Ask Anna: Dying and Euthanasia 

Thank you so much for this video. My last dog was dying from cancer, and after trying everything I could to help him recover, we came to the point where I felt he was suffering too much...this was after a year of vet visits, perfect diet and supplements, and finally pain meds.(which he began refusing to take, close to the end). I felt I needed to help him leave his body, and told him that the next morning we were going to the vet to help him go. I asked him if this was what he wanted , and was surprised (to say the least) to hear him say , very adamantly, "NO! I want to do it myself!". I laid down with him for a long time, gazing into each other's eyes. He was very peaceful. Finally I needed to go to bed, and when I woke in the morning, he had left his body. All by himself! I felt like he was showing me how to be present while dying. I miss him still.

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I worked in a vets as a nurse, one of my jobs being to comfort animals that were put to sleep. At first I thought it was too much to ask me to help with that, but very soon I realised it can be very peaceful. Often the owners would opt to wait outside, and were so appreciative I could be there with their pets. Loving on them as if they were mine ♥ If I was truly attached to a pet due to a prolonged stay etc I can't tell you the amount of times the next day when I opened up the vets at 8am and all was quiet, I would see a brief vision of an animal we had put to sleep the day before, sitting or walking down the stairs etc They would be so real I'd think it was the real animal and wondered if some mistake had been made! Even checked cages to see if they were open and had escaped! But no, the animals were "gone" in physical, but popping in to say hi in spirit :) Always that feeling of peace, of it's okay! I just came to show you I'm doing fine :) I always loved seeing them again, and even the people who'd normally disbelieve what I had seen, believed it :)

Thank you Anna for bieng on this planet . We are blessed by your presence. Thank You Anna .

My girl Sasha Marie was at the end. Couldnt eat, barely drank water, could hardly stand or walk. But i think she knew i was pregnant and she knew that i "needed her" to stay and help me, and meet the baby. I told her repeatedly its OK if she was ready to sleep and could go, but the old girl just would not. I ended up trying to explain to her that id be alright and just want her not to suffer, but she refused. I asked her if she'd go on one last car ride with me and then I'd take her to the vet and let him help her fall asleep. I swear she said ok but she wouldn't sleep if i got stressed. So i took her on our last adventure together, didnt leave the room, and she at the end just looked up at me, licked my hand, laid her head on me and said she'd watch over my baby. And my kid is now 5 years old and tells me at least 3 days a week that sasha came in her sleep and they play and that Sasha can RUN and JUMP and how much fun they have together in her dreams. And when the kid had a bad day, Sasha always visits those nights and helps her feel better. Im so glad that my heart dog is helping my little girl, just as much as she helped me

I agree with Anna. Death is not an ending, it's a beginning.

I had to make the descision the first week of lockdown, my beautiful Doberman Apollo age 12 who would get stressed if he had to be transported by car was in so much pain that I had to call in my vet, luckily came to my home. His verdict was to put him to sleep. I sat on the floor with my babies head on my lap as he slipped away, it was hard but I stayed calm until the end. Only after did the tears fall. I know one day my spirit will one day join with all my past animals.

Thank you so much for this video and thanks Heavens that I find you tonight .You brought so much comfort to my broken heart.💔

After putting down my kitty due to cancer, i broke down in tears at home. I missed her so much. She's been in my life for 22 years. I suddenly felt her presence and in my heart she was telling me how pleased she was and free. I stopped crying and was left with such wonderful feeling of unconditional love. I felt at peace with it and smiled with gratitude...for her presence. I loved my pets so much .

My Jazzy left without me, it would not have been an easy transition for him if I was there, I was a total mess. My precious boy, I'll love you forever.

I just saw Spirit went home … I am crying .. this video is helping me right now .. I can communicate with animals small small .. but since your work helps me so much!

Thank you Anna, you are a beautiful spirit, I felt sad because I left the room at the veterinarian office at the last minute with my almost 17 year old cat Peanut with his CKD, we did absolutely everything to save his life however it was so painful at the end to watch him wither away. My husband was stronger and stayed. I was way to emotional , I have felt some guilt regarding this choice, asking myself if I was a "bad Mom". You have helped my heart listening to your words. Much love and respect.

