Comfort After Euthanasia I feel that making the decision to euthanize the little fur baby we love so much can cause us a special or different kind of grieving. We are not only grieving the death of our fur baby, but mingled in with this is also coming to terms with the idea that we were the ones who chose the ‘when’ and the ‘how’ of their death. This can cause many mixed emotions, and we can question whether we did the right thing, which can add guilt to the mix. I know people who have experienced this blend of sadness made excruciating with guilt. I think somewhere deep down in our human nature there is an innate desire not to take life away, and this adds another dimension to our grief. But I want to tell you, there is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ here. There is only love and compassion. If you made the decision to end the terminal pain of your beloved baby out of love and compassion, then you have nothing to regret or feel guilty about. Perhaps you are used to feeling guilty or responsible for one thing or another. Perhaps it comes ‘naturally’ to you. Perhaps you’ve been conditioned this way. If this is you, then you have to remember that you probably would have felt the guilt whether you chose euthanasia or not. There is no need to feel guilty, for anything, ever. Whenever you tend to feel guilty for something, change it into an opportunity to apply love to the situation. Better to dwell in love than in guilt. Please remember that death will come to every living thing, in one way or another. But death is only the shedding of the body. The spirit lives on. You can talk to your furbaby, you can explain why you made the decision to put them out of their pain (not that you have to, they already know, but it can really help you heal), how much you love them, how much happiness you want for them. And you can communicate this to them before and after their death. In deep prayer, meditation or concentration, these thoughts will reach them. That is the way of the universe. Sometimes I think it is when we neglect that spiritual connection we have when the body is gone that healing becomes more difficult. But if we remember that even while they were here, the real relationship was not the physical one, but the spiritual one, then our hearts rest a bit easier because we can continue that relationship on…forever. As for other people’s opinions? No-one can or should make this decision for you, or criticize the decision you make. They also should only offer love and compassion. That is what is all comes down to. The Rainbow Bridge “Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together….” Author unknown…
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:56:28 +0000
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