I love my ddog and if there was anything i could do to make him better i would but sadly I can’t and i will be heartbroken to have him pts
he is an 11 year old Lhasa and was so active until about 10 months ago had him tested for cushings thyroid you name it vet couldn’t find what was wrong he was refusing to walk has a big pot belly so they were continuing to investigate what was wrong then he suddenly went blind so they suspect it neurological possibly a tumour on his pituitary gland
he hasn’t coped as well as i would of liked being blind he doesn’t go on walks just sleeps on the sofa which he has to be lifted on and off so is restricting me going out and leaving him luckily I mainly wfh and dh works nights so is home in day he can find his way out into the garden but not back in again he poos a lot more and there is blood in it he sometimes doesn’t make it outside no matter how much we clean his bum it’s usually messy and it looks sore
he sleeps on my bed and is mainly ok but have the odd night he whimpers all night or panting which makes me think he’s distressed
Aibu to have him pts this week as I am off on annual leave I have spent the week with him but am thinking of taking him to vets so it can be done calmly rather than waiting for it to be an emergency. He has very little quality of life and neither do we I get anxious leaving him incase he wants to get off the sofa but he won’t settle on the floor it’s awful coming home to him panting as he’s stressed it’s difficult working when I have to sort him out he usually sleeps all morning but can get agitated mid afternoon I work in a call centre environment so everything is monitored. Dh gets woken up by him barking at times as well
l love him so much and the house will be so strange without him i don’t want to pts as he’s an inconvenience and it’s difficult having him but I am putting off the inevitable he won’t get and I want his passing to be calm and peaceful help I thought i had made my decision but am doubting myself now having spent the last few days cuddled up with him on the sofa