This morning I got a call from my dad that our family dog (lady) had a seizure and it didn't look good. She couldn't walk and had laid in the same position for hours. He ask if I would take lady to the vet to be euthanized, since he had to leave for work. An hour later I stop over and his girlfriend was there caring for her. Lady didn't look good and I knew it was the right decision. My dad called asked if I would stop by the shop so he could see her one last time. When we got there, miraculously she stood up and looked out the car window. she knew where was. she actually followed me into the shop and she pitifully walked straight to my dad....you knew what she was thinking and she knew something about to happen. In the moments I was there, she regained her orientation and was improving......long story short she kept making progress while i was there and my dad kept saying she is doing it to make him doubt to euth her. well he ended up telling me to go forth with putting down lady. before i left, my wife stopped to see lady. lady just went absolutely crazy (she loves my wife). after seeing that my doubts started and i wanted to wait a few hours to see how she progresses.
I tell my dad I want to take her home and see how she does. if she has another seizure or anything, i would put her down. although my dad was hurt by my decision, but said it was okay. as you would figure, she continues to make progress. shes been outside, potty, even chased my chickens a few moments. now at time of writing this (8:42pm), she is happily laying next to me in my chair. she has eaten three big meals today and has been smiling and wagging her tail like nothing happened. (my dad said she hasn't eaten in day and half, and hasn't acted right at all)
The hard part is this. my brother and his wife are both veterinarians. They say we should have euthanized lady over a year ago. she has an enlarged heart and fluid building around it, and run risk of having a painful death with a heart attack/heart failure. so i tell my brother the situation and he gets very upset with me and called me selfish for not putting her down. i understand of her health issues and i know the risks she runs, but in all honesty, she always has been a high spirited dog, always loved to be with people and kids. even in the last few hours, she played with our cats and our chickens. i just simply don't know what to think or do. i believe i made the right decision, but i feel absolutely guilty about not putting her down. at the time, i felt i made the right decision.
edit* this also is the first occurrence of a seizure that we know of
I tell my dad I want to take her home and see how she does. if she has another seizure or anything, i would put her down. although my dad was hurt by my decision, but said it was okay. as you would figure, she continues to make progress. shes been outside, potty, even chased my chickens a few moments. now at time of writing this (8:42pm), she is happily laying next to me in my chair. she has eaten three big meals today and has been smiling and wagging her tail like nothing happened. (my dad said she hasn't eaten in day and half, and hasn't acted right at all)
The hard part is this. my brother and his wife are both veterinarians. They say we should have euthanized lady over a year ago. she has an enlarged heart and fluid building around it, and run risk of having a painful death with a heart attack/heart failure. so i tell my brother the situation and he gets very upset with me and called me selfish for not putting her down. i understand of her health issues and i know the risks she runs, but in all honesty, she always has been a high spirited dog, always loved to be with people and kids. even in the last few hours, she played with our cats and our chickens. i just simply don't know what to think or do. i believe i made the right decision, but i feel absolutely guilty about not putting her down. at the time, i felt i made the right decision.
edit* this also is the first occurrence of a seizure that we know of
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