I had to put down one of my dogs a year and a half ago. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. My poor old Pax. His lymphoma had returned after 2 years. We tried treating it but it didn't work the second time. He wasn't in any pain and they told me he would simply pass. I was hoping he would simply slip away at home. What changed? he had a stroke like event and became unable to move, he started to be in pain.
What was the threshold? when it no longer became merely a financial issue.
The night vet said at first I should put him down as there was no point in "wasting money" on a dying dog.
Before he was dying comfortably and getting a bit chunky due to his pill and diet ;).
The thing is there was a slim chance that he could be healed and allowed to die at home . The night shift vet and I had a long conversation and I decided to take the long shot as fuck it its only money. I'd have wondered if I could have done anything else if I hadn't at least tried. The tests wouldn't hurt. The pain could be stopped as they saw if there was anything they could do.
Why did I go so far? it was only money.
Before he wasn't in pain.
The second he was in pain and nothing could be done to stop the pain I put him down.
My regular vet and his oncologist commented that Pax was the happiest dog ever.
I'd be up every day at four am to rub his joints, cool him down and hand feed him. Hah at one point I was even wiping his ass.
He was happy in his final days on a diet of fresh cooked bacon, vanilla Oreos and frozen raspberry bars. Hah when the end was in sight I threw out the rule book for feeding him he got what he wanted. The last thing he had? chocolate pudding, something he always tried to steal from me since he was a pup.
Why did I go so far? it was only money.
He wasn't in pain.
The second he was in pain and nothing could be done to stop the pain I put him to sleep.
I had to put down one of my dogs a year and a half ago. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. My poor old Pax. His lymphoma had returned after 2 years. We tried treating it but it didn't work the second time. He wasn't in any pain and they told me he would simply pass. I was hoping he would simply slip away at home. What changed? he had a stroke like event and became unable to move, he started to be in pain.
What was the threshold? when it no longer became merely a financial issue.
The night vet said at first I should put him down as there was no point in "wasting money" on a dying dog.
Before he was dying comfortably and getting a bit chunky due to his pill and diet ;).
The thing is there was a slim chance that he could be healed and allowed to die at home . The night shift vet and I had a long conversation and I decided to take the long shot as fuck it its only money. I'd have wondered if I could have done anything else if I hadn't at least tried. The tests wouldn't hurt. The pain could be stopped as they saw if there was anything they could do.
Why did I go so far? it was only money.
Before he wasn't in pain.
The second he was in pain and nothing could be done to stop the pain I put him down.
My regular vet and his oncologist commented that Pax was the happiest dog ever.
I'd be up every day at four am to rub his joints, cool him down and hand feed him. Hah at one point I was even wiping his ass.
He was happy in his final days on a diet of fresh cooked bacon, vanilla Oreos and frozen raspberry bars. Hah when the end was in sight I threw out the rule book for feeding him he got what he wanted. The last thing he had? chocolate pudding, something he always tried to steal from me since he was a pup.
Why did I go so far? it was only money.
He wasn't in pain.
The second he was in pain and nothing could be done to stop the pain I put him to sleep.