It is so hard dealing with your Pet Loss under any circumstance, but it just seams to add insult to injury on the day that you have to put down your beloved pet.  It’s not hard only on you, your spouse or family who is there with you, but it is not pleasant for the vet tech staff either.  Think about it.  You are at your worst, and some one asks you “What do you want to do” and then asks you “for payment”.

This is hard on everyone.  If your pet is in a terminally ill situation and you know it’s just a matter of time, consider talking with your vet and tech staff about the options before hand.  We do this with the people that we love, trying to find out what their wishes are, why not think about what your wishes are before your beloved furry friend has gone to the Rainbow Bridge. You can have them cremated and left with the vet, cremated and come back to later pick up their ashes or just take them with you for burial.  Most vets can even provide you with information on head stones, memorial markers or point you in the right direction of what you want for you furry friend.

As unpleasant as it may be, I have found it better to deal with it a head of time and pay for any cost that may be necessary before hand, so that on that sorrowful day, you don’t need to deal with the practicalities.  Within the final months of Jordie’s loss, it seems to me that I was better able to think about these things more clearly before hand and talk with the staff about my options.  I knew the day was coming, but this time being the third time around and knowing a little bit better what to expect, it just seemed easier to talk about what I wanted to do before hand.

If this is the first time that you have to go through this hardship, I hope that my insight can help better prepare you for the decissions that you need to make.  I know that it will still be hard, but my hope is that this information helps soften the pain.