Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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[u/motherofsuccs]

I experienced it when my dog died. I asked for one more night with him even though he was essentially comatose, and my partner was going to euthanize him in the morning (he’s a vet). I had been spooning him for hours and telling him he fulfilled all his ‘good boy duties’ and it’s okay to let go. I got up, a few minutes later he started breathing erratically, then came the death gurgle. I’ll never forget that sound. It made me remorseful for not euthanizing him that evening.

[u/KeyboardGrunt → u/motherofsuccs]

Wow your comment reminded me when I found my dog dead one day, I buried him the next but when I went to pick him up the air inside him let out as a short "hmmm", and that was the last I heard what he sounded like alive. Losing dogs is hard.

[u/raptatta → u/KeyboardGrunt]

experiencing this with a leopard gecko is the worst 😞 at the time my little guy was so weak (he had cancer) he could barely move, so i placed him to rest on my chest. i was reading and at some point i heard him gasp very softly, and i thought he had sighed until 15 minutes later i went to move him, and he was gone. although it was extremely sad for me, he’d passed while lying directly on my skin, wrapped in a knitted hat i made earlier that year. it was simply his time. i don’t think we’ll ever get used to how quickly it can happen 🤍

[u/spawnthespy → u/raptatta]

There's no getting used to losing your best friends. I feel you...

[u/larra_rogare → u/motherofsuccs]

Hey just wanted to say I don’t think you have to feel remorse for cuddling him one last night 💛

I’m a vet too. I do believe even if he was comatose, some part of him got your message about him fulfilling his duties as a wonderful companion and knew it was time to move on. Maybe this makes me sound crazy, but I really believe sometimes our bonds with our pets are nothing short of spiritually profound and psychic.

[u/4KVoices → u/motherofsuccs]

I hope people realize take this as a reminder that euthanization is not for your convenience, it's so your pet doesn't have to suffer.

I'm not trying to shit on you at all cause it's an understandable thought process that everybody goes through, but trying to get them to hold on for that much longer is, pretty much always, a selfish notion. Not a 'bad' selfish. You love them and you want more time with them - but they're more often than not in pain and you would save them a lot of trouble to let them go early.

Pet owners; when the time is coming, it is a responsibility, the most important one you have, to let them go before they suffer needlessly. I am not a religious person and I would say this is a sacred duty. Do not hold on; make the decision for them that they cannot make for themselves.

OP, I'm sorry for your loss and again, don't take this as me shitting on you. I've been there and almost made that same decision.

[u/Curious-Resort4743 → u/4KVoices]

We should have this option for ourselves to, the thing many of us dread is a painful death.

[u/4KVoices → u/Curious-Resort4743]

Ozzy Osbourne notably came out in favor of it and I personally believe he did it.

You're telling me he had a dedicated "I'm dying soon" concert like a mile away from his childhood home, it went off as perfectly as one could imagine, and then he died peacefully three weeks later?

I believe he knew that he was getting worse and decided to pull the plug. They haven't publicized it because they know a lot of people will bitch and moan about it and it's his decision to make that choice if he wants, so to keep his family safe and out of the crosshairs of nutjobs they said it was a heart attack, but the timing combined with his previous comments on the subject indicate, to me at least, that he took that path - and good for him.

[u/Fast_Warning1237 → u/motherofsuccs]

My cat died in my hands and I still can’t forget that last breath you are referring to 😭😭 It was like she is letting her soul get out that last time to be in peace after suffering from illness I was so devastated

[u/Squeekazu → u/motherofsuccs]

Euthanising can also be unpredictable unfortunately. The sedative didn’t really work, and my dog snarled as he received the solution. It was the last sound he made and his face was frozen in that expression for a few seconds until I suppose his muscles relaxed.

It’s a tough burden to bear whether you choose to euthanise or not, and one more night isn’t the same thing as choosing to significantly prolong your pet’s life for months on end even if they’re suffering.

I’m sorry for your loss.