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In reply to the discussion: I don't know what to do about my dog [View all]

orleans

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10. i recently learned a lesson i didn't want to learn
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 03:52 AM
Aug 2013

and that is: sometimes it is just their time

my little dog decided one day (about 8 weeks ago) to stop eating and drinking.
well...!
tests at the vet the next day, trying her favorite foods, alternative foods, force feeding her baby food and water out of a little syringe (with no needle of course)...
a couple days later and we did more blood work, urine test, xrays...
she had a strong heart
(oh good, right?)
and she was getting weaker and weaker
one week and $1,000 later, for some unexplained reason, she just died.
omg!

it was as if she decided (for whatever reason) it was "her time" and i prolonged it for about a week by feeding her but she got her way and she died. and i still can't figure it out. and i still can't get over it. and i'm still devastated.

i just googled and found that the lhasa apso life span is 12-14 years. my baby was 13.5 years. but i wanted more. i suppose we always do.

i'm sorry you're going through this. i wish both of you well.

my advice: do what you can and whatever you feel is best.

I don't know what to do about my dog [View all] PasadenaTrudy Aug 2013 OP
Find an experienced veterinarian that holds a philosophy of tailoring treatment to both patient & hlthe2b Aug 2013 #1
There are medications that could help, if that really is the problem. There is a vet here jtuck004 Aug 2013 #2
She didn't even PasadenaTrudy Aug 2013 #3
While I don't doubt the finding of heart murmur, enlarged heart, it is also possible these findings hlthe2b Aug 2013 #4
10 years ago your average Vet would have started your dog on... Walk away Aug 2013 #5
Vets nowadays treat pets like humans, in terms of medical care. Chemisse Aug 2013 #6
The choice to treat a pet, or not, and to what degree, is incredibly personal. Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #7
I don't blame anyone for going to extremes to treat their pet, Chemisse Aug 2013 #12
I couldn't agree with you more. Walk away Aug 2013 #8
Yeah, I certainly don't want to presume what is best for PasadenaTrudy and her pet. Chemisse Aug 2013 #11
you don't always need to put them down. Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #9
What a lovely way for your dog to pass. Chemisse Aug 2013 #13
I agonized about it especially because we'd put down another dog Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #14
What a sweet girl. Chemisse Aug 2013 #16
i recently learned a lesson i didn't want to learn orleans Aug 2013 #10
Don't give them any more money DainBramaged Aug 2013 #15
I hope everything goes well, Trudy IrishAyes Aug 2013 #17
Hi. If there is a university with a veterinary school nearby... a la izquierda Aug 2013 #18
If you have to finally put her to sleep ... Kablooie Aug 2013 #19
I had a cat with a heart murmur that lived to be 22 TexasBushwhacker Aug 2013 #20
You've received some good advice here CountAllVotes Sep 2013 #21
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