Results: saying goodbye to your furry baby
Published on 07/21/2025
When our 2 dogs passed, we had an in home euthanasia service. It was nice to have them comfortable at home when i happened and they provided a cremation service afterwords. what are your thoughts on your pets end of life?
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If you have had to deal with situation, how did you pet go out? Euthanized at the vet
35%
741 votes
Euthanized at home
7%
148 votes
died of natural causes
17%
361 votes
they wander off to die somewhere
3%
59 votes
the old fashioned way with a gunshot
1%
20 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
42 votes
Not Applicable
35%
729 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.51% | 7 | |
| stolen | 0.07% | 1 |
| Multiple | 0.07% | 1 |
| two by natural causes; two euthanized at the vet - over the years, of course | 0.07% | 1 |
| Two at home, one in a hospital, one euthanized, one eaten by a cat | 0.07% | 1 |
| Have had three different ways. None easy | 0.07% | 1 |
| taken to SPCA cuz we could not afford vet bills | 0.07% | 1 |
| Just laid down and went to sleep | 0.07% | 1 |
| both at home, at vet and of natural causes. The comment about gunshot is disgusting. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Father shot our dog, could not handle it, did not adopt another | 0.07% | 1 |
| several of the above | 0.07% | 1 |
| Euthanized at dog pound | 0.07% | 1 |
| both at vet clinic and at home | 0.07% | 1 |
| Few were euthanized at the vets and our last pup died at home of natural causes | 0.07% | 1 |
| Different end of life for different pets | 0.07% | 1 |
| have had more than one option above | 0.07% | 1 |
| 1 euthanized at home by vet, 1 died naturally at home | 0.07% | 1 |
| Most had to be euthanized at the vet and one wandered off to die. Sad every time. Still think of them all the time. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Died of UNnatural causes, being hit by a car! | 0.07% | 1 |
| 3 choices from the list | 0.07% | 1 |
| Euthanized at home by a vet and at the vet | 0.07% | 1 |
| It depends on the health of the dog. | 0.07% | 1 |
| None of your business | 0.07% | 1 |
| Varies | 0.07% | 1 |
| both at the vet & natural causes | 0.07% | 1 |
| Vet and natural causes (different pets) | 0.07% | 1 |
| I've had 18 pets over the past 22 years who've died. Your answer options only allowed for 1. | 0.07% | 1 |
| all above unfortunately | 0.07% | 1 |
| multiple pets - multiple ways to die | 0.07% | 1 |
| The one dog I had apparently ran away, though I've suspicion that wasn't really the case. | 0.07% | 1 |
| I've had many pets one is buries in backyard, a few died of natual causes and some I had to put to sleep, because they were suffering. | 0.07% | 1 |
| One passed at home...others were euthanized at the vet. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Can't remember. The last time I had a dog is when I was a kid. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Hit by a car | 0.07% | 1 |
| Both euthanized and old age | 0.07% | 1 |
| old age | 0.07% | 1 |
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what about aftewards? Burial? Cremation? Burial
21%
441 votes
Cremation
27%
573 votes
vet disposed of the body
15%
314 votes
burned
1%
23 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
22 votes
Not Applicable
35%
727 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.29% | 4 | |
| pound disposed of the body | 0.07% | 1 |
| Given to humane society | 0.07% | 1 |
| 2 of them I buried myself. | 0.07% | 1 |
| Buried at home, was a Canary | 0.07% | 1 |
| Don't know, father took the body away | 0.07% | 1 |
| I don't remember, but likely the vet. | 0.07% | 1 |
| one buried; 3 cremated and buried in our yard | 0.07% | 1 |
| thrown out with the garbage | 0.07% | 1 |
| Don t know | 0.07% | 1 |
| cremation or burial | 0.07% | 1 |
| multiple methods | 0.07% | 1 |
| One was buried; the other cremated. | 0.07% | 1 |
| two choices from the list | 0.07% | 1 |
| HOME IN BACK YARD | 0.07% | 1 |
| all | 0.07% | 1 |
| Again, this needed more than one answer option. Some pets have been buried, others cremated. | 0.07% | 1 |
| burial and vet (different pets) | 0.07% | 1 |
| Varies. | 0.07% | 1 |
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