I know I am. But when I see her tail wag I get this pang of immense guilt.
our lovely girl has just turned 4, around 6m ago she developed a slight limp in the front leg. We assumed she maybe sprained it so was advised crate rest for a day or two to see if would resolve… we thought absolutely nothing of it!
it progressed very quickly. She then started being unable to weight bare, she would end up walking on her elbows and had severe knuckling. Her legs would always splay out. It is awful.
we have maxed out the insurance, she has had MRIs, CTs, countless bloods, specialist referrals. They just say they’re is nothing they can see in any of it that could cause it and have put it down to neurological/nerve damage/inflammation. :(
She spends most of the day on the couch being carried to the loo, she does sometimes jump down and she ends up on her elbows!
it’s time isn’t it? We’ve tried medicines we’ve tried physio we’ve tried electrotherapy. Nothing has worked. we have spoken to the vet RE quality of life..she’s a four year old cockerpoo, she used to adore hopping through the long grass in the fields.
she is my daughters best friend. She has ADHD and this dog has been her best friend since the day we bought her home. I want to shelter her from it so much but I know we can’t, it’s impossible. It will be her first experience of loss.
it’s booked for Monday. I can’t imagine our house without my little shadow.