What do you do??????

[monty]

We have a very rough decision to make this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow, our super little dog is very ill and she needs to be put down but daughter and wife are resisting. The poor little love has fought a full year with lymphoma but her quality of life has suddenly dived to the extent I believe she is in pain, it hurts me to witness this. We have taken her to Leahurst animal hospital, a branch of Liverpool Univ, for the last twelve months. When we first took her they guessed she had about three months to live but she battled and responded to every treatment they gave her, continually going into remission...........this time she hasn't, the cancer appears to have spread throughout her little body. She will only eat if I feed her by hand.

How can I persuade the rest of my family to let her go, save her from pain and release her from this awful disease that is slowly and surely taking her life..............we've had the bad rows, I've been called names for wanting to have her put down but to me it is the only fair option but when I see her eyes looking lovingly at me..............it hurts like hell

Any one any suggestions, I hate losing my dogs and I feel certain Polly will be the last one because I just don't want to go through this trauma again

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Horrible situation. Without seeing the dog - its hard to give an opinion.

Either way, you can't win if the rest of your family disagree.

What I would say though is, make sure you get another dog. The trauma at the end is worth it, would you go back in time and not have got Polly?

 

[monty]

Horrible situation. Without seeing the dog - its hard to give an opinion.

Either way, you can't win if the rest of your family disagree.

What I would say though is, make sure you get another dog. The trauma at the end is worth it, would you go back in time and not have got Polly?

Thanks MR GOT.......she has been a total clean animal, never leaving a mess in the house, she did this morning, on an old mat in the kitchen, nothing on the floor itself. She is now very emaciated although she does react if I call her,

The dog we had before Polly was 'my dog' if you get my drift. Dogs will chose some one in the family to associate more with than other members, Tara chose me. She also died of lymphoma although she never lasted anything like as long as Polly. I took her to be put down, I didn't realise it but as I cradled her in my arms as she slipped away her last action was to lick tears I had streaming down my face, I didn't even realise I was crying, I just never cry.....I bloody well did then. I swore that we wouldn't replace Tara but got pestered into visiting Animal Rescue, I chose Polly, she was totally different type of dog to Tara..................[Poor language removed] we are now back to square one. I never wanted to go through this trauma again but here we are.........................joking to one side I am really upset about this and just can't stand to see her suffer and I have convinced myself this time that we won't have another dog, I just couldn't face this mess for a third time

 

[Dutch Toffee]

Really sorry to hear about that Monty. Have a little pug dog myself and I know what you're saying with 'my dog'. Follows me everywhere and neglects everyone if he sees me. Certainly they are the most loyal of all creatures and I can't think how I'd feel if I ever have to make such a decision.

In my opinion, and I totally understand the resistance from the rest of the family, you should act in the best interest of the dog. If she's clearly in pain and the quality of life is that bad, I think the most humane thing to do, is to put her down.

 

[padefc]

We have a very rough decision to make this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow, our super little dog is very ill and she needs to be put down but daughter and wife are resisting. The poor little love has fought a full year with lymphoma but her quality of life has suddenly dived to the extent I believe she is in pain, it hurts me to witness this. We have taken her to Leahurst animal hospital, a branch of Liverpool Univ, for the last twelve months. When we first took her they guessed she had about three months to live but she battled and responded to every treatment they gave her, continually going into remission...........this time she hasn't, the cancer appears to have spread throughout her little body. She will only eat if I feed her by hand.

How can I persuade the rest of my family to let her go, save her from pain and release her from this awful disease that is slowly and surely taking her life..............we've had the bad rows, I've been called names for wanting to have her put down but to me it is the only fair option but when I see her eyes looking lovingly at me..............it hurts like hell

Any one any suggestions, I hate losing my dogs and I feel certain Polly will be the last one because I just don't want to go through this trauma again

not a nice thing to see an loved pet suffer ive lost 2 dogs this year one was a genral sicknote i come down for work 1 morning and he looked like [Poor language removed] panting and just sitting there i said vets for you lad ..then got a call from me lads dad chunks dead.the 2nd dog had a heart attack in front of me wife and died in my arms more or less my advice is vets no matter how hard it is i would never hesitate again like i did with mine

