Opinions on putting dog down. Help needed!

I don't see any reason in your post to expect her to recover from the trauma, so I would have her put down.

You already know the answer

After we fought with the emotions and put ours down the only regret was waiting so long

Godspeed

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She is living in pain

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I couldn't let that continue.

My dog's over 14 yo...He's half blind, half deaf but eats good, moves good and seems content. If the time should come where he is in constant pain I wouldn't be able to watch that.

Most dogs in my life did tell me when it was time. When they stop being excited and happy to see you and seem depressed and hurt, AND a good Vet tells you that your dog is in pain and should go, then do it. But I had a dog that was hit by a car and a good vet said there was no way to recover unless we removed the entire from leg and hip, we said give us a day to think about it. That night the dog fought hard and the next day the vet called and said it was amazing how that dog was the next day. Like it knew what was being discussed and it came alive and he said with that spirit it might make it. So he referred us to LSU vet school and they did surgery and saves the leg and the dog.

Being dead means the end. Usually anything is better than dead. But torture isn’t. A dog can survive on 20% love and 80% pain. One good day a week is better than none. But the degree of pain and suffering is what matters.