iWitch
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First of all, please do not judge! We've made this decision based on our dog not on the fact we're having a baby!
It's unfortunately coming close to the time when we take our beloved doggy for his final journey to the vets. The poor lad has arthritis bad in his his legs, has little control over his bladder & looks miserable 90% of the time. There's also a possibility he's going senile. He's still eating & still likes to go out but this is the only time we see life in him.
We tried tablets to help with his joints & he's been on the max dosage of medicine for his bladder. I think the only reason he's still with us is because we're being a bit selfish & can bear to make this awful decision.
The thing is, he hates the vets! I just know when we take him he'll get some life in him & try & pull is back out the door. His tail will be between his legs, hair will shed & his eyes will say more than he ever could. This would be difficult to do at the best of times, never mind being 8mth pregnant!!
The vets will obviously know why we've booked him in & I won't be able to ask questions like this over the phone because I will break down. How does it work? Are they likely to keep us waiting? How quick does it take for the injection to take effect? Will it calm him down immediately?
Sorry to ask all these horrible questions but I'm honestly dreading this! xx
It's unfortunately coming close to the time when we take our beloved doggy for his final journey to the vets. The poor lad has arthritis bad in his his legs, has little control over his bladder & looks miserable 90% of the time. There's also a possibility he's going senile. He's still eating & still likes to go out but this is the only time we see life in him.
We tried tablets to help with his joints & he's been on the max dosage of medicine for his bladder. I think the only reason he's still with us is because we're being a bit selfish & can bear to make this awful decision.
The thing is, he hates the vets! I just know when we take him he'll get some life in him & try & pull is back out the door. His tail will be between his legs, hair will shed & his eyes will say more than he ever could. This would be difficult to do at the best of times, never mind being 8mth pregnant!!
The vets will obviously know why we've booked him in & I won't be able to ask questions like this over the phone because I will break down. How does it work? Are they likely to keep us waiting? How quick does it take for the injection to take effect? Will it calm him down immediately?
Sorry to ask all these horrible questions but I'm honestly dreading this! xx