Putting our dog down. When is it time?
Tried doing a search "putting pet dog down" and no results. Our 17 year old mixed lab still enjoys getting up in the morning and going on walks (have to be short) and then sleeps all day. She has c...
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Almost had to make that decision last Wednesday!! At 3 am my 12 year old 165 pound lab mix woke me by making odd scratching noises on the tile floor,, In the dark I could see he was having difficulty getting up,, When I got over and turned the kitchen light on, I could see he was disoriented and having difficulty standing and walking.
He knew he needed to go outside,, I assisted him by lifting his mid section so he could do his business.
He made a b-line to go in,, staggered and fell a few times,, when he made it in he headed to his bed and just fell there striking his head..
After a few hours we called the vet (business hours), Told them the story and we set up an appointment, on the phone they also confirmed our thoughts,,Without the ability to walk it was best to end his misery.
By misfortune and maybe luck, we could not get into the vet until later that evening,, in that time he started to improve and tried to walk,, wobbly and weak he followed me around,, by vet time he was walking but had a hitch in his get up..
Vet evaluated and postponed D day for two days,, said that if he didnt improve we should consider the inevitable.
I slept on his bed with him in total shock of what happened,, by morning he made huge improvements,, by Friday he was almost 90% back to himself...
the vet figures he suffered a stroke.. After researching this I discovered this is often misdiagnosed and dogs are euthenised to early,,, Now mind you he didnt loose control of his bowels,but he was not able to stand for long if at all at first,, My feeling is if we went to the vet earlier Wednesday he may not be here now!!!
He knew he needed to go outside,, I assisted him by lifting his mid section so he could do his business.
He made a b-line to go in,, staggered and fell a few times,, when he made it in he headed to his bed and just fell there striking his head..
After a few hours we called the vet (business hours), Told them the story and we set up an appointment, on the phone they also confirmed our thoughts,,Without the ability to walk it was best to end his misery.
By misfortune and maybe luck, we could not get into the vet until later that evening,, in that time he started to improve and tried to walk,, wobbly and weak he followed me around,, by vet time he was walking but had a hitch in his get up..
Vet evaluated and postponed D day for two days,, said that if he didnt improve we should consider the inevitable.
I slept on his bed with him in total shock of what happened,, by morning he made huge improvements,, by Friday he was almost 90% back to himself...
the vet figures he suffered a stroke.. After researching this I discovered this is often misdiagnosed and dogs are euthenised to early,,, Now mind you he didnt loose control of his bowels,but he was not able to stand for long if at all at first,, My feeling is if we went to the vet earlier Wednesday he may not be here now!!!
