Yes, I know
We have been traveling around the USA for about 3 months now. We travel with 3 Chihuahuas. No big deal. Our oldest is 13, has a collapsed trachea, enlarged heart, pinched nerve in his shoulder, and...
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westernrvparkowner wrote:
...In my opinion, it is inhumane to allow a pet to suffer in it's final days...
I don't think you'll get anyone to disagree with this statement, but having to deal with this on just about a daily basis for 36 years, I've found that every person's definition of "suffer" is different.
To some the diagnosis of cancer is that point - even though the animal could have months of normal happy life with no symptoms even without treatment.
To others, a dog with a broken back, totally incontinent and in pain with zero chance of recovery wasn't the point of "suffering" - had to talk long a hard with that one.
The extremes may be pretty obvious, but there is a whole lot of gray area in between. I've learned to avoid TELLING people what to do and to give them options, sometimes with what my personal decision would be if it were my dog/cat.
It's pretty easy to stand on the sidelines in judgment for somebody else.
Doug, DVM
