As many of you know, I had to euthanize my first rat, my "heart rat," Gregor Samsa. It was the first time I ever had to make that decision, and it really ripped me apart. I dealt with extreme guilt for several months over it, and even, when Gregor "came home," I shed some tears, and explained to "him" that I really, really didn't want to "kill" him, I just didn't want him to be in any more pain.
Anyway, my point is...
In some of the posts, I've been reading the abbreviation, "pts." (Put to sleep.) It makes me wonder, if we have an abbreviation for it, is it something that happens a lot? Do most rats become ill and have to be pts? Do rats ever have a peaceful death in their sleep from old age?
I don't want to "pts" anyone else, but I know that I will always have a rat, and if my baby needs me to make that decision to get him out of pain, then I will. I just hope that I don't have to.
Anyway, my point is...
In some of the posts, I've been reading the abbreviation, "pts." (Put to sleep.) It makes me wonder, if we have an abbreviation for it, is it something that happens a lot? Do most rats become ill and have to be pts? Do rats ever have a peaceful death in their sleep from old age?
I don't want to "pts" anyone else, but I know that I will always have a rat, and if my baby needs me to make that decision to get him out of pain, then I will. I just hope that I don't have to.