Sadly I don't have very good luck with dogs
Some of you may already know I had to have my 7 year old Flat Coat Retriever put down last January due to a brain tumor. It was a painful experience for me to do this but she was suffering terribly. ...
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I made my decision for amputation based on the almost immediate relief from pain, allowing her to enjoy another year or more though in all likelihood it is only putting off the inevitable. The other option that I was told many people use is to treat her with pain relief only until that no longer works but it is my understanding that fractures from minor injuries like walking are often experienced. She still enjoys leash walks very much and I want to give her as many of those as is possible in what time she has left. After amputation the expectation is that she will no longer need pain meds once the surgical recovery is over (about two weeks) and she can lead close to a normal life. I feel I owe her that much at least. I really thought that since I was adopting basically a puppy she'd outlive me and who knows, she still could, but I NEVER wanted to go through having to order a loved ones death again. Guess it's all part of life. Thanks for the kind thoughts from my RV.net friends.
