Some will have seen some of the history of this - my 17 wk old golden pup has been fighting for her life since last Tuesday. She is now in a specialist veterinary clinic and they have at last found the cause of the problems: portosystemic shunt in the liver. Following further tests the problem is so widespread in the liver it's inoperable; and medication and special diet is the only way forward. If she responds to treatment today and tomorrow, AND she starts to eat food by herself and keeps food down AND is well enough to be able to do normal doggy things, she should be able to come home. IF that is the case, her life expectancy is a year at most, and she could have peritonitis again.
She's currently on a feeding tube and has not eaten of her own volition since monday a week ago (11 days). I think that by the end of tomorrow we'll have to make the horrible decision to end it for her. Even if she was well enough to come home, her quality of life may not be great. I'm finding it hard to deal with - it's been a devastating few days. Any advice comfort, insights will be so welcome. Thank you :(