Dog is a 7 year old Bernese Mountain Dog and they are not long lived, rarely reaching double figures :(
Vet said brain surgery wouldn't be advisable.
At present she is fairly happy, does not display any obvious signs of pain or discomfort, still eating etc
Her main problems are knuckling on her right side which can make standing difficult (she's broadly okay when up though), and her right sided weakness means it is difficult to jump into the car boot (she is huge so lifting her in is getting very troublesome). She seems to have quality of life at the present and obviously we love her....although she is not as full of joie de vivre as she used to be. She still enjoys walks but tires quicker.
Ultimately she will be incontinent and unable to stand, walk at all which would be the obvious point to euthanize
However I wonder if we are being selfish. How can we possibly know that she is pain free? She might be having awful headaches ?!?! Vet seemed to think that we'd 'know' if she was in pain, but I am not so sure.....
I wonder if we are being cruel in not euthanizing her now
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So if your dog had a brain tumour - when would you euthanize?
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hmc · 05/01/2014 15:41
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