Euthanasia

We all know animals want us to stay with them during euthanasia. We have all heard vets talk about the importance of this. There are people that love their pets SO MUCH, that still choose to leave the room. Why? Their hearts can’t take the pain.

Deep love can occasionally cause deep pain. Here are some points from them, not from vets.

Yes, the animals will look for you if you leave. Yes, they want you to be there. Yes, it is incredibly heartbreaking for humans. But think of these things.

  • Most animals do not feel comfortable at the vet. They are nervous because they are so in tune to energy. And the office is filled with nervous fear energy. They feel safe with their guardian. Stay with them to comfort them. They will be less nervous if you are there.
  • They want YOU to be the last thing they see before their transition. They will LOOK for you if you leave. They trusted you to help them transition. If they waited for you to make the choice, the decision, that is because they wanted YOU to be the last person they saw before they gained their wings. They will feel something “went wrong”.
  • They will be confused. Your animal has been by your side every day. They will wonder if they did something wrong or made a mistake because you were not there.

Ask yourself this – If the roles were reversed, would your pet stay by your side no matter how hard it is? One million percent, YES. You see the stories of animals not leaving the location of their guardians. Waiting endlessly. You see the stories of animals staying with the guardians for hours, days, after they have passed until physically being forced to leave.

Not everyone may agree with me but this is my opinion. That kind of loyalty, the kind animals give us, comes with a great responsibility and deserves deep respect. Your animal would NEVER leave you, dont leave your animal.

No matter how bad things get, your pet never leaves your side. Be like your pet. Please. It will hurt. But take the pain, instead of giving it to them. Their heart will hurt if you are not there.

Lastly, we have all made mistakes. If you left your animal because you didn’t know at the time. Apologize to them now. Explain now. It is never too late.

And tell others. Leaving your pet doesn’t mean you don’t love them. Maybe it means you love them so much you choose not to make it more painful than it already is. You will feel pain because of their absence. You are only minimizing the pain felt during the actual transition. And to that I say, after all the years they gave you selfless love and loyalty, putting you before themselves, the 30 minutes in that vet room staying by their side is a very small sacrifice to make for them.

Letting Pets Say Good-Bye

The majority of homes have multiple pets. What happens when it is time for one pet to cross the rainbow bridge? Will the others know? Will they be sad?

At a spiritual level, yes, the other pets will know. But at the physical level they need to say GoodBye.

Most animals have loving relationships with the other pets in the home (or barn). They form bonds and friendships. There are even many circumstances where a “pair’ is together for a decade or longer.

Yes, the transition of one will make the other sad. Maybe even depressed.

Yes, if you don’t explain things to your pet they will wonder why the other pet just disappeared or never came home (barn).

Here are some ways to make this difficult event easier for the other animals in the home.

In either situation, leave something that belonged to your angel pet around the house/barn. Something the others animals can visit, stay close to, to feel comfort from. And explain again.

Explain to the other(s) what will happen and why.

Bring your pets together and tell them all it is time to say GoodBye.

Ideally, allow the remaining pets to see, smell, and process the angel pet’s body after the angel has transitioned.

If that is not possible, allow your angel pet to lay on a blanket while transitioning, wear a collar, or halter or have something on its body. Keep this on during the transition. Bring this item back to the other pets in the home/barn and leave it somewhere the animals frequent. The item (ideally a blanket or collar) will have the angel’s scent, as well as the scent of physical death (harsh term, I know. But it’s what animals smell). The animals will smell these scents and know what happened.

If you do the things above, the pets will understand and process the change. They will be sad. They will grieve. Like humans do.

Don’t forget them in the grieving process. They will need extra love and attention. Especially if they are the last animal left in the home, alone. Or if they lose the friend they were with for decades. Keep checking on them. Keep loving them.

And lastly, YES your angel pet will visit and your in house pets will see and feel the angel. This will help at a spiritual level. But like human, animals have a spiritual level and a physical level. The physical level will continue to grieve, missing their physical friend. Even though, like us, we know the angel is around.

Pets develop friendships, deep love, and connection with each other. They need you to help them get through it.

Will My Pet Reincarnate With Me?

Losing a pet is so hard, of course we would love for them to reincarnate with us in this lifetime again because it is hard for humans to understand our pet’s never leave us. Animals do not find the need to reincarnate with us in the same lifetime because when they transition to angel pets they are STILL with us. To animals, this is not any different than being with us in a physical body.

For humans, it is hard. Really hard. We want them physically with us.

Our pets will wait for us at the rainbow bridge. They will wait as long as it takes for us to get there. In the meantime, they will send you more animals. They will send you the animals that you need in your life.

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Grieving Pets

I have seen pets grieve. They grieve the loss of loved ones like we do (human and animal loved ones).

It is not easy for them and they are often forgot about while humans are grieving. It is easy to miss the signs of their sadness and their depression.

But I can tell you, those signs are there.

Understand the change is very hard for them. They may have lost a friend (human or animal), they may witness the clearing out of belongings in the home, they may need to move, they may need to go to a new family. These things are all very stressful on them. They feel lost and helpless.

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Signs From Your Angel Pet

When pets return to angel form it is an incomprehensible loss for us as humans. I am often asked:

* Is my angel pet still around?

* Will I see my pet again?

* Why aren’t I getting signs from my angel pet?

Yes! Your pet is around and always will be. Always.

Yes! You will see you pet at the rainbow bridge. Your pet will wait for you, for as long as it takes.

Yes! Your pet is sending you signs. Your pet wants to show you they are still around. Your pet wants to show you they are waiting for you.

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Crossing the Rainbow Bridge

Crossing the Rainbow Bridge is considered by many to be the hardest day of pet guardianship. Our pets are family and the grief is real. They are not just ” a dog”, “a cat”, “a horse”, “a rabbit” etc.. They are best friends, ride or die’s, family members, side kicks, therapists, and so much more. They are our hearts. They are part of our soul. Their lives depend on us and its an honorable responsblity.

When it’s time to assist your pet in their transition to the rainbow bridge please do not feel guilty. Your pet chose you to be their guardian so you could assist your pet in this transition. It is an honor. You were chosen to care for them, to love them, and to help them transition. They chose you because they wanted you for all of this. After the time they have given to us, making us laugh, bringing us comfort and love, listening to us, and being a best friend, this is your opportunity to be of service to them. To show them love, comfort and respect.

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The Rainbow Bridge

Today one of the dogs I was in session with gave a lovely description of the rainbow bridge. So lovely I want to share it with you.

“Let me tell you about the rainbow bridge. It’s a real place. We all run around free from leashes and cages. We all get along with each other. We have grass to roll in, flowers to smell and the sun is always shining.

We are healthy and happy. We reunite with old friends we had on earth (other animals). We rest when we want to rest, play when we want to play and feel constant happiness. We wait though for our human.

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The Rainbow Bridge Part 2

What happens to the unwanted, unloved, and unnoticed? The animals that never had a home or had love

Ive talked about the rainbow bridge. Ive explained what happens when an animal’s person shows up. But what about the strays? Or the animals that never had a home? The ones that lived and died in a shelter? Or the ones that were abused and neglected?  The unwanted and the unloved? Who do they wait for when they are at the rainbow bridge?

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