Theresa_F
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Paula, if you need a chat, let me know. If you want the name of the people who took care of Cairo afterwards, I can give it to you. They were so nice and we had him privately cremated which was not as expensive as we had thought it would be - again sorry if I am giving too many details.
With regard to the injection, though we had given him the night to see if he would pull through, we knew it was not likely and my vet carefully planned it. She made sure he was heavily sedated before putting in the final injection that there was no signs of any distress as he was sound asleep and just went into a deeper sleep. I would not have any horse pts by injection without this being done first.
The thing you have to prepare for is seeing the horse that is left saying goodbye. Chancer was so upset and tried to get him up several times andt we were left sobbing. He didn't really recover until Farra came, and then pulled me over to get to her he was so pleased to have a new clydesdale to love.
It is nearly two years since Cairo went, we still cry for him some days and he still means the world to us, but the pain is starting to get less. Some horses just take a piece of you with them when they go. Chancer has plenty of his ways, Cairo taught him well and he has gone to on teach Farra, so we still have a sense of the old man being around still when at the stables.
Once again, sending you both a huge hug and let me know if I can help in any way.
With regard to the injection, though we had given him the night to see if he would pull through, we knew it was not likely and my vet carefully planned it. She made sure he was heavily sedated before putting in the final injection that there was no signs of any distress as he was sound asleep and just went into a deeper sleep. I would not have any horse pts by injection without this being done first.
The thing you have to prepare for is seeing the horse that is left saying goodbye. Chancer was so upset and tried to get him up several times andt we were left sobbing. He didn't really recover until Farra came, and then pulled me over to get to her he was so pleased to have a new clydesdale to love.
It is nearly two years since Cairo went, we still cry for him some days and he still means the world to us, but the pain is starting to get less. Some horses just take a piece of you with them when they go. Chancer has plenty of his ways, Cairo taught him well and he has gone to on teach Farra, so we still have a sense of the old man being around still when at the stables.
Once again, sending you both a huge hug and let me know if I can help in any way.