My beloved 14 yr old black lab Jazz was put to sleep two days ago, a very peaceful death and a beautiful goodbye by the 3 of us surrounding him. He died with his head in my hands, on our deck on which he loved laying down in the sun. Before that he had a long message for me through a wonderful animal communicator, and when he was finished he said he was very relieved that he could say all these things. I knew he had a message for me and I see now how life-changing it is for me. Within an hour after the communication he had a very clear body language that he was ready to go. So next day I called our vet for an in home euthanasia. Thank you Anna, your videos have opened up so much for me. This communication we had has put such a closure to our earthly relationship, it has cleared the emotional burdens of him and I, and made this transition so peaceful. I am heartbroken but I know deep in my heart that all is well.

It is a conscious choice -and a gift to be attentively "with" our pets and in full agreement with their transition time. For if you can silence your own grief and revel in their impending freedom, you many be blessed with feeling their crossover. It's truly bliss.

I love the term 'non-human animals'.

OH, they stay with you after they've "gone" alright! At least for a while.

Very enlightening. Animals don't have the irrational fears that humans do.

Thank you Anna. We had to euthanize our dog today due to acute renal failure. I only just saw this video last week, so I tried as best I could to somehow communicate my love for him and that he was going to be OK when that time came. i can't talk to animals like you can so I don't know if he understood. I'm trying to visualize him happy and pain free now,, but it's so hard to do that when your heart is broken.

I have allways staid with my pets untill the very end. And a couple of times I had prepare them by an animal communicator.

Could you talk on cremation or burrying. What are your thoughts about how it would effect the energy of the pet that has died?

This is enormously comforting to hear. I had to euthanise my cat of 17 years after it was clear she was on her last legs with cancer. On the day I took her for her last visit to the vet, I bade her farewell and told her I would see her again in around 20 years. There was a moment of mild panic on my part when the needle went in, when I realised the irreversibility of the process. I stroked her gently, telling her there would be no more pain. She went quickly and quietly. Logic told me this was the right thing to do, but for weeks I was wracked with guilt.

Thanks for your insight on this matter, when my pets are quite ill I personally apply the injection myself, I am able to buy the sedative here in Mexico, it is not easy but it needs to be done. I rescue stray animals here and have had about 300 in my time in Mexico, 36 years, I am from LA. Thanks again!

Last week I buried in the garden my beloved 12 years old cimarrón. He died in my arms by euthanasia. I feel like he is still with us in some way. Your words were very peaceful for me. Thank you.

my unconditional love ANNA

Thank you so much for these deep insights. You've addressed every vital question I've had on this matter. ❤

Such a. service to Life; thank you for this wisdom.

Hello Anna, are you also able to communicate with insects? Specifically social insects? Or is it just mammals? Thank you for your fascinating series.

I was with my dog till the end. I was broken but I didn't want to leave him. He had cancer. A few minutes before injection I told him, if you want to come back to me, I am ready, I will wait for you. A month later I adopted 4 years dog from a shelter. I don't know how, but she is the same as my first dog, THE SAME, not only by look, she have the same personality, same gesture as he, the way she looks at me as he did🥰🥰... and the same amount of love, from me to her (and him forever) and from her to me. ❤🙏🐕❤ Our pets are our teachers of unconditional, pure love, God bless the animals and humans💙🙏

Animals never forget in the way that we humans do. We have memories erased while young by religious "education" ✌️❤️

Dear Anna, pls make video about Spirit's death. I miss that dear wise black cougar sooo much.❤🙏❤

I am glad you are in Portugal. In the USA most of put down animals because of owners can not afford veterinarian or because pet got old and pooped on the floor. If you get inside of the room of the clinic where they are going for prep for procedure, you feel Terrifying and heart tearing energy around those little souls who absolutely not ready to leave their bodies but they know they will anyways.

When Mausi my cat was in transition between the awaking stage to the sleepy stage just before the final part to put them to sleep forever I was holding Mausi and talking to her and saying thank you for being my baby and that she’s such a wonderful cat and that I love her and I cradled her in my arms and kissing her face with my mother holding and thanking her, I felt in my heart that she understood every single word. It was one of the most precious moments in my life ❤️

You are such a beautiful Soul Anna! Thank you for your amazing wisdom and Light.❤️

We had to let go of my 11 yr old Pomeranian, Sammy last Thursday. He was our family dog and the entire household was there. I feel so horrible because we were all distraught with grief. I hope we didn’t get in the way of his spirit and he was still able to peacefully cross over. He was our first fuzzy family member and he meant the world to us. I don’t know what to do with this grief..

