Long story short as possible! : I have a rescue spaniel who’s 8 years old I rescued her 5 years ago. I rehomed her from dog rescue centre when I was volunteering there for a degree in animal welfare and the rescue was going to put her down if I didn’t take her on she had 4 homes before coming to me she was returned due to serious reactivity on the lead to dogs and people
. Her original owner abused her and beat her with a stick which caused her to break her back leg and he refused to get treatment so it healed up but the back leg is shorter than the other. Her mother also bit her ear off fighting over food as. a puppy and he again didn’t get her treatment. when she was then useless as a gundog so he took her to the dog rescue if they refused to take her on then he wanted to drown her.
she’s been a challenge over the years with her reactivity but once she trusts you she loves you for life which includes both dogs and people.
About 6 months ago she developed ulcers on her left front foot due to the way shes over compensating when she’s walking due to the broken leg. I’ve tried antibiotics, creams and restricted exercise and nothing has improved them long term after a while they return again. My vet said she can’t have part of the pad amputated due to the bad back leg So I’ve decided to have her put to sleep on Wednesday as she is struggling to walk as the pad is swollen. I don’t want her to keep suffering.
I guess I’ve come on here to see if anybody has gone through anything similar with their dog?