Found out about 6 weeks ago that our dog has cirrhosis (sp?) of the liver. He had filled up with fluid and had extensive tests/x-rays/scans etc. to determine this. There's obviously nothing that can be done apart from giving him liver tablets and some diuretics to try and slow down the build up of fluid.
I had the fluid drained off at the vets just before I went away on holiday and when I got back 2 weeks later he had filled right up again .
Took him back to the vets when I got back and they said that they could drain him again but that he would only keep filling up with the fluid again.
This last 6 weeks I have spent just short of £1000 on vets fees, tablets, tests etc. (had to borrow the money from a friend because I stupidly didnt have him insured and I couldn't afford it).
He is now very uncomfortable, has trouble lying down and his walking is starting to become affected because of all the excess weight he is carrying. Also, because of the pressure the fluid is putting on his bowel etc, he has constant diarrhoea and is having trouble controlling it - meaning I have to leave him in the kitchen with newspaper down.
So I think the best thing all round is to have him put to sleep . We have had him for about 6 years and DD (11) absolutely dotes on him. He is her best friend and she spends most of her time after school/at weekends etc. walking him, playing with him. She has been to the vets with me and so knows that he wont get any better but will just deteriorate. We have had lots of tears the last couple of days and last night she came to me and said that she'd made a decision and that she thought he should be put to sleep so that my dad (her grandad) could look after him in heaven
So now that we've both made the decision, I'm not sure how to handle it from here. Do I take her with me to the vets when we take him in? Or should I do it when she's at school? Do they just take the dog away or would they give him the injection while we're there?
I'm really worried that DD will go off the rails once the dog has gone. Since I kicked my abusive ex out (who now rarely bothers with DD), her bond with the dog got stronger and took her mind off her daddy not being here
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I'm going to have to have our dog put down [sad]. How to handle it with DD?
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TequilaMockinBird · 13/06/2009 15:46
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