My Labrador has bad arthritis. He is 8.
He hobbles around at home, clearly in pain.
He's on drugs. I forget the name (am not at home) but they help a bit.
He's had surgery on his elbows. The surgeon told me they were in pretty bad shape. Nothing more really to be done.
The vet warned me that there will come a time and not far off when the pain is too much. And we should know that when a Lab doesn't want to walk, the pain will be immense.
He loves his walks still. Lives for them. He's energetic and bouncy on them but he pays for that later.
I can't bear the thought of him being perfectly fine in his head but arthritis making life unbearable in his not-old body.
Is it really the best thing to put a dog down then? Wouldn't it be better to have immense painkillers?
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CobblersandHogwash · 03/02/2020 08:11
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