1 dog at the end of his days, what about second dog and moving house?

[friendlyfirefighter]

It's the end of the line for one of my (2) dogs.

We're moving house in just over a month.

Would you take the sick dog to his destiny before the move, leaving the remaining dog to settle into the new house alone, or would you prolong things and take the sick dog to the new place (stress) for the comfort of the remaining dog, then in a week or so after the move separate them for the final time?

Sorry if this is disjointed, a bit broken hearted right now and don't know what to do for the best. Moving can't be delayed.

If your poor dog is really on his last legs i dont think i could put him through the move have you asked your vet ? sorry you are sad

I think if the move is in a month's time, then you are thinking about this too soon. The decision to end your dog's life should be taken in conjunction with your vet, and you may well find the decision has its own timescale, and that your dog has gone to the bridge before the move. When they have a terminal illness, their condition can suddenly worsen and they can go very quickly. For me the decision to PTS should be about medical need and quality of life. I'd want to be discussing it with my vet and asking them to guide me.

So much depends on what your dog is currently going through, their age, how they are coping with medications etc. - Your vet can give you an idea of broad timescales given your dog's prognosis. I'd also be watching like a hawk for pain management. For instance if you are dealing with something like bone cancer, God forbid, then the severity of the pain would lead me to think about PTS sooner rather than later. For other conditions it could be a very different picture.

We've moved at least three times with our dogs, and unless you are going overseas - the disruption is mimimal and they were happy as long as they were with us and each other. The main issue to consider, I think, is continuity of dog care with regard to vets, particularly if care is complex. Depending on how far you are moving, I would make sure that dogs are registered with new practice as seamlessly as possible and try to have an appt asap when you move to discuss/apprise them of the situation. Also important to make sure you have plenty of supplies of meds etc for the duration of the move.

So sorry that you have to be thinking about this.

I think I'm being a bit ambitious :( We've been advised the decision is ours and meds are no longer effective. He is still eating and walking (and sitting with us happily) but I am no longer willing to put him thru more ops.

Fuck. :(

aww friendly that is sad if the decision is with you we have that at the moment with out cat she is 18 has the starts of renal failure , but she is eating drinking and seems ok so the vet has left it with us I guess it would be so much easier if the vet said thats it we need to PTS,

There's a very useful PDF here which discusses the HHMMM scale - this is a QOL assessment tool developed by an American vet for end of life animals and is very useful. However the article goes further and discusses the five freedoms, gives guidance on ethical frameworks and discusses some of the practical issues to be considered e.g. dehydration, depression and pain management. You may find it very useful to help your decision making