EUTHANASIA-
a big decision
We are responsible for the animal during its lifetime,
and we are also responsible during the time of illness and death.
It is natural to feel guilty when considering euthanasia. Sometimes
we may feel angry that the animal cannot be saved and often think….’If
only I had done….things could have been different’.
It is important to discuss your concerns with the vet, who will
be able to advise and guide you towards the correct decision.
This should re-assure you that the decision you have made, whether
due to your pet being terminally ill, critically injured or aggressive,
has been the most appropriate one at the time.
The death of a pet is a significant and very emotional time in
a persons life. The memory of this event will therefore be a long-lasting
one. Pets are usually considered to be part of our family or an
integral part of our lives and we may mourn at their death as
if we have lost a human friend.
It helps to share your feelings with a friend, a member of the
veterinary staff or someone else who has had a similar experience.
It is helpful to realise that your reaction to losing a pet is
a normal response and these emotions can be considered a tribute
to what your pet has meant to you.
Animal Funeral Services have been providing a pet funeral service
to both vets and members of the public since 1985. Their company
is one of the longest established and most experienced of its
type in the UK, and offers the best possible service at the most
cost effective rate. They currently service veterinary practices
throughout mainland Britain.
They offer a wide and flexible range of services from a single
private burial with an all inclusive package, to an individual
cremation with return of ashes, in a choice of caskets or pottery
urn.
They operate throughout the year so that they are at your service
whenever you need them.
It is difficult at the time of loss of a much loved pet, to consider
whether you want Animal Funeral Services to step in or if indeed
you simply want to make arrangements to take your pet home for
burial.
The vet, or indeed any member of staff will willingly spend some
time with you explaining the options and offering any advice they
can perhaps talking about a general cremation- where other pets
go with yours for cremation and the ashes scattered in the gardens
there on your behalf, or an individual cremation- where your pets
ashes are returned to you, Animal Funeral Services also have a
garden of rest where they will place your pets ashes if you so
wish.
Sometimes people find it really quite difficult to cope with the
loss of a much beloved pet and simply need an understanding person
with whom to talk it through, we hope that at Crossroads you will
always find someone whom will have time for a chat or offer some
advice. |