Please be with your pet in this important moment. You can cry before and after But be calm during the procedure in honor of you pets life ans love. This is when they need you the most.

Thank u that’s really helpful info Anna

I have made many very personal connections with wild animals and some have been part of my life for many years. I am always deeply sad when I know they have been hunted and killed but I feel as they are still present in my life energetically. Does a sudden traumatic death affect their souls?

Thank you for this short and loving message. I have had a cat tell me this when passing, and know this through my own animal communication studies, but it is always good to hear it from someone who is so loved and revered by animals and humans alike. 🦋

Thank u, Anna. I found this video in the right time. ❤

Well, today I learned that animals and I have _exactly_ the same outlook on death.

I am gutted because I was not able to be with my sweet dog when she died at the emergency vet. I don't know how to live with that. I fear that her last thoughts were that I deserted her, even though I was trying to save her. Even after a year, I am still broken.

Great advice. Thanks, Anna.

Thank you so much for this touching video! Two months ago my soulhorse flew away - with medical support. I was so scared before but we made the decision together. We were both so peaceful and she supported me and I supported her. It was a moment full of peace & love and I'm so grateful for the process. It was not cruel or something, it was perfect the way it was. But for me it wasn't important what happened on the outside. The important point was definitely that we BOTH said YES to the decision and in our hearts we felt that YES. It is not about doing it perfect on the "outside" but sharing that transforming moment (natural or with medical support) with a Yes in the heart❤

Thank you dear friend. Love you always

Thank you for everything

Thank you very much

Thank you for your encouragement, since for me it was an unsolveble immagination to be in the situation to decide whether I should let my dog being killed by a vetenary doctor or wait until she will die naturally. I still hope that she will die without my "assistance" in the right moment.

… thank you for this video 💜

Thank you Anna for All that you do to connect our humanity with the animal kingdom. It is so necessary that we respect eah other. Thank you again, we need 2k Anna's in the world

❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you very much! You are the best!💞❤️💞

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I truly appreciate coming across this video today. ❤

Thank you Anna for this and all you give. This is very important for me to know; I do appreciate it! What I wouldn’t give to be able to communicate with animals. I think I have some energetic blocks, so I try by talking and visualizing and sending Reiki with the intention that it’s there if they want it. 🙏

Our 14-3/4yr old ridgeback dog is on the cusp. Week to week @ this point. This video is very comforting.

Thank you for pointing out not giving off distressing energy during their transition. Also, these beautiful souls give us so much and don’t deserve prolonging their lives if they are suffering.❤❤❤❤

Thank you Anna 🙏🤍

Thankyou so much for this You have given me my first ray of happiness since October last year. I had to put 3 of my babies down. I could not take them with me and I was not prepared to leave them here without my protection. I have been in such distress ever since. They were my life. I felt like 8 murdered them. They trusted me. I have been devastated ever since. This explains it to me a little easier to deal with. Thankyou.

Danke! Ich war oft irritiert ob es richtig war ein Tier einschläfern zu lassen.

Thank you.

Hi Anna, thank you for this beautiful message. I've wanted to ask this question for a while. How do our pets tell us when they are ready to leave? How do we as their human guardians know when it's time to let them go with love?

Thank you, beautiful Soulsis. 💜🐾

Anna, you are so amazing and insrireing! I'd like to learn from you but don't know if this is possible. Thank you for your kind heart and for helping our big family of non-human animals!

Thank you

GRAZIE!! ❤🙏

Thanku Anna so much

I'm surprised that being there for them during euthanasia is an afterthought, if you're calm.

Thank you

I put my dog down Thursday. It was peaceful, our family was all there giving him gentle pets and saying loving words. I was whispering to him how much I love him and what a good boy he is. But my fear is, because he was like a shadow to me and always wanted be where I was, that even without his tired body he will miss my presence like I miss his. I still look for him and it's so painful.

Thank you Anna for this insight and helping us understand the animal world. In my country people seem to prefer not to euthanize but rather wait for the "natural death". Those owners goes to the vets and their animal receives medical treatment. While I do understand where they are coming from, on the other hand I wonder whether these animals suffer and would rather make the transition. For example animal who suffers from dementia or diseases resulting to several symptoms or pain etc. I would love to hear from you regarding this point too.🙏

My teddyhamster Ayala has a Tumor and is not gonna live long. How do i know when is the best time to let her go? Is it ok to give her some days.. because she pees little blond. Can someone talk to Ayala and Tell her she has been the bravest per i had and that i m really sorry i was sick one year of her life! Please i also ask spirits and her family to be there for her!!! Thanks

How do you not have ten million subs already?!

