http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/14/euthanized-dog-comes-back_n_762792.html
At least it didn't start yelling "Braaaaains...Braaaaaains..."
Euthanized Dog Comes Back To Life
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At least it didn't start yelling "Braaaaains...Braaaaaains..."
I, for one, welcome our zombie dog overlords.
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Well... there goes my theory that maybe it's kinder to put dogs to sleep if they're in a tiny shelter cage for several months +... (I still maintain that's better than leaving a horribly sick or mangled animal as such for weeks and begging for money for vet care... most of those are probably scams though I guess... O.O )
Is the dog's name "Eric Draven"?
Vulcan doggie. Went into a healing trance to recover from the injections.
OMFG. That would have freaked the shit out of me!!!!! Can you imagine?? And, not for anything, but it would have been really really icky if she was dead..to leave her body in the garage (or whatever that was) overnight while he decided what to do with her body? She would have been a bit ripe at that point.
I hope he doesn't have her put down again. That dog has a serious will to live.
I hope he doesn't have her put down again. That dog has a serious will to live.
The Dog's name is Cujo, right?
That's so friggin' creepy. Especially since I had our dog put to sleep a few months back and for weeks I kept dreaming that she was alive again ... I would wake up absolutely freaked out. 
ETA: By the way, at least here in California it's illegal to dispose of your own dog's body. They'll deliver the ashes to you after cremation, or you can arrange to have the body buried in a pet cemetery, but if you have the dog euthanized at a vet they won't return the body to you.
ETA: By the way, at least here in California it's illegal to dispose of your own dog's body. They'll deliver the ashes to you after cremation, or you can arrange to have the body buried in a pet cemetery, but if you have the dog euthanized at a vet they won't return the body to you.
I'd be having nightmares for weeks. [sotto voice]Pet Cemetary[/sotto voice]
Lethal injection appears to be unreliable. Poor man and poor family. 
I hate to say it, but the ranch method of euthanasia-by-firearm, while more barbaric and potentially more cruel, would have been a more sure way to put the poor dog down. Still, I would hate to put an animal down, in any manner.
I hate to say it, but the ranch method of euthanasia-by-firearm, while more barbaric and potentially more cruel, would have been a more sure way to put the poor dog down. Still, I would hate to put an animal down, in any manner.
I don't like the idea of mercy killings, whether it is animals or people. It just seems somehow unethical in a sickening kind of way, more so than just shooting the thing and eating it as might be the case with a cow. It is sickening because it seems to imply that there is some kind of refined edge to the process of snuffing life out.
It's like the difference between a criminal shooting a guy and leaving him dead on the floor without caring, and some sterile prison which is going to give a guy a last meal, and sit there talking to him, then strap him to a chair and zap him to death at a specific time in accordance with paperwork-mandated instructions.
Why the hell do folks say "I had my dog euthanized"? They say it because it somehow soothes their super-sensitive feelings; as if giving it to someone else to kill in a special way behind closed doors makes the act deserving of a different term. Foolishness! Just tell it like it is. "I killed my dog because its life isn't worth paying for, and I'd rather have Starbucks than pay for dog costs. If it comes to life again, I'll fill it full of bullets or smash its skull." Of course, nobody says that... because we want to believe some hogwash about happy places in which there is a soft, appealing term for everything. The people who "euthanize" dogs are also the people who believe that ham is made by happy smiling animated disney character pigs that never die. You "put your animal to sleep"? Liar! YA KILLED IT!
There is no more twisted perversion that the subtle self-tricking which weak-minded people do to themselves through illusion; and it usually works, except for in cases like this when their fragile, weak sensitivities are forced to become fully aware of reality.
It's like the difference between a criminal shooting a guy and leaving him dead on the floor without caring, and some sterile prison which is going to give a guy a last meal, and sit there talking to him, then strap him to a chair and zap him to death at a specific time in accordance with paperwork-mandated instructions.
Why the hell do folks say "I had my dog euthanized"? They say it because it somehow soothes their super-sensitive feelings; as if giving it to someone else to kill in a special way behind closed doors makes the act deserving of a different term. Foolishness! Just tell it like it is. "I killed my dog because its life isn't worth paying for, and I'd rather have Starbucks than pay for dog costs. If it comes to life again, I'll fill it full of bullets or smash its skull." Of course, nobody says that... because we want to believe some hogwash about happy places in which there is a soft, appealing term for everything. The people who "euthanize" dogs are also the people who believe that ham is made by happy smiling animated disney character pigs that never die. You "put your animal to sleep"? Liar! YA KILLED IT!
There is no more twisted perversion that the subtle self-tricking which weak-minded people do to themselves through illusion; and it usually works, except for in cases like this when their fragile, weak sensitivities are forced to become fully aware of reality.
^I also dislike terms like "put to sleep".
But I disagree that there's never a place for mercy killing of animals. I started to cite an example, but it was pretty gruesome. Suffice it to say that if an elderly and ill animal is in intractable pain, it would be cruel to allow it to continue to suffer.
But I disagree that there's never a place for mercy killing of animals. I started to cite an example, but it was pretty gruesome. Suffice it to say that if an elderly and ill animal is in intractable pain, it would be cruel to allow it to continue to suffer.
While I completely agree that there is a time for an animal to be euthanized, it IS true that some people would rather do that than pay for them to get the treatment they need. For me, if my vet tells me there is a chance my animal can recover, however small, I will go with that option.
My 9-year-old dog recovered last year from mast cell tumors, which is some pretty nasty cancer, in his leg and side. It cost a lot (although we luckily got in on a trial drug that was provided for free) but he has made a full recovery and we couldn't be happier with the results. The thought that some people wouldn't go through with that despite the cost upsets me. Then again, I love my pets dearly.
However we have had to have two cats euthanized, both after long struggles with luekemia. Some might say we spent too much on medicine and vet visits, because of their age and their chances for survival, but we never gave up until the vets told us that they had no hope of long-term survival and that it was the humane thing to do. It was hard to let go but it was for the best.
My 9-year-old dog recovered last year from mast cell tumors, which is some pretty nasty cancer, in his leg and side. It cost a lot (although we luckily got in on a trial drug that was provided for free) but he has made a full recovery and we couldn't be happier with the results. The thought that some people wouldn't go through with that despite the cost upsets me. Then again, I love my pets dearly.
However we have had to have two cats euthanized, both after long struggles with luekemia. Some might say we spent too much on medicine and vet visits, because of their age and their chances for survival, but we never gave up until the vets told us that they had no hope of long-term survival and that it was the humane thing to do. It was hard to let go but it was for the best.
