Our team will have several options you can choose from.
Your pet’s ashes will then be returned to you in either a sealed casket of your choice or a scatter box, for you and your family to scatter their ashes in a location of your choice.
Communal Cremation – Leave your pet with us to be cremated with other pets.Your Veterinary team can discuss these with you and give you an idea of costs involved. There are several options available for your pet. Your pet’s eyes will remain open and it is normal for them to empty their bowel or bladder as the body shuts down. On occasion, the pet’s muscles and limbs may tremble and they may gasp a few times, these are reflex actions only – not signs of life – but may be upsetting. Your vet will check that their heart has stopped beating and confirm that they have passed away. Some of our vets would have previously inserted a catheter into the vein or sedated your pet if they are particularly nervous or uncomfortable.Īfter the anaesthetic has been injected, your pet’s heart will stop beating and they will rapidly lose consciousness and stop breathing. Euthanasia involves injecting an overdose of anaesthetic into the vein of your pet’s front leg. Many owners are surprised by how peaceful euthanasia can be.
You may have already discussed with your vet what you then wish to do with your pet’s body, but we will confirm this on the consent form. Initially, your vet or another member of our team will ask you to sign a consent form to give us permission to put your pet to sleep. We will always make time for you and your family to do this. But this is not comfortable for everyone we understand if you do not want to stay in the room with your pet but make your goodbyes afterwards. Additional charges will apply for this service and certain times of day may be restricted.īeing present when your pet is put to sleep will be both emotional and distressing, but the majority of owners feel that they give comfort to their pet during their last moments, and can make their final goodbyes. When they have put your pet to sleep, they will either take the body back to the surgery for cremation or leave them with you to bury at home. In these cases, a vet and a nurse will visit your home. If this is an option you would like, we will do our best to arrange a home visit. It is also possible to arrange this appointment to be performed in the comfort of your own home. We will always try to make this appointment at a time that is convenient for you – usually at a quieter time of the day. After discussing with your family and your vet, and having decided that the time has come, you can contact your surgery and make an appointment. This is known as ‘euthanasia’ but often referred to as ‘putting to sleep’. We hope this section will help you and your family understand your pet’s end-of-life journey. You and your family may wish to talk with your Veterinary Surgeon to help you all come to this final decision in this case, we will arrange an appointment for you. When the time is right to put your pet to sleep, you may see evidence of a combination of all the above indicators and your pet may seem distressed, uncomfortable or disorientated within your home.Īs your vet, we will discuss all treatment options available for your pet to relieve their symptoms, but there will come a time when all forms of treatment have been exhausted, we have discovered the disease is incurable, or you feel your pet is suffering too much.
We hope these words will help you and your family in a time of conflicting emotions. Therefore, we all wish to do the right thing at the right time, fulfilling our responsibility and commitment in their final days. Sadly, few of our pets pass peacefully away in their sleep. Unfortunately, our pets do not live as long as us and at some point, we will have to prepare to let them go. As pet owners, we endeavour to make sure that our faithful companions stay fit and healthy, enabling them to live to an old age.
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