Post by sugar on Nov 18, 2010 14:55:56 GMT -5
I think the Frenchie case is a little different in that the dog just kept getting worse and worse, while Vesper continues recovering. To me, I always feel like I would try if there is a chance, but if it doesn't look like any recovery is being made then obviously its best to put the animal to peace.
I used to work for an animal clinic and saw first hand how the vet would tell the owners that nothing can be done and the animal is suffering and how owners refused to do anything other than continue more pills/injections/whatever to keep the animal going. That is wrong because then you are putting yourself before your pet. For me, my last dog Bunny had what looked like a bad case of reverse sneezing. Took her to the vet for xrays (about $1000), they found nothing. Then she had a massive bleeding through her nose episode, off to emergency vet ($1200) and more screenings/diagnostics to the tune of $1600. Then we found out it was terminal and highly aggressive. I was told I had about six months. Had to put her down three weeks later because she coouldn't breath anymore (literally was mostly ok in the morning, by the afternoon was wheezing terribly).
This is why I feel if there is a chance it can be fixed (like we orginally thought with Bunny) then I say try. But once it doesn't look like there is hope, the kindest thing to do it let go. Thats how I felt when I first saw/heard about Tivi (the pitbull shar pei mix), and thats how I feel about Vesper. Try as long as the animal is gettig better, healthier and less and less pain.
I used to work for an animal clinic and saw first hand how the vet would tell the owners that nothing can be done and the animal is suffering and how owners refused to do anything other than continue more pills/injections/whatever to keep the animal going. That is wrong because then you are putting yourself before your pet. For me, my last dog Bunny had what looked like a bad case of reverse sneezing. Took her to the vet for xrays (about $1000), they found nothing. Then she had a massive bleeding through her nose episode, off to emergency vet ($1200) and more screenings/diagnostics to the tune of $1600. Then we found out it was terminal and highly aggressive. I was told I had about six months. Had to put her down three weeks later because she coouldn't breath anymore (literally was mostly ok in the morning, by the afternoon was wheezing terribly).
This is why I feel if there is a chance it can be fixed (like we orginally thought with Bunny) then I say try. But once it doesn't look like there is hope, the kindest thing to do it let go. Thats how I felt when I first saw/heard about Tivi (the pitbull shar pei mix), and thats how I feel about Vesper. Try as long as the animal is gettig better, healthier and less and less pain.
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