Pet Euthanasia: The bitter truth for pet owners to face

Having a pet at home is one of the common practices followed by human beings from many years and will continue till the end of human civilization. The love of people towards their pets can be seen in the families where animals like dogs and cats are domesticated, in these families, these animals are not an animal to look after their home or to entertain their children. But, like other family members these animals are given same preference and respect, and strict attention is paid towards their all minute needs. The attachment of the people towards their pet can be witnessed whenever they notice any unusual behavior from their pet. For instance, it is the habit of every pet that as soon as any member of the family returns back to home from outside they not only run to open the gate for them but lick their legs until they are not confirmed that he is back.

Nevertheless, but a time in a life comes when they have to say bye to their beloved pet one. It is the time which no pet love had ever imagine to come in his life, but as every living being has to die one day, similarly your beloved pet has also leave you. The only difference while separating from your dear ones and beloved pets is that in the former you do not know what the next moment will bring to you. Because, death has no calendar, but when it comes to separating from pet comes, they start behaving abnormal way. This can be noticed from their behavior in form of skipping meals, not greeting you, sleeping throughout the day etc.

If you find any kind of such symptoms in your pet, it is an indication that he is going through the last phase of his life.  Now, watching your pet going in the  arms of death could be quite painful for pet owners, and therefore the option let with them is to go for At Home Pet Euthanasia. However, before that you can consult to your veterinarian about the reason behind his dull behavior. If this is due to any illness then your veterinarian will suggest necessary treatment for your pet. Anyhow, if he says that the life span of your dear pet is coming to an end, then you have to think for some best option and talk about it with your friends, relatives, colleagues and of-course with your veterinarian. Because, finally he is the person who understands your feelings, emotions and attachment towards your pet.

You can make your all doubts related with euthanasia cleared with him and  the process that would be adopted by him before and after euthanasia. You can fix an appointment with him,  after which the veterinarian will come to your home and go through the process of euthanasia in the presence of all the members of your family. Before, it he will ask you to love your beloved pet for the last time and then will silently inject an injection in his body to offer him a pleasant sleep.

Have you got your pet kittens vaccinated?

If you think that the phrase “Health is Wealth” is developed only for human beings then you are doing a big mistake, because alike human beings animals also suffer from various diseases but as they are not able to reveal their feelings we do not notice about their ailments they suffer from. But in case if you a kitten as pet at your home, such type of ignorance might push you towards certain serious health problems which will reach to you only through your beloved kitten, without whom you cannot imagine how your life would have been due to highly emotionally attachment with him.

This might surprise you that if your beloved kitten is suffering from any of the infectious disease then its bacteria will enter too in your body and you could also be caught from same fatal disease from which your kitten suffers. To get rid of this problem that best is to get your kittens vaccinated from time to time strictly according to the guidelines determined by veterinary science. The practice of kitten vaccinations has flourished highly during the recent years, but still sometimes due to hectic working schedule we forgot to our vaccinated on time, as happened with one of my friends who forgot the time of vaccinations and came to know about his mistake when his beloved cat was caught serious health problem. 

As a general practice little dogs and cats are tame in families and men being an emotional animal soon get emotionally attached with his pet that he starts considering him as his family member and looks after his every basic needs. If you also have a kitten at your home it will be better to maintain a chart about their vaccination and keep it updated accordingly. Here it should be remembered that the vaccination program for both cats and dogs is different, which is referred in coming paragraphs.

For dogs the core vaccinations are:

1. Canine Parvo Virus
2. Canine Distemper Virus
3. Infectious Canine Hepatitis Virus

The schedule of different vaccinations referred above is as follows:

1. At tha age between six to eight weeks: First vaccination
2. Ten to twelve weeks: Second vaccination
3. At the age of fourteen to sixteen weeks: Third Vaccination
4. Booster after completion of one year
5. And revaccination: After every three years for an adult pet.

Non Core Vaccines: Although these vaccines are recommended for adult dogs but not mandatory   Use of these vaccine helps in protecting from fatal diseases like Kennel cough and Leptospirosis.

For cats core vaccinations are:

1. Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV)
2. Feline Herpes Virus
3. Feline Calcivirus

Duration of these vaccinations:

1. First vaccination at the age between six and eight weeks
2. Second at age from ten to twelve weeks
3. Third at the age between fourteen to sixteen weeks
4. Booster revaccination dose

The non-core vaccination doses for cats are as follows:

1. Feline Leukemia Virus
2. Feline Infectious Peritonitis
3. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
4. And Chlamydophila Felis

Remember that vaccination to your pet from time to time will not only protect them from the attack of serious diseases but will also fortunate you to enjoy long life with your pets without any trouble.