On Sunday, February, 22, 2026, we found ourselves in the position of having to euthanize our precious german shepherd, Harley.
It was not preplanned, as we didn’t expect her to deteriorate so quickly. We tried numerous at home services, however they required advance warning as it was the weekend. Fortunately we were given your contact info.
The Vet, Dr. Ash Bekhiy, who came within hours of our call, was wonderful. He was extremely professional. Every step of the way was explained prior to the start. He was unhurried, and gentle. He allowed things to happen at our pace . He did a quick assessment, then left us alone for final goodbyes.
1st he administered a sedative to relax her via a needle in her right hind end. My husband and I blocked her view and distracted her. The vet was able to inject her sedative without her seeing him.
It started to relax her very quickly. Her fast heartbeat and respiratory rate slowed, she was no longer panting.
By 10 minutes, she was sedated well enough to proceed. He then inserted a small IV/saline lok. He allowed me to assist with little things… holding a flashlight for light, holding her paw while he did the insertion. He asked if we wanted some of the fur…we kept it. He told us we could take our. time. We didn’t wait long. Our family circled around her with my husband and I stroking her and just talking to her. The medicine worked very quickly. I felt her heart rate and her breathing slow down. About 15 seconds or so, I could not feel anything. He rechecked using a stethoscope after a minute or two and Harley was gone.
We completed paperwork, arranged a cremation, chose an urn and paw prints. We wrapped her in a blanket with her self soothing pillow, we laughing referred to as her suck a moo.
Thank you Dr. Ash