Saturday, March 22, 2014

Time to Say Goodbye

Thehorse.com - Full Article

By Marcia King
Mar 12, 2014

There comes a time in nearly all horse owners' lives when the last, best thing they can do for their horses is to release them from the agony of an untreatable condition or terminal illness via euthanasia. In some situations, the decision to euthanize is clear--a painful, devastating accident from which there is no recovery; an acute, fatal disease from which the horse is constantly suffering; or age taking away the horse's ability to move about and live comfortably. But often, the horse's injury or terminal illness is one where it might be difficult for the owner to determine if there is enough quality of life to offset a horse's discomfort or diminished lifestyle, or whether the horse has spiraled downward to the point where there is nothing much left in life for the horse to enjoy.

The whole painful process--deciding when the time has arrived, disposing of remains, dealing with grief--can be made less stressful when everything involved with the euthanasia process is understood and decisions are planned ahead of time...

Read more here:
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/13589/time-to-say-goodbye?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=welfare-industry&utm_campaign=03-13-2014

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