 

[monty]

Thanks lads, I've just got back from the supermarket, bought her a bit of steak, cut it up thinly seasoned it and cooked it in the wok and she ate it only to throw up leaving my wife and daughter in tears, I've come up stairs to 'be by myself' if you know what I mean

 

[Bluelass]

so sorry to hear this Monty but you have to do what is right for Polly, keeping her alive is only for the benefit of the humans and not for her. They ask for so little and give so much back but now you have the chance to allow her to slip away with some dignity and before her pain is too great.
I know exactly what you're going through, I've had 4 dogs put to sleep over the years and both Sasha and Gemma are now approaching their 15th year so I'm bracing myself for another round of misery.
Polly has given you all so much and now you need to repay her loyalty to you.
Thinking of you. X

 

[monty]

so sorry to hear this Monty but you have to do what is right for Polly, keeping her alive is only for the benefit of the humans and not for her. They ask for so little and give so much back but now you have the chance to allow her to slip away with some dignity and before her pain is too great.
I know exactly what you're going through, I've had 4 dogs put to sleep over the years and both Sasha and Gemma are now approaching their 15th year so I'm bracing myself for another round of misery.
Polly has given you all so much and now you need to repay her loyalty to you.
Thinking of you. X

Thanks lass, it means a lot that love

 

[Jamo Martinez]

so sorry to hear this Monty but you have to do what is right for Polly, keeping her alive is only for the benefit of the humans and not for her. They ask for so little and give so much back but now you have the chance to allow her to slip away with some dignity and before her pain is too great.
I know exactly what you're going through, I've had 4 dogs put to sleep over the years and both Sasha and Gemma are now approaching their 15th year so I'm bracing myself for another round of misery.
Polly has given you all so much and now you need to repay her loyalty to you.
Thinking of you. X

This, Monty lad

 

[chicoazul]

Horrible to hear mate, I think Lass hit it on the head for me but my thoughts are with you pal.
Chin up.
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[Robert Jarvis]

Monty I fully understand but there comes a time when you have to bite the bullet and say goodbye to the little fella and remember the fundays you had together.

IMO do not rush out and get a replacement, give yourselves a wee bit of time to mourn and say goodbye.

 

[monty]

Reached a decision, I will call Leahurst in the morning and take her there if they will see us..................this is a compromise as I feel that there is little they can do but it is not just my decision unfortunately

 

[linglong]

We have a very rough decision to make this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow, our super little dog is very ill and she needs to be put down but daughter and wife are resisting. The poor little love has fought a full year with lymphoma but her quality of life has suddenly dived to the extent I believe she is in pain, it hurts me to witness this. We have taken her to Leahurst animal hospital, a branch of Liverpool Univ, for the last twelve months. When we first took her they guessed she had about three months to live but she battled and responded to every treatment they gave her, continually going into remission...........this time she hasn't, the cancer appears to have spread throughout her little body. She will only eat if I feed her by hand.

How can I persuade the rest of my family to let her go, save her from pain and release her from this awful disease that is slowly and surely taking her life..............we've had the bad rows, I've been called names for wanting to have her put down but to me it is the only fair option but when I see her eyes looking lovingly at me..............it hurts like hell

Any one any suggestions, I hate losing my dogs and I feel certain Polly will be the last one because I just don't want to go through this trauma again

Sorry to hear that Monty

4 years ago i had my dear old boxer dog put down it was frankly the hardest thing i've had to do even now i feel that i didnt do the right thing but when i look at an old photo of her taken a few weeks before she died i'm reminded that it was the right thing after all.

Its hard but sometimes you have to put the dog first and not yourselves though i know its easy to say.

 

[Upper Sturry Sherbets]

I've lost five pets in the last fifteen years, the first was the hardest, you get stronger after each one, but it's never easy, so sorry to hear of this dog illness, I hope there is some way your pet can be saved, but it sounded severe so maybe we have to prepare for the worst, it's never nice to see a loved pet go, we went seven years without one before a new one came in.

sorry again.

 

[Bluelass]

hey Monty lad. I've sat in that waiting room for my Penny for many hours, so I can see you in my mind and I'll be thinking of you today.
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