misskk88
Well-Known Member
I had my wonderful mare put to sleep last week.
Some of you may have read my previous posts about on going lameness issues and choosing to retire her for one last summer before winter hit.
I spent my last few hours with her, just grooming, feeding her lots of treats, and ensuring she was thoroughly spoilt. She thought it was great and clearly had no issues dragging me everywhere for the new grass we let her roam around! Leading her in from the field for the last time though, felt so sad. The sun was shining though, so it was nice to both have the sun on our backs, together just enjoying each others company for the last time.
The thing is, I keep getting random outbursts of tears, and these random pangs of guilt (I know I shouldn't!). The day she went, she was happy, healthy, full of life, and probably would have been ok for a few more weeks, perhaps even months. But I didn't want to wait for the WHEN of her going lame again, and then having to make a decision when she was so sore she could barely hobble across the field. I didn't want to keep her buted up for the sake of keeping her going. And we had tried the light hack/box rest/gentle routine route. It didn't work. At 19 I refused to put her through loads of investigations and rehab too. I know it was the right decision for her.
I had the vet. The vet himself, was lovely and I am so grateful to him! I used a new vet due to her being in a different location and not wanting to use previous vet. I had email/called and they had confirmed they would be happy to invoice, as with usual clients, and that the removal company would also invoice. My friend used the same removal company and said they had been great and confirmed they would invoice. Was all confirmed several weeks in advance.
FORTY FIVE minutes before the vet was due I get a call from the admin/receptionist saying that they understood I had been dealing with their colleague, to confirm the removal time (they knew I wasn't going to be there when they turned up) and "by the way the cost is actually cheaper than what you were quoted, but they expect payment on collection".
Clearly I had a break down on the phone because 1, I had made sure that my payday would come in time for when invoices arrived and hence did not have money upfront. 2, I was in the middle of nowhere with no access to a cash machine and 3, I was already devastated at the fact my mare would be gone in the next hour. She then proceeded to back track and to say that she would phone the removal company to see if actually, they would invoice. She phoned back and they would. WHY would she not just have asked them beforehand, without the telephone call to me, to ensure that as an owner, the situation was kept as
It really spoilt what was meant to be a special day with her
Some of you may have read my previous posts about on going lameness issues and choosing to retire her for one last summer before winter hit.
I spent my last few hours with her, just grooming, feeding her lots of treats, and ensuring she was thoroughly spoilt. She thought it was great and clearly had no issues dragging me everywhere for the new grass we let her roam around! Leading her in from the field for the last time though, felt so sad. The sun was shining though, so it was nice to both have the sun on our backs, together just enjoying each others company for the last time.
The thing is, I keep getting random outbursts of tears, and these random pangs of guilt (I know I shouldn't!). The day she went, she was happy, healthy, full of life, and probably would have been ok for a few more weeks, perhaps even months. But I didn't want to wait for the WHEN of her going lame again, and then having to make a decision when she was so sore she could barely hobble across the field. I didn't want to keep her buted up for the sake of keeping her going. And we had tried the light hack/box rest/gentle routine route. It didn't work. At 19 I refused to put her through loads of investigations and rehab too. I know it was the right decision for her.
I had the vet. The vet himself, was lovely and I am so grateful to him! I used a new vet due to her being in a different location and not wanting to use previous vet. I had email/called and they had confirmed they would be happy to invoice, as with usual clients, and that the removal company would also invoice. My friend used the same removal company and said they had been great and confirmed they would invoice. Was all confirmed several weeks in advance.
FORTY FIVE minutes before the vet was due I get a call from the admin/receptionist saying that they understood I had been dealing with their colleague, to confirm the removal time (they knew I wasn't going to be there when they turned up) and "by the way the cost is actually cheaper than what you were quoted, but they expect payment on collection".
Clearly I had a break down on the phone because 1, I had made sure that my payday would come in time for when invoices arrived and hence did not have money upfront. 2, I was in the middle of nowhere with no access to a cash machine and 3, I was already devastated at the fact my mare would be gone in the next hour. She then proceeded to back track and to say that she would phone the removal company to see if actually, they would invoice. She phoned back and they would. WHY would she not just have asked them beforehand, without the telephone call to me, to ensure that as an owner, the situation was kept as
It really spoilt what was meant to be a special day with her
