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On August 01 2010 08:58 Laerties wrote:
What the hell? You don't see ppl in wheelchairs getting put down..... why the hell would you put down your dog because it has hip problems? Seems like the easy way out to me. Instead of working with your dog to give it the best life possible your going to kill her. Thats how I interpreted it.
A person in a wheelchair is still a perfectly functional human being, unable to walk but still able to move around because of the wheelchair. And also human != animal.
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On August 01 2010 08:58 Laerties wrote:
What the hell? You don't see ppl in wheelchairs getting put down..... why the hell would you put down your dog because it has hip problems? Seems like the easy way out to me. Instead of working with your dog to give it the best life possible your going to kill her. Thats how I interpreted it.
Human's can still do 90% of their daily activities in a wheelchair, a dog can't do anything without its legs. A better example would be comparing it to someone paralyzed from the neck down. This is the humane thing to do.
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we also had to do that to our beagle, Snoopy. it was a long time ago, but I think something inside her ruptured and she had internal bleeding. that dog had lived for 3 or 4 years without eyes, because there was pressure building in them and they were getting really big, so my parents paid for the surgery. we had to put padding on the chair legs for her. she was put down around 16 years old. I couldn't watch them do it. I like to remember my childhood, when she'd jump on my bed and sleep on my sheets with me.
I feel for you, it's a hard choice to make and live with.
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i feel you  i woke up a couple weeks back to find my dog had died in his sleep, he was a 5 year old cavalier king charles spaniel that a couple years back start having problems being touched as his brain was pressed against his skull and it caused his nervous system to get all fucked up so his legs would have spasms that would make it look like he was just scratching himself, he yelped when you tried to pick him up and and it was so sad, and then he was just gone
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god i really hate to hear stuff like this T_T
im really sorry man.... best of luck to you, your family, and your dog
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sorry to hear this, we just got two cats 9 months ago and I can't even imagine how it'd be to have one of them be in such a condition
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On August 01 2010 09:15 BlackJack wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2010 08:58 Laerties wrote:
What the hell? You don't see ppl in wheelchairs getting put down..... why the hell would you put down your dog because it has hip problems? Seems like the easy way out to me. Instead of working with your dog to give it the best life possible your going to kill her. Thats how I interpreted it. Human's can still do 90% of their daily activities in a wheelchair, a dog can't do anything without its legs. A better example would be comparing it to someone paralyzed from the neck down. This is the humane thing to do.
A dog can still love you even if it cant run.
It's like oh i cant play fetch with it, lets kill it.
You're an asshole.:X
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Poor dog. I'm not a huge fan of animals and don't keep any pets other than 2 fish, but still...
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i will consider myself young until the day my dog dies. it's the single event i dread the most, every time i try to look ahead.
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On August 01 2010 09:29 Sfydjklm wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2010 09:15 BlackJack wrote:On August 01 2010 08:58 Laerties wrote:
What the hell? You don't see ppl in wheelchairs getting put down..... why the hell would you put down your dog because it has hip problems? Seems like the easy way out to me. Instead of working with your dog to give it the best life possible your going to kill her. Thats how I interpreted it. Human's can still do 90% of their daily activities in a wheelchair, a dog can't do anything without its legs. A better example would be comparing it to someone paralyzed from the neck down. This is the humane thing to do. A dog can still love you even if it cant run. It's like oh i cant play fetch with it, lets kill it. You're an asshole.:X
i think it's far more asshole to see the poor thing in visible pain and suffering every day of its life.
We had to put my dog down cause of health problems too, though she'd lived out her life expectancy that was easily the hardest thing ive ever been through
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I guess since everyone is sharing....
We had a Cocker-Spanial Mix that we got in Spain. She stayed healthy for the most part but when she got older, she started going blind. One day she just stopped eating so we took her to vet and thats when they found out that not only had she gone completely blind by this point, but she had cancer as well T_T
I did'nt even have the luxery or getting to spend time with her before it.....
