i want to euthanize my dog. ur thoughts?
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:05 am
So here's my story.
My family adopted a pitbull a few years ago, she was very healthy at first but , maybe ten moths ago, her body began to cave in and she couldn't walk. We took her to a hospital and they said it was a herniated disc and recommended we take her to see a neurologist, we did, they told us the same and that surgery was estimated to cost around ten grand which my family and i couldn't afford. we later had her examined over at northshore animal league and gave us medication but told us she wouldn't walk again.
I've been taking care of her since and her lower body is getting worse and worse. Her groin is getting loose, she's developing rashes from lying down so much, she has scars that won't heal. This is because of her bladder, she has zero sensation from her hips down, so she often pees on herself. I've tried to make her go at scheduled times but even that's not effective. We purchased the wheelchair for her and it is great, however overall, her being outside is only in small increments, majority of the time she sounds her days on my bed or couch, restricted. I've tried drag bags, but none of good quality are made for her.
Honestly it is just too much work for me. I just turned twenty one recently and i wanna go out and live on my own, work, get a good career, but this will be too hard if i have to care care of my dog. she's deteriorating and she's only going to get worse so i'm seriously considering euthanization. I'm first going to take her to some doctors, chiropractor, neurologist, etc. to see the likelihood of her walking again, but based on what i've been told, see, and researched, she won't walk again. And I don't want ot pass her off to a shelter or another family where they play caregiver for the rest of her life until something tragic happens to her body, an infection, broken leg, the paralysis worses, etc and then they would take action when it should have been done before.
I love her. She's the best thing that's happened to me, however, the more I rationally think, the more it seems right to put her down. It's awful, and this period of my life is the most angry i've been, it's time to end this chapter unfortunately.
what are your thoughts on this? am i selfish, are there options i'm not considering, is this the right thing to do? please give me some feedback and thank you very much for reading!
My family adopted a pitbull a few years ago, she was very healthy at first but , maybe ten moths ago, her body began to cave in and she couldn't walk. We took her to a hospital and they said it was a herniated disc and recommended we take her to see a neurologist, we did, they told us the same and that surgery was estimated to cost around ten grand which my family and i couldn't afford. we later had her examined over at northshore animal league and gave us medication but told us she wouldn't walk again.
I've been taking care of her since and her lower body is getting worse and worse. Her groin is getting loose, she's developing rashes from lying down so much, she has scars that won't heal. This is because of her bladder, she has zero sensation from her hips down, so she often pees on herself. I've tried to make her go at scheduled times but even that's not effective. We purchased the wheelchair for her and it is great, however overall, her being outside is only in small increments, majority of the time she sounds her days on my bed or couch, restricted. I've tried drag bags, but none of good quality are made for her.
Honestly it is just too much work for me. I just turned twenty one recently and i wanna go out and live on my own, work, get a good career, but this will be too hard if i have to care care of my dog. she's deteriorating and she's only going to get worse so i'm seriously considering euthanization. I'm first going to take her to some doctors, chiropractor, neurologist, etc. to see the likelihood of her walking again, but based on what i've been told, see, and researched, she won't walk again. And I don't want ot pass her off to a shelter or another family where they play caregiver for the rest of her life until something tragic happens to her body, an infection, broken leg, the paralysis worses, etc and then they would take action when it should have been done before.
I love her. She's the best thing that's happened to me, however, the more I rationally think, the more it seems right to put her down. It's awful, and this period of my life is the most angry i've been, it's time to end this chapter unfortunately.
what are your thoughts on this? am i selfish, are there options i'm not considering, is this the right thing to do? please give me some feedback and thank you very much for reading!