re: Update page 3; Dog can't move back legs.

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Ok,lets play differential diagnosis: tic palsy spinal cord injury tumor invasion and cord compression posioning intracranial tumor and mass effect stroke autoimmune disorder with bilateral lumbar ridiculopathy fractured spine with localized cord compression due to edema snake bite (a form of posioning) Of these only two have a possible minimally costly intervention. Most would require expensive testing and imaging to further diagnose. Many vets (assuming you chose not to do expensive testing or surgery) would recommend observation, a trial coarse of antibiotics and high dose steriods, and inform you that the there is a slim chance he would get better but if he is no better in 2 days he should be put down. So what do you do? A) Allow dead dog walking (dragging in this case) to suffer for 2-4 days before succumbing to dehydration? B) Go to vet to spend 200 dollars to put your dog down? C) Go to vet and spend thousands of dollars on imaging and IV hydration and surgical procedures for a $75 tool? D) Shoot dog ending its misery for 15 cents?

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