How do you get past the guilt of putting your beloved dog down?

He wagged his tail as the vet was injecting him and I was holding him, singing and crying telling him he’s my good boy. I feel like a traitor and murderer.

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WindTherapy · 56-60, M

It's a difficult thing to do. I've had to put down a few. It hurt then, and it hurts now as I remember them. But in fairness to them, they were in pain. They were still loving pets but, it would be selfish for me to make them live in agony.

TangledUpInBlue · F

@WindTherapy me too I’ve had to put dozens of pets down but this one like a few in the past hit really hard. It’s a terrible thing.