DEAD Horse!

[hitekcountry]

<font color="blue"> "if you love something, you may have to let it go" and "if your animal is in misery you must have the courage to elevate it by 'your own hand' ". </font>

I’ve been reading this over and over again, because I had to do that very thing earlier today. The poor goat was suffering and I knew it was going to die. I didn’t want to have to deal with it, but I couldn’t just walk away and let it continue to suffer. It looked at me like it wanted me to help it. I couldn’t help the poor thing.

It was quick. It’s suffering is over. It had to be done, but I’m still bummed out.

 

[Spiffy]

Sorry to hear about your goat.

<font color="blue"> It was quick. It’s suffering is over. It had to be done, but I’m still bummed out. </font>

Nothing wrong with being compassionate enough to both do the right thing and yet have a little sorrow (and perhaps much sorrow if you had any attachment to the critter).

Fortunately, it's not a situation that arises too much for us these days [probably years between], but the two times I procrastinated are the ones I regret [the first, I was young and overly optimistic; the recent one, my wife talked me out of for a week, which she later regretted too].

At least you were able to help it, even though it's not the help I'm sure you wish were possible.

Hope I didn't accidently hijack your thread, Nasty; it kind of went from dirt work to "dirty work."

 

[Nasty135]

Sorry about the long wait, It has been a busy holiday weekend.

Well it seems the Vet has made another visit and hasn't really given'up on the horse as of late(vet is personal friend of horse owner). The neighbor actually came over to my place and gave me the aforementioned update, so I'm hoping still things will turn out well ,But they might be waiting til the daughter goes back to Texas before making the final decesion. Not really sure about that, I don't think they would make the animal suffer until its conveinant,they aren't like that.

Hoping the old girl isn't suffering... Hoping for the best. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

We've buried all our pets on our property and I enjoy thinking of them when I go by. I also enjoy thinking of my folks when I drive by the cemetery. I burried them in the ground and had no second thoughts about doing it. Neither did they, as they had the spots picked out ahead of time! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Some health codes around here forbid burying horses on your property. The local vets know this. They also know that some horses are livestock and some are family. I've never heard of them turning anyone in for burying a horse on the farm.