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When to put a dog down
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:47 pm
my oldest lab has a bad foot injury. We have no clue where it came from but looks like ripped half foot off. For a month or so we have been feedn him antibiotics, anti-inflamatory, and pain meds. its swole bad and not getting better. We have had discussion with vet and if they amputated foot vet dont think he can recover at his age (10). he is still eating and hopping around everywhere but is skinny as a rail, but eats everything we feed him. i always said i wouldnt do it unless he quit eating but im just torn.
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Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:49 pm to oleyeller
Don't have any dogs, but I'd keep him going till he's done. 10 isn't too old from what I've read.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:50 pm to oleyeller
Honestly, unless he starts suffering, I'd let him live. While 10 is old, its not THAT old. He could have 2-5 years of living ahead of him.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:50 pm to oleyeller
Second opinion needed.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 5:55 pm to oleyeller
Has the vet said why it's not healing? Poor pup. A crippled dog wouldn't bother me as long as he could eat and hobble around, but I understand the rationale.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:03 pm to oleyeller
My pup learned to walk again at the age of 9-10 after losing a back leg. Yours should be able to as well. Put him on some Land-O-Lakes Pro Nurse. It's milk replacement for infant animals and will def put weight on your pup. It's high in protein and very sweet, and he'll def eat all you give him. At ten it's a border line decision, but if I were you I'd try and put weight on him and amuptate it if the Dr. Thinks that he would be able to recover.
Your in a tough spot, and good luck to your pup.
Edit: Mine lived for 4-5 more years before a tumor took him.
Your in a tough spot, and good luck to your pup.
Edit: Mine lived for 4-5 more years before a tumor took him.
This post was edited on 11/17/13 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:05 pm to oleyeller
i knew when mine stopped eating and couldnt hold himself up
if he can still move around and eat, keep him around.
if he can still move around and eat, keep him around.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:07 pm to nhassl1
not sure why its not healing. open wound, looks like a club foot. i wana do everything for him but dont want him suffering. he is a great dog. eats fine, gimps around, tail wagging.. just not healing and foot size of baseball with open wound.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:08 pm to oleyeller
What has the vetanarian said?
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:10 pm to oleyeller
Seems to me the vet should have fixed the foot. Mine cut his back paw in half and they stitched up what they could and put a hard cast on it for three weeks. It healed
Itself, fur grew back, no problems now
Itself, fur grew back, no problems now
Posted on 11/17/13 at 6:14 pm to oleyeller
quote:
not sure why its not healing. open wound, looks like a club foot. i wana do everything for him but dont want him suffering. he is a great dog. eats fine, gimps around, tail wagging.. just not healing and foot size of baseball with open wound.
Are you sure you are NOT using a horse Vet? Had one that killed one of my dogs in the pass.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:06 pm to oleyeller
I watched Marley and Me last night. Tough call.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:18 pm to oleyeller
Did the vet give you any idea why he's not healing up? Get a 2nd opinion.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:48 pm to oleyeller
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he is a great dog. eats fine, gimps around, tail wagging..
Enough said right there to keep him around. You'll know when he starts suffering cause we just went through this with a 15 year old that we had to put to sleep
Posted on 11/17/13 at 8:50 pm to Nascar Fan
Get a second opinion from a different vet clinic.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 9:11 pm to oleyeller
One month and still infected. Can't be good. 10 isn't that old.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 9:25 pm to Nodust
I am a firm believer that you will know when it's time. In my opinion you have answered your own question in this thread. Your dog is still happy I wouldn't consider it at this point. However I would get a second opinion. Not sure where you are but I would look into a state school of Vet medicine for another opinion.
Posted on 11/17/13 at 10:05 pm to Da Hammer
I was in a similar position this past Friday. My golden is 10 also and has random seizures. Not very often maybe once or twice a year. He had his worst one ever Friday morning and I found him stumbling around barely able to walk. I thought I had lost him. I took him to the vet and they put him on oxygen and said let's let him rest and see how he recovers. I went to work and basically decided that if I got to the vet that afternoon and he was still just laying there it was time to put him down. I arrived and he was perfectly back to normal. Bottom line in my mind was quality of life. Could he still walk and play with me and my boys? Was he still coherent to my commands? If I felt line I could say yes to these I was going to bring him home. It's tough when you get so close. I don't want to end it too soon. That's where a drew the line. Finances unfortunately came into consideration also.
Posted on 11/18/13 at 7:09 am to oleyeller
I couldn't do it.
I've got a 15 year old girl. She's got fatty masses (non-cancerous). Arthritis in her hips and has some sort of vestibular issues. But she still wags her tail and comes to me everyday I come home. Wife was worried when she couldn't get up the porch stairs and kept falling back. Hell as long as I can carry her...that's not a problem. She makes it up sometimes..sometimes she needs help. Sometimes the help is just her with a leash on leaning against me for support.
I've never personally had a dog put down. Dad put down my golden retriever when I was a kid...but that dog had grand mal seizures. He was in too much pain. All other dogs just passed (thankfully).
I've got a 15 year old girl. She's got fatty masses (non-cancerous). Arthritis in her hips and has some sort of vestibular issues. But she still wags her tail and comes to me everyday I come home. Wife was worried when she couldn't get up the porch stairs and kept falling back. Hell as long as I can carry her...that's not a problem. She makes it up sometimes..sometimes she needs help. Sometimes the help is just her with a leash on leaning against me for support.
I've never personally had a dog put down. Dad put down my golden retriever when I was a kid...but that dog had grand mal seizures. He was in too much pain. All other dogs just passed (thankfully).
Posted on 11/18/13 at 8:02 am to NASA_ISS_Tiger
He could be diabetic too – I had blk lab that was diabetic that ate everything in sight – including apples and pears of trees in the back. A wound not healing is a symptom as I recall my lab was 9-10 when he was diagnosed. He lived for a cpl more years we gave him daily insulin shots and was much better. Might be something to check.
Ive been there putting 2 dogs down – its not easy but its part of the process – unfortunately none of us get out of here alive. I have always got a pup soon after and then its all good again
Ive been there putting 2 dogs down – its not easy but its part of the process – unfortunately none of us get out of here alive. I have always got a pup soon after and then its all good again
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