Put my dog down?????????

[EweSheep]

You have done everything you could have done. My mother had to deal with a dog that had the bad lot of the genetic allergies and it affected her health. We had to put her down, it was not the quality of life she wanted, neither did we.

When you have the time, it's better to let him go and cherish the good memories you had with him.

 

[Brindlebtch]

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I agree with this. I have known dogs owned by other people who had chemo and radiation and none of them did well enough to make all the illness, discomfort and fear caused the by the treatment worth it to the dog. I don't think I would give radiation or chemo to my dog if it was older. I might consider it if it were a younger dog, but not from the condition you described your dog to be in - with bodywide metastisized mast cell cancer. He is probably in a lot of pain and should be humanely euthanized, while you hold him and tell him you love him.

 

[LyonFuzz]

Your dog already feels terrible like you said. Throw in some chemo or other drugs and he's gonna feel REALLY terrible. I know it's hard, but the best and final gift you can give him is to hug him and have him euthanized. Sounds like it's the best thing for him. You can take all the money you're saving and spend it on a new, homeless pup that would love to be in a home like yours where he's loved. Be strong and good luck.

 

[babyblue2]

Even if I had all the money in the world to throw at vet bills in your dogs case I wouldn't do it. Already in extreme pain and the new treatment may do nothing but prolong it. I am so very sorry.

 

[ckseals]

Thank you, everyone, for your help and sympathies.

We just came back from the vet and watched as George was put to sleep and freed from his suffering.

I know it was the right decision, and I'm very thankful for you all and a place where I can ask these questions and have help.

Thank you.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

So sorry for your loss. You've done everything you can and gave him the most love you possibly could. Your final act of a responsible and loving pet owner was to give him comfort. He is no longer in pain and will be waiting to see you again.

On behalf of your sweet pup, thank you for helping him and for showing him your love and devotion.

 

[thebanthams]

So sorry for your loss. You did the right thing and yes its very difficult. But Your baby is now happy no more pain.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

I am sorry for your loss. I hope you can take comfort in the fact that you did the very best you could for your dog, even unto death.

 

[chickenzoo]

So very sorry, he's at peace now....... you did the very best for him.

 

[AinaWGSD]

I am so sorry for your loss, it's never an easy decision to have to make. Thank you for being brave enough to make the kindest choice for George. And I know it won't make it any easier, but I just want to let you know that just about everyone feels guilty when they have to euthanize their pet, even when it is clearly the best choice for the pet. We had to put our old girl down a few weeks ago. We took her in the Monday after Thanksgiving and after bloodwork and an abdominal ultrasound the next day we learned that she had cancer in her spleen. We talked about surgery and chemo, but we decided that anything we did would only decrease her quality of life; she didn't realize she was sick and still felt good. We discussed what to look for if her spleen ruptured and what we could expect as far as pain control. That Friday, she was very restless and seemed uncomfortable. We called the vet to come to our house (I had already asked if she would be able to come out if Aina went down after hours) and by the time she got there an hour later Aina had gone from old-dog-stiff to falling when she got up to bark at the vet when she came through the door. I knew in the back of my mind when I called, but a quick exam by our vet confirmed that with almost all certainty her spleen had ruptured. She wasn't painful, and our vet offered to give her something to make her sleep that night if we weren't ready to make that hard decision. But she was bleeding out and we knew it, giving her something to make her sleep wouldn't change the outcome but only prolong the inevitable. Even knowing that it was the best decision for our dog, I still felt a wave of guilt as I held her while the vet gave her the final injection. Everyone I know who works in veterinary medicine still has that momentary feeling of guilt when they euthanize their own pet, the thought that maybe they could have done more for them or that they were hasty in their decision (or the flip side, that they waited too long and allowed their pet to suffer needlessly because of their own reluctance to say goodbye).