toedtoes wrote:
...I remember when I was about 18, I took my cat to the vet after being hit by a car. He was paralysed in the back legs and up the spine. My sibling (15) had come with me for moral support.
The vet gave me the facts and recommended euthanasia. My sibling started screaming at him for "not even trying". There was no chance of recovery for the cat and we had many at home as my mom did rescue work...
I had the EXACT same situation many years ago, but it was a dog. It took Sandy (my wife and practice grievance expert) to talk the owner down and to realistically look at the situation.