a lot of 'don't get a pet unless you can afford xyz' and not enough 'don't get a pet if you can't imagine euthanizing it'
a little while ago i had a conversation with someone on here that suggested livestock have better welfare security than the general pet population, because at least they get euthanized when their health falls below function. which is a very uncomfortable thought, but i can get there.
also idk who needs to hear this but it is. ok. allowed. fair even. to euthanize a pet before it collapses and/or is in acute distress.
my boyfriend had to euthanize his cat last year. it was one of the hardest things he's ever had to do. he still grieves him. they were so bonded. he had to take his cat to the vet when he suddenly got very sick, and we learned it was a type of cancer that was difficult and expensive to treat (IIRC). it was caught before it got really bad but really bad was all that was coming.
it sucked. it sucked so much. but letting that cat go was the biggest act of love he could have given. it spared him a much more painful, wasting death.
euthanasia is not a happy thing but it can absolutely be an act of true love and don't let anyone tell you different
















