My Max was still eating and drinking and eliminating when I took him into
his vet but we had already discussed the rainbow bridge on the previous two
visits to the clinic. I called that Saturday morning and said I just had to
do it right away before I lost my nerve and they were wonderful to both Max
and me. I couldn't see him become even more miserable; loved him too much
and he had had such a full, long and healthy life till this infection took
him down.I held him through all but the shunt placement and he slept his
life away peacefully. It cost $95.00 and I would have paid anything for an
easy crossing for him. The bill came the next week along with a sympathy
card from the staff - they were so caring.
"DCLRKERR" <dclrkerr DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> Help,
>
> My Foo Foo has been sick for about 3 years with an auto immune problem.
He has
> been on Prednizone. The vet keeps increasing the dosage as he needs to
stay
> semi well. He is about 6 yrs old, deaf and blind. He gets more ragged
looking
> by the day. His fur looks like a neglected malnurished bun. He either has
> forgotten the litter box, doesnt have the strength to get in or has become
> incontinent. He sleeps most of the time. It is so hard to know when the
"time"
> has come. He could be extremely miserable or just mildly miserable. Foof
> never complains. I don't want to wait too long. I called his vet and
> "priced"........Yuck, It makes one feel so scum of the earth. Alas, his
vet
> charges $73.00. My dog's vet (good vet, not bun specialist) only charges
> $35.00. This is hideous, pricing the end for my beloved Foo Foo. This is
a
> very tough decision to make on ones own. Any helpful thoughts would be
> appreciated.
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