Losing a pet can be very devastating as they have already become a huge part of our lives.
One woman has shared how her boyfriend got mad at her after she put the pooch down without his permission.
Writing to Reddit, the woman said: “I loved this dog beyond words, let me make that absolutely clear. He was an absolute gift to the world and I loved him unconditionally.”
She continued: “The dog was aged 16 and had countless medical problems – rotated front legs which prevented him from getting up, jumping up, being moved, just completely unable to walk, among other things.
“This dog was in constant agony. Every time the dog tried to get up he would be screaming in pain. There’s nothing the vets can do.”
After being advised by vets to put the 16-year-old dog down, the woman secretly gathered the owner’s family so they could say their final goodbyes to the pooch while her boyfriend was out of the house.
“I thought about it for a week and decided that I had to,” she expressed. “This dog was suffering so much. The quality of life just wasn’t there.
“My boyfriend went out on Friday with some of his mates and I called him to let him know I was putting his dog down.
“I had his dog put down at home with his family. I was sick of watching my boyfriend dismiss the pain this dog was obviously in.
“He ignored vets telling him to get this dog put down.”
She added: “I wish my boyfriend was there to say goodbye to his best friend, but he wouldn’t of let me go through with it.
“He rushed home, saw his dead dog and packed up all my stuff. I’ve been living with my Dad for the last few days.”
The woman is now asking people online whether she did the right thing.
One Reddit user commented: “For the dog, I agree with your choice. I understand what it’s like to see an animal suffer, and making the choice to end that suffering is difficult and agonising, and takes a lot of love and compassion. However, you also robbed your boyfriend of any opportunity to make peace, get closure, or say goodbye.”
Another wrote: “You believed the dog was in unbearable suffering and you did the humane thing. That doesn’t mean that your relationship will ever recover from this. I imagine you already knew that this decision was going to jeopardize your relationship with your boyfriend?”
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