
Originally Posted by
sins
Many tears are a marvellous organisation.
However,it's a very young dog and anyone who truly knew the challenges in managing a very symptomatic dog with SM would reconsider the decision to prolong this dog's agony or inflict it on a family.
Sorry for being so blunt about it,but from a welfare issue,it's not fair on the poor creature.
Sins
A difficult situation but I would agree with what Sins is saying here.
If this is really SM then rehoming a dog with such a painful condition should be questioned.
Nobody can know for sure what time will bring, but it is known that young dogs with such very early-onset symptoms will usually deteriorate rapidly.
This dog could face a very uncertain future placed in a home that may not be able to cope.
They are chancing that this poor puppy will finding a permanent home with someone who is knowledgeable to know what they are taking on, knowledgeable enough to monitor and seek effective treatment when his symptoms worsen and with enough money to pay the considerable ongoing cost of the advice and treatment he needs.
Even if the owner can truly comprehend how much time and money such a needy dog may need, how can they ever truly understand what heartbreak, anxiety, and soul-searching is involved in living with a dog with SM?
The truly caring action here may well be to put him to sleep.
Margaret C
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Japanese Chins.... Dandy, Benny, Bridgette and Hana.
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