Background is had a dog rescued from abroad ( I know ) she turned up and was nothing like her description, we have spent hours of time effort and money with behaviourists to turn her round due to her nervousness . She is now in the house ok as long as you stick to her routine , she has always been excellent with the children outside however she is still very nervous we no longer walk her ( this is not so much of a problem as we moved to a small holding before we got her so she has 38 acres of land we can walk her round without her seeing other dogs or people . )
Problem is ... at age 1.5 her hips are knackered . Vet is shocked at the X-ray at her age . We had to sedate her to get her into the vets , she is now on painkillers and seems happy and in no pain apart from when she sits or her up from lying down she gives a little groan .
She is going to need extensive surgery ... cost isn't an issue petplan top policy and they will cover .
The issue is do I put her though it , mentally the surgery , staying in vets , strangers , rehab ( she will need physio and hydrotherapy to get the best result ) and it keeps being said she is so young to have hips this bad . I'm not sure if mentally she will get though the treatment and rehab without at the very least reverting to spending 4 months living under a table trembling .
I'm torn . She is such a brave loving girl , despite her not being what we wanted from a dog we love her and she is part of the family but on the other hand the damage is already done mentally and to put her through more trauma ... is it fair ?
I'm a bit muddled at the moment head wise myself as have recently lost my dad so struggling to think of making a decision on her future which isn't just the best for me
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TheScrapMonster · 16/07/2020 10:27
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