Originally Posted by
old okie
When our dog's congestive heart failure became so bad that she was suffering horribly--it was the middle of the night, about 3 AM, we took her to a wonderful Vet ER up on Memorial [at that time they were open 24/7]; they did a good exam to "make certain there was no hope" [we stood and watched], and then the doctor gently recommended having her "put to sleep." We did. Both hubby and I were crying.
Then, the doctor asked what we wanted to do with her body. We were taken completely aback. I guess the look on our faces spoke volumes. He told us about the pet cemetery out in East Okla. County. We could pay to have her buried, or pay for a cremation [wasn't expensive, but that was several years ago]. We opted for the cremation.
The cemetery delivered our beloved dog's ashes directly to our regular vet, who then called us. He [the regular vet] told us that we did the right thing.
Maybe this is something for all of you raising this issue some ideas. Please ask your regular vet for suggestions. Hope this helps.
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