My parents just came home and told me they were putting her down, and to say goodbye to her. Worst day of my life.
Like most people said, just remember the good times.
My condolences to you and your family, It's a very hard thing to go through, just had a cat that had to get surgery to remove a tumor in her jaw a couple of months ago, luckily she survived, but its one of those things that just does'nt get any easier with time.
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Horrendous
I hate to say it, but it's probably better to do it before you get even more attached to the poor dog.
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Honestly I love my dog so much, she is actually what got me to love dogs in general. Getting bit teary just imagining her dying. My family euthanized my dog when I was like 3 or something, it was a bit different but if I had to lose my new dogs....
Just want you to know there are people who feel your pain and have gone through it. Doesn't make it any happier, but I just want you to know you aren't alone. I'm sorry.
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Aww.. as a 9 month old puppy, not being able to run around and do mischievous puppy things is not the way she should be living. Even after surgeries and replacements, a dog wouldn't be the same =/
I'm sure it was a hard decision - losing a pet really sucks. I lost my cat of 12 years - she was found Thanksgiving morning 2007, dead in her bed. And now that I have Taco, I can't imagine how he's be if he had hip/leg problems, it would just be unfair to let him live in pain like that.
I agree with a previous poster, spoil her as you can in her final days and show her lots of love
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Losing a pet is never easy, I have had to put down two. One was my 1st dog ever that we got when I was six years old... He had been having seizures and one just left him completely out of it, was the hardest thing ever. Sorry for you OP
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On August 01 2010 09:29 Sfydjklm wrote:Show nested quote +On August 01 2010 09:15 BlackJack wrote:On August 01 2010 08:58 Laerties wrote:
What the hell? You don't see ppl in wheelchairs getting put down..... why the hell would you put down your dog because it has hip problems? Seems like the easy way out to me. Instead of working with your dog to give it the best life possible your going to kill her. Thats how I interpreted it. Human's can still do 90% of their daily activities in a wheelchair, a dog can't do anything without its legs. A better example would be comparing it to someone paralyzed from the neck down. This is the humane thing to do. A dog can still love you even if it cant run. It's like oh i cant play fetch with it, lets kill it. You're an asshole.:X
Dog's don't have the psyche of a human. Dogs try to hide away all the pain because if they cry it makes them look weak (from their instinct point of view).
My dog came home after a long surgery, I carried her home with the just made stitches and she wanted to get up continuously for 3 hours, even though she was drugged up from the surgery and weakened because she didn't ate much for it. When I asked the vet he told me about that.
So even though the love may still have it's happy moments, it's still very hard say "he will live a normal life" in a wheelchair. A human has an intelligence to objectively analyze things and put other things aside. Animals don't work the same as we do, so we can't really put ourselves in their place.
Deciding to put a pet down is a very hard decision, and it's not about "not wanting to have a crippled pet in home" but to save them from the pain.
All that said, I don't know the details for this case, but it sounds pretty bad. I would talk to a vet to know how good / bad the situation could get.
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This is obviously the best choice and we do this to our dogs when they have problems(really sick etc etc)
Best of luck man
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it's the fucking worst dude...just took my dog to the vet a week ago to get him checked and he never came back out.. not much to say about these things honestly, but you are for sure making the right choice here for your dog.
RIP our little buddies you will be missed
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On August 01 2010 09:35 intrigue wrote:
i will consider myself young until the day my dog dies. it's the single event i dread the most, every time i try to look ahead.
I hate to think of what my house will be like without my cats, I get really sad thinking about it now even. I'll be kind of happy that I don't live there anymore after they are gone.
Sorry to hear about your dog, OP, but it's probably the right thing to do.
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i don't know what you're going through, since i'm not too big of an animal person and most of you posters seems you can relate to this guy.
i hope for the best, give your doggy lots of kisses ^_^
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