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My mind playing tricks?...

deleted_user
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My baby girl went from a healthy happy dachshund to one who could hardly walk or drag herself into her little bed. She had a hard time going potty and whined from pain whenever we tried to pick her up. We tried all sorts of meds. Did all the tests possible but in the end couldn't afford the ghastly cost of back surgery ($3,000!!!)

But my mind is playing tricks on me. I keep thinking what if...what if...was she really sick...maybe it was just my imagination and I didn't have to put her down...
cath04
cath04
It sounds like she was in a lot of pain and had a really poor quality of life. You did the right thing to end her suffering. It's never an easy decision. Our cat back in April was ill, she had had a Cesarean section and they weren't sure what was wrong with her when she collapsed a few days later. We got a message to ring the vet (We were in America on our honeymoon!) and he said they wanted to give her 24 hours and then if she had perked up operate, if not we had to make `the decision'. We talked about it and it was hard especially being so far away, we couldn't be with her, but decided to do the right thing for her. 24 hours later she had perked up a little, so we agreed to the operation, they never got to operate, as they put her under the anaesthetic her body gave up. They did carry on so that we would know what was wrong and her bladder had exploded. We now wish we had made the decision 24 hours earlier to put her down, as she must have been suffering.
You did the right thing, although it's hard to accept.
She's at peace now.
deleted_user
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last August, our cat was diagnosed with a tumor in her nasal cavity. We considered the whole chemo-radiation treatment, but realistically her chances were low and the treatment would have been expensive and painful. In the end, we had to decide at what point the quality of her life just wasn't worth it, and we put her to sleep. I still wonder what would have happened if we had tried the treatment. If there was ANYTHING else we could have done. But in the end, it comes down to avoiding our pets unnecessary pain. You did do the right thing, it just takes time to feel ok with it.
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