end the animal's suffering, others believe that life should go on and the animal should die naturally. The decision is always yours and no one should judge you.
This article is for information purposes only, at PeritoAnimal.com.br we are not able to prescribe veterinary treatments or perform any type of diagnosis. We suggest that you take your pet to the veterinarian in case it has any type of condition or discomfort.