SO HARD TO MAKE THAT DECISION , ITS SO HARD TO LET GO A PARTNER FOR SO LONG TIME, AND EVEN HARDER TO ACCEPT WHEN IT HAPPENS FOR A VETERINARY "ACCIDENT" WISH I HAD THAT CONNECTION YOU HAVE TO LET KNOW MY BELOVED ISIS HOW MUCH I LOVE AND MISS HER. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO

Thank you for that. Your calm soft demeanor is very comforting.

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This is very helpful. Thank You ❤️

I looked you up To especially hear what you said about this, my darling boxer dog Stella needed my help eight weeks ago and it was so extremely difficult to know if I was helping her or not, my heart is still broken but I held her in my arms gently and our vet Who she loved very much and knew outside the clinic came to our home, she slipped away as I spoke to her gently as I spoke to her gently telling her how I appreciated her immensely and that I saw her, all of her.

Thank you, Anna

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Anna, I am very grateful for the contents that helped me in a most difficult moment of my life due to the loss of my dear and best friend by name Dobby of 16 years old, with 19 days left to complete 17 years old, he left because of my mistake, because I only heard the vet tell me to give the medicine for pain and inflation on an empty stomach, because animals in pain don't eat, and even though he hasn't eaten for 2 days I gave him the strength, and instead of being attentive to something, I ended up falling asleep, until then when I got up about 2 and a half hours later he had already left contorted and with the mouth open! must have suffered a lot! and I was sleeping!!! I can't forgive myself for that! Worst of all, we had been traveling in Europe for 8 months and the day after he passed , we were supposed to leave for another place in the hotel we were staying at! and I had to delay my departure because I had to cremate and then leave the next day! without being able to stay at the hotel any longer, I had to leave.. but from other people's experiences I know that before crossing the rainbow they always come back to us in a dream or something like that, but I don't feel him and I didn't see him in a dream! I worry if my darling is at the hotel I left right after the cremation looking for me at the old hotel, which for reasons of being already booked I couldn't stay there any longer! would my baby be at the previous hotel looking for me? could you tell me if this is possible! because we are not in a home but traveling everywhere, without having a fixed home! I feel like he's still in that hotel and he can't find me!!! because it's been 22 days since he passed away ( passed day 01.28.2023)! please could you tell me if this is possible, if so, I will return as soon as possible to the previous hotel so that I can say goodbye and send him in peace to cross the rainbow , please help me, I'm devastated!!! I know the same room that he passed will be available on mach 1st ! Thank you!

Thank you. Such a heartbreaking decision to have to make and it never sat comfortably with me making a decision like this, but your video brings a bit of comfort. So glad I found you

Recently my beloved cat Oliver was brutally killed by a coyote. I am still processing this loss and feel very connected to the being that used to occupy this cat body. What about animals that die an untimely violent way?

This video was much needed. Thank you, Anna. ❤ Can you recommend a reputable animal communicator that I can book a consult with?

Both my parents died of GBM; Glial Blastoma Multiforme, brain cancer, 25yrs apart. If assisted suicide had been available in California in 1979 and 2003, they both would have opted for it. I took care of both my parents at home when they died, and it was just awful for them. They suffered so.

Thank you, very much.

Thank you Anna for this valubale information. It is extremely comforting to hear your opinion on assisted dying for our beloved pets. It was without doubt the hardest and most painful decision I've ever had to make, and then go through, with my perfect precious boy this year. I hope you are keeping well. I look forward to seeing you again in the future.

"Love is the bridge between you and everything." Rumi Thank you, Anna, for the wondrous work that you do, opening our eyes to the higher realities beyond our selves. I find it curious that you do not share with us your communications with the non-human animals after they have shed their physical bodies. Surely there is no difference telepathically, between when they lived in the physical and after they have gone into the astral or causal realms. Surely you remained (remain?) connected to that beautiful being called Spirit, the black leopard after he transitioned..? Namaste.

