It is one of the harshest truths of becoming a pet owner. In all likelihood you are going to have to watch them die at some point. The saying goes like this and it is absolutely true.
We tend to look at celebrities and just imagine that they are immune to certain things in life because of all the money and special treatment that they get that they are somehow not affected the way that we normal people are. A somewhat recent clip from The Daily Show has been going viral even though it happened a year ago because of the amount of emotion that the host, Jon Stewart has about his dog Dipper, that much like many pet owners was a dog that he hadn't even intended to introduce into his life, but the dog very quickly captured his heart.
For any pet owners out there that have gone through the very difficult decision of when to let your pet go, this is one of the most traumatic things you will go through in your life and Jon Stewart really struggled just to make it through the broadcast segment where he had to break the news to everyone that his beloved dog "Dipper" had to go over the rainbow bridge just the day before this was recorded.
I've been through this several times and I can speak from experience that there is nothing that is quite as painful as needing to make that call to put your dog to sleep for the final time. There comes a point in the dog's life where the veterinarians can keep it alive, but it will not be living much of a life. In an extreme example, my friends who live in the north had a poodle that was over 20 years old, was blind, had to be fed liquid food in a syringe, wore pampers, could barely walk, and was deaf. They extended the dog's life too much but they just couldn't let go.
I think it is important at those times, should you ever find yourself in this position, to consider what you are really keeping the animal alive for? Is it for them? Or is it for you? A veterinarian can tell you with a high level of accuracy how much pain the dog is in and for me, when you reach that point where you are keeping your dog or cat alive because you don't know how to live without them, you need to be a bit selfless and let them go.
It is extremely painful and it takes a while to get over it. Your life will seem so extremely different that you don't really know what to do. But it is actually quite cruel to keep a dog alive artificially when without medical intervention you are aware of the fact that they would not remain alive.
Jon Stewart had to make this difficult decision after 13 years of loving his dog "Dipper." He made the choice that every pet owner will have to make at some point. Just try to remember all the good times and how you made that dog's life as great as they made yours. You were their everything and that is the greatest gift you can possibly give a pet. As Jon says in the video through his tear-streaked eyes: "he was ready."
it's so tragic, but I believe that Stewart himself would tell you that he regrets nothing and the extreme sadness that he and all other pet owners feel at the end, is completely made up for 100 times over by all the amazing experiences that came before it.
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