At what point do you call it a day with an old dog?

SamTheGuru said:
5 years or so, after this:

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Cruel owner jailed after letting dogs suffer and starve to death

WARNING: Distressing pictures
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Dog at centre of horrific animal cruelty case still looking for home

When Ben was found, he was underweight and had an untreated injury on his face
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And here he is right this moment:

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16 weeks, effectively 8? That bastard wanted stringing up. So, he lost his father. I'm sure there's plenty of pet owners on here who've lost dearly loved family members. Did they leave their pets to starve to death as a result?
 
jimharri said:
16 weeks, effectively 8? That bastard wanted stringing up. So, he lost his father. I'm sure there's plenty of pet owners on here who've lost dearly loved family members. Did they leave their pets to starve to death as a result?
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He has recently been done again since for the same.

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Inside horror home where 50 'suffering' animals lived in squalor

Liam Reynolds, 34, of Plymouth was found to have been keeping cats, dogs, fish and birds in his cluttered and dirty home.
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jimharri said:
Those poor animals. If you can find some consolation, you can get some from the fact that you gave Ben (did you keep the name?) a great last few years, in contrast to what he endured before.
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Kept the name, but I call him Benjani :D
 
SamTheGuru said:
Long term heavy painkillers now, which would put his bill up to about £450/month.
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Your dog has had a wonderful life and that’s a huge financial burden with nothing to show for it other than prolonging both the dogs suffering and frankly your own mate.

We lost our Mini Daschie girl a few years back and her last week on this Earth with us thinking we where giving her every chance was the worst I’ve ever experienced and she suffered, needlessly imo and I will regret to my end not doing the kindest thing sooner.

All the best in whatever you decide.
 
If you've got a good vet, they'll let you know if they think it's probably time to let them go, but you'll know yourself. It's one of the hardest decisions you'll ever make.

We knew with both ours. Our Golden Retriever's hips were shot, and he couldn't lift himself. His pain medication was causing him loads of other issues and he ended not being able to stand to crap and struggling to eat properly.

Lab-cross went fairly soon afterward of heart failure. Had him on loads of meds to help with his fluids and heart function. In the end we had him euthanised, but he was pretty much there anyway. It was only the meds keeping him going; he had very little quality of life.
 
SamTheGuru said:
Long term heavy painkillers now, which would put his bill up to about £450/month.
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If you get the prescription of vet and get the meds online you save about 70% i used to get the prescription for metacam and use it with 3 different online companies not really allowed but save on script costs.
 
blueinsa said:
Your dog has had a wonderful life and that’s a huge financial burden with nothing to show for it other than prolonging both the dogs suffering and frankly your own mate.

We lost our Mini Daschie girl a few years back and her last week on this Earth with us thinking we where giving her every chance was the worst I’ve ever experienced and she suffered, needlessly imo and I will regret to my end not doing the kindest thing sooner.

All the best in whatever you decide.
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Don't do that to yourself. We're all geniuses with hindsight.
 
We had a Cocker Spaniel Scamp, that was put down 12 years old.

One of the toughest decisions we've ever had to make. He was old and his lower spine and back legs had gone.

The vet said he could relieve his pain and keep him alive, but it would only be for weeks and he would not have the quality of live he'd enjoyed so far.

I was carring him and the vet put him to sleep whilst I was holding him... his ashes are still with us after about 15 years.

We have another dog now, Freddie but we waited for around five years... I just couldn't replace him.

Freddie 9 and a half will be our last.... but he's still full of beans right now... touch wood.

Thoughts are with you and the family mate.
 
ganganvince said:
If you get the prescription of vet and get the meds online you save about 70% i used to get the prescription for metacam and use it with 3 different online companies not really allowed but save on script costs.
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We do this.
Our dog is spay incontinent and she has to take propalin twice a day. We can get three bottles online for the price the vets wanted for one.
 
You gave him the most wonderful life a dog could have. You've cared for him right to the very last second and he'll have known that. RIP Ben.
 
Condolences. Having been through the same situation fairly recently I can sympathise with how you’re probably feeling right now. Dogs give you some of the best days of your life and one of the very worst.

That’s a lovely pic of the dignified gentleman btw.
 
Djibrilshairdo said:
Condolences. Having been through the same situation fairly recently I can sympathise with how you’re probably feeling right now. Dogs give you some of the best days of your life and one of the very worst.

That’s a lovely pic of the dignified gentleman btw.
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It is a pencil portrait by an amateur we had done a couple of years ago based off a photo. The full portrait is behind me and he is sitting on a blanket with the below logo on that she also picked up in the portrait.

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