I had to have my beloved "Spyder" (a beautiful Maine Coon cat) put down after he was poisoned by a neighbour. At the vet for a week and suffering from the consequences of what was most probably antifreeze it was an awful sight when I went to see him. He came in, full of tubes and covered in his urine. It was still Spyder but in some way he was gone. I kissed his head and whispered into his ear, as if he could hear me, "I love you". I looked back as I walked out and saw his eyes open. I wanted them to be closed so he would look more peaceful. I still think about Spyder, he pops into my head. I genuinely believe I will see him one day once again. He's having a whale of a time over the old "Rainbow Bridge". I loved him a lot. I keep his casket safe with his favourite brush nearby. He would enjoy his daily brushing sessions; his nose dripping and his deep purr rumbling away. He was a loving and sensitive cat. And I might be 6 feet 4, 19 stone and work as a mechanic. When I think about my old Spyder I have to make sure I don't think about him for too long otherwise the eyes will start to shed those tears!

Ive always felt so terrible that i couldn't bring myself to hold my dog when he was being pts. I was wailing and hysterical and i couldnt hold it back so I'm glad to hear that it was better for him not to experience that. He was so strong, i told the vet make sure you give him enough medicine because in the past when he was anaesthetised it didnt do anything. Well i dont think the vet believed me and it took him a long time to die. He was crying out and i was screaming into a pillow in the next room . My mum was thankfully there holding him . Even the vet was crying. It still upsets me now almost 12 years later and as i write this and start to cry my 4 year old border collie sees me cry and has come to comfort me. After some affection hes decided it might be a good time to play with the ball now 😉. Ive never had a visit from my old dog like i did with my nan and grandad as their final farewells.

What do you think about rehoming pets so they get a better life? The loss is just as devastating plus the guilt and shame around it for failing to provide the best circumstances for them.

i do agree absolutely out of experience with my first dog, i was 15 when our family was confronted with the decision to help her move on, after cancer had spread and made her suffer. i wanted to hold her and accompany her till her last breath and knew i should do that with a strong heart and letting her go peacefully and quietly. which i did ... that afternoon, she showed me one last time her true nature, as if she wanted me to remember her healthy and happy. she was very eager to get on to the table in the vet s room, cause she knew and wanted her being relieved from her terminal illness and suffering. thus, in spite of all the sadness, i was relieved and whole with our decision. My mom knew she could not bear the moment and she did not want to be present in the room. we did right... Thank you dear ANNA for all the wonderful work you do and for sharing this important issue.

I have been an animal parent all my life I have experienced life, absolute love, and eventually passing on with all my babies I recently lost Jethro due to medical negligence by no less than two veterinary practitioners I have this haunting pleading/painful image of his eyes when he went to the last vet? He was undiagnosed and euthanaised without our consent My question is...... I would like to set him free (or am I just being self indulgent in my loss and total grief)

What worries me is the pain. The pain they may feel in leaving us, the actual physical pain of the injection (?). Sometimes I also suffer for animals whose owner has died. The idea that we can't explain either fills me with sadness.

Thank you, Anna. That is very helpful information.

What about all the euthenesia at shelters? It’s so many every day and I have such a hard time with it….can you please give us your insight Anna? I really respect you and thank you for your contribution

Thank you❣️

Hello Anna, i had my Beautiful 10 year old Greyhound put to sleep because he had ruptured his Cruciate Ligament. I was with him when he was euthenised. He passed very peacefully but i wonderd if he ever thought that he wasn't ready to die because his leg could have been repaired. Do you think he died feeling sad because he wasn't ready to die?

i used to treat animals bad, but when my chihuahua died of old age ,i change to being nicer as years go by being along with my little dog. she taught me to be kind and loving. i cry alot when she died and it changed me because she choose to die in my arms when i held her one last time. i believe in the afterlife when she did that.

Bless you beautiful soul.

Thank you, Anna, for your comforting words. I found your video after my family euthanized our 19 year old cat, Ruby. We had kept her alive through kidney disease over 4 years and she always surprised us with her strength, lucidity, and vigor for living life. I tried my best to keep a calm composure, but in the end my mom and I broke down in tears during her transition. She was our first pet we had ever put down together as a family and the euthanasia happens so fast. She was suffering on her final day and was the furthest thing from herself. We knew we had to do something to relieve her of this suffering. I feel guilty that I couldn’t keep myself calm in her final moments, but my boyfriend and stepdad were able to remain calm through her transition. Thank you for leaving resources in the comments for grieving humans. I feel comforted knowing that I can communicate with her spirit after her transition and let her know that I’m okay.

Where do they go Anna? I was told that their souls are not immortal like ours. I would hope that they are waiting for us on the other side. But nobody really knows. 😢