When’s the time ☹️ to put to sleep

[Connemara24]

You really do know when it's time, wrote the same post around Feb because I just didn't know what to do then a few weeks later somthing happend and I could just see it in his eyes it was time, so let him out on grass for the day as he was a lami so wasn't normally aloud nice grass! It is a horrible situation to be in I would see if you could get some bute and see if that makes a difference if not then I would call it a day. Is he on any anti inflammatory sulpuments like boswellia making give that a go? Good luck and you will make the right decision whatever it is.

So sorry just read through and realised, I'm so sorry it does get easier even though it doesn't feel like it will.

 

[Pinkvboots]

So sorry you made the right choice for him xx

 

[Kunoichi73]

So sorry for your loss. You did the right thing for your horse.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Thank you all for your replies, the vet came today and my old friend was pts, it was peaceful and although I’m hurting, I know he no longer is. Xx

Thinking of you

 

[chang dong]

Hi everyone
First post… my cob (now 23) who was my first horse was diagnosed with lower ringbone 6 years ago so I retired him and he was doing quite well as a field ornament. He went on loan for 2 years to a wonderful family as a companion to their ridden horse. He started having a series of abscesses and the vet they were using suggested he may have a benign tumour in his front hoof.. he hasn’t suffered with an abscess now for over a year. He came back to me a couple of months ago with the advice from the vet, that whilst he can still get up and down ok then to see how he goes. He hasn’t been able to trot for a long time and is incredibly stiff, he ambles around and wholeheartedly loves his food. I know I won’t make him go through winter because I can’t keep him out due to the conditions of the field and being stuck in a stable won’t benefit him at all, yesterday the farrier came and I could barely get him to lift his back feet… am I being cruel? I feel so incredibly quilty. I’m sorry this has probably been discussed 1000’s of times but it’s affecting me to the point of distraction.

Hi i know exactly what your going through , 3 weeks ago i was in the same place. We had our beautiful girl put to sleep, I went through the same feelings as you having had the pleasure of owning her for 22years We had her as a 3 year old She became a field ornament at 12 due to navicular but we still did things with her i.e when she was old enough she was shown and she loved it .as she got older she suffered with cushings and became arthritic, but she still was happy . Then February she started to struggle she stopped flying around the field like a lunatic.She started to lose weight and she looked tired. I called our vet he said it was time he said to have some time together and when we were ready he would come. A week later on a lovely day we gave her apples he gently gave her a sedative and she very gently went slowly down on the grass and he gave her 2 more injections i couldn,t have wished for anything better the way it happened. My greatest fear was me finding her in the rain or stable and not able to get up I know now that i did the right thing. You will know when is the right time like i knew

 

[nagblagger]

Sorry for your loss but it was the only decision you could have made being a caring, conscientious owner.
Also don't feel guilty if you feel slight relief, this is normal.
RIP cob