How can I be sure euthanasia worked?

Oy- why put yourself through more grief when your loss is so fresh? Don't even go there. You are referring to the RAREST of medical blunders, diagnosing death when all bodily functions are so low they cannot be monitored. It occasionally happens to people, too. HOWEVER, it is so incredibly rare that you have better odds of being struck by lightning at the exact same moment your friend is eaten by a Great White while swimming to you with the winning lottery ticket.

Do you understand??? Do not beat yourself up and do not second guess. Grieve as long as you need to and then go to the pound and open your big heart to another furry friend who will love you forever. Treasure memories by living life to the fullest. We understand and appreciate your loss...

well, he probably over-dosed it a bit to make sure after all that...

after the shot tho, even if the dog WERE still alive, she'd be in a coma, unable to feel any kind of pain or fear, so you don't have to worry about her suffering. If he checked her for a full minute, checked for pupil dilation and everything, don't worry. She's in peace now.

My poor cat K-I-T-Y died at 16 a few weeks ago.... We bathed her, and took her out wrapped in a towel to the nice warm sun to try her off... She meowed at us a little bit as if to say goodbye, looked at all of us with big loving eyes and passed away... Up until that day she had been there EVERY day of my life. A few weeks before I was born actually...

I know it's hard to lose a pet after that long.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry to heard about you 15 year old pup! i had to put mine down 2 months ago he was 12 and had neck cancer, I'm sorry but your dog is gone they check the dog for the heart beep and breathing, they over dose the dog on anesthesia mine fell a sleep with its eyes open and that really upset me but he was in pain and i couldn't stand seeing him like that and 16 teen years ago i had another 14teen year old put down he couldn't walk he had arthritis so bad , your pup lived a full and well loved life and now hes at peace and again i sorry to hear this just know that you made the right decision.

My thoughts are with you, and my prayers. I can assure you that if done by a good vet, and he checked for signs of life- after giving the injection, she is gone.

I have helped in countless goodbyes- and most dogs are in a deep level of "sleep" before the vet is done giving the injection. They don't feel any pain.

On a darker note- because I have had clients who this happened to, you may want to cover the grave site with some rocks. If a wild animal can get to the area- they can locate your beloved pet- and dig her up.

Protect yourself from this-

again- so sorry for your loss

I am so sorry for your loss. A few months ago, I had to put my 14 year old Lab down, and I am still grieving the loss. It will take time to heal, so expect that. I held my baby girl in my arms when the doctor gave her the needle, and like you, I swore she was still alive even after the doctor said there was no heartbeat. I swore I saw her stomach moving in the moments I stayed with her after she passed. Your sweet girl wasn't buried alive....rest assured that she was at peace before burial. My heart goes out to you in your loss. She is out of pain, and you gave her a great life. Bless you for being with her to comfort her when she left this world.

What does your vet assist you to be conscious of? Did you merely have the surgical operation to restoration her up, and that's while the vet advised you that this replace right into a week previous? If the vet provides you her soreness meds, and you will save her interior to any extent further, then she's already shown a super "will to stay", and could take transport of the possibility. even nonetheless, if none of those issues prepare to her concern, and the vet is of a similar opinion, then the main humane challenge could be to take her, carry her lovingly in a blanket, communicate along with her approximately how she will a extra valuable place, and enable the vet supply her the "visit sleep" meds. Then she'll be in not extra soreness, and you'd be wanting completed the suited challenge which you're able to be able to do for her. stable success.........

It worked.It dooesn't take much.

She is gone and at her age, she probably went faster than the vet told you.

I just had to do the same. The guilties can torment you for yrs if you let them.She is at peace and will always be with you.You wonder did I keep her here to long?

I hope your not alone at this time.

From your girl,

I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.

I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,

"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the coffee

You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at my grave today, you tend it with such care.

I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house as you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said, "It's me."

You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair

I tried so hard to let you know that I was standing there.

It's possible for me to be so near you every day

To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then smiled; I think you knew...

In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning

And say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,

I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out... then come home to be with me.

~Author Unknown~

A dog could not survive 4 days in the freezer, it would be too cold, and there would not be any air to breath.

Your vet should have checked for a heart beat with his stethoscope. Believe me, with the drugs that they give, your dog is gone.

we'll since you were wiht your dog and buried her, she would have been really heavy and stiff, and start to get cold and the eyes would be open. I had to put my cat down from feline aids, his lungs keep fill up with fluid, I was with him while and a 1hour after, so I know what they look like after. so don't freak out, if your vet had checked for the heart beat and the breathing, everything is ok rest up your dog is in heaven and everythings ok.

I would have waited until rigor mortis set in. Or until the body started to show signs of atrophy. Once that happens there is no hope for life. I'm sure your dog was gone when the vet was finished though. At that age and I'm guessing that she was ill it wouldn't take much for her to pass on after the shots.

Besides most vets will give a bit more to insure that the animal goes to a peaceful rest not under medicate to save money like the shelter director you are talking about did.