Would you put to sleep a 17 year old English Mastiff whose back legs have finall failed??

I dont know what to do. Finally got her to pee outside but thats all the strength she had...

Hate it but its time.....kidneys will fail soon....love em but its all part of life.

But she still eats fine, i think decent vision, hearing seems weak though. Her body is just giving way. Shes a big dog.

Best dog ever though. Sad

Sorry to hear this. My beloved Doberman got hip displacia and his legs would spread out behind him. Finally he couldn't walk anymore so we had to say goodbye. My dad took a week off of work he was so devastated and he is a real tough guy.

If he is suffering it would be merciful. They hang on for you, and you sort of have to let them know you will be ok and they are relieved.

Again, so sorry. My mom carried her Basset up and down the steps for a year before making the decision. It's rough.

If the still has desire to eat. It still wants to live

It's time, and you know it...

The hardest thing to do. View it as a final act of love.

Youre right, shes done outlived her body.

Another issue though, her boy(she's been in his life forever) just left for texas for the holiday, wont be back til sunday night. Not sure we/she can make it that long. We both gotta work. Old girl alone with just 2 other dogs all day now...

When they can no longer get up its time......dont let her suffer because you cant bear to lose her....watch for weight gain due to retaining water, happens when they dont move enough.

just had to do the same thing with our old lab. dug a big hole in the backyard, found a vet that came to our house and put him down. sucks.

She does eat fine, just made her dinner. Only peed since home so the long trek outside is coming in a minute..not sure how thats gonna go. The pee took three trips and about an hour total. Shit

Sometimes the most humane thing to do is to put her out of her suffering.

Im planning on her going out viking style in the pond. Wife not fond. But she doesnt even want to talk about any of this.

At Easter, my sister's 18 year old cat was unable to move her legs. We weren't sure what was wrong because my sister had said that she had started to stiffen up over the last few months. We took her to the vet's the next day and were told that she had had a stroke and that she was in pain.

It was heartbreaking seeing her unable to really move. She was a tiny little thing and really couldn't move without her back legs. She was also getting very frustrated during the night. All my sister had to hear was that she was in pain. :(

im very sorry do you own a gun?

feed her an amazing meal! and then take her down to pasture god bless you and god give you strength and comfort in this time.

My French Mastiff made it to 12. Best dog ever! I drank a 6 pack for a month straight to dull the pain. Miss my boy still 2 years later

Yeah its a tough damn call. But somethings got to be done. If wealthy enough i would hire a fulltime nurse. Get her a wheelchair thing, all that, But isnt the case. We got to work or theres no food or medicine for her anyway. Plus shes outlived her lifespan by 7 years at least. Thats what im telling the wife when she gets back.

But then again maybe tomorrow will be better for Haley..

IDK

Sad. Sorry. I let my own 16 yr old girl live too long as a shadow of the uber doggie she once was and it broke both our hearts. She still had an appetite, too... but there are other considerations.

After having to rescue her from collapse several times a day, losing sleep due to her incontinence and suffering myriad dirty looks from dog lovers who obviously thought I was neglecting her, for months, she finally told us she was in pain and we put her down while holding her in our arms.

I feel the heartbreak 8 years later and have avoided a new pup due to not wanting to endure it again... but avoiding pain avoids love.

Don't let it go on so you can avoid the hurt. Be a good friend. End the life before it gets too painful... in all ways.

I recommend staying for the shot and holding her as she leaves, as it is simply going to sleep. I am glad I did not leave her alone for the vet to do it.

Sincere feels... all dog lovers sympathize.

Damn, she does seem like a stroke victim as well. Probably right

(((((( hugs )))))))

Only if the dog's in pain.

Other than that, I'd let the dog die naturally. Why not?

Why would you get a dog in the first place?

Now be a big boy/girl and deal with killing it.

OP - Look into your good girl having a bladder infection. Seen it with a number of older pups, that for some reason a simple bladder infection causes their hind legs to become useless.

Maybe use fish anti-biotic if money is an issue.

Sad to read that..I dont know if I can be in room though. At that point thinking ill take care of it myself. But also know not as tough skinned as I type. Takes a certain man to put down the ones hes loves even if he knows it for the best..so IDK yet

Thx

OP - Look into bladder infection!!!

I thought GLP had hit a new low and read it as

Would you sleep with, yadda yadda



Lol

My grandmother came from your country. Moved to USA, raised livestock and farmed, worked her ass off til 95 years of age to feed you troll ass. Respect son

Ill shall check it out tomorrow. Any glimmer of hope is good in my book.

Thank you sir

mad me tear

How did she feed me from the USA? LOL, this doesn't make sense

And also I bet that's what she had in mind the whole time "Hmmm, I'm gonna move to the US and raise livestock so that I can feed it to the trolls in Poland so that one day they can troll my grandson into oblivion"