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Vet Explains What Pets Do Before They Die

Vet Explains What Pets Do Before They Die

The vet from South Africa shares a very convincing and heartfelt argument that you should be with your pet in its final moments

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

A vet from South Africa has revealed what pets do in their final moments - and just why you might want to be there as they pass away.

Warning: this could get emotional pretty quickly. If you don't mind having a bit of a cry, then read on.

In 2018, the vet in question left a heartfelt message on the Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital Facebook page, and it seemed to strike a chord with all pet owners, having since been shared more than 136,000 times.

The 'tired broken-hearted vet' said: "When you are a pet owner it is inevitable, the majority of the time, that your pet will die before you do."

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Ouch. Tough love, doc.

They continued: "So if and when you have to take your pet to the vet's office for a humane, pain-free ending, I want you all to know something.

"You have been the centre of their world for their entire lives.

"They may just be a part of yours, but all they know is you as their family.

"It is a crappy decision/day/time/event every time, there is no argument against that and it is devastating for us as humans to lose them.

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"But please, I beg you, do you not leave them. Do not make them transition from life to death in a room of strangers in a place they don't like.

"The thing you people need to know that most of you don't is that they search for you when you leave them behind.

"They search every face in the room for their loved person."

I'm not crying, you are.

The vet continued: "They don't understand why you left them when they are sick, scared, old or dying from cancer and they need your comfort.

"Don't be a coward because you think it is just too hard for you, imagine what they feel as you leave them in their most vulnerable time.

"People like me are left to try our best every time to comfort them, make them less scared and try to explain why you just couldn't stay."

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This vet has got me missing a pet that I've never even had.

However, as with everything, there are two sides to every story, as one user pointed out in the comments section.

They wrote: "Not sure I agree with this post, sometimes situations are very different. When my Gabi was very very poorly I left her at the hospital for an extra night and we didn't know it was her final night."

Heavy stuff, I know. Now go and hug your pet.

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Topics: Death, Pets, Animals