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How to know when it's time?

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LetThereBeRock · 28/02/2010 07:56

My 16 year old Tibetan spaniel has been taking what appear to be seizures, over the past few days.

When she has them she hunches her back and walks sideways, and makes the most awful incredibly loud guttural noise.

We took her to the emergency vet yesterday and he said it sounds as though it's seizures or a bleed on the brain.

He's unable,or at least reluctant to give her medication, because of her kidney problems and says it's likely to get worse.

He said that in spite of appearances that he doesn't believe that she's in any pain.

She had a seizure at 12pm, then at 1am then 4am then 6:30am. They last about 5 minutes though she's confused afterwards for some time.

I'm taking her back to her usual vet on Monday and part of me feels that she'll have to be euthanised but at times she perks up and is her usual self.She's eating her favourite treat at the moment and was playing with me.

I'd appreciate any advice on how to know when it's time to let her go. I think it's likely that time is now but it's hard to tell when she behaves like her old self inbetween.

TIA

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Jammyrella · 04/03/2010 20:38

I really feel for you, especially as I am asking myself the same question about my cat right now. She has IBS, diabetes and now kidney failure. On Monday, when we got the kidney failure diagnosis, we decided not to treat do now we are just waiting it out with her. Vet said to ring her when she gets too weak/skinny or when she starts being sick a lot. I am sat here stoking her, feeling her vertebrae and thinking "how skinny is too skinny?" I don't think we have long left, but she seems content evn though she is not very active, so I don't want to deny her an extra day or two of cuddles or lying in the sun But equally I don't want her to suffer.

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