and trust me when i say they will tell you when its time so don't think
about it, Lee
"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:29:39 -0700, Tiger Lily > wrote:
>
>>On 1/6/2012 12:54 PM, Evelyn wrote:
>>> On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:19:30 -0700, Tiger > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/5/2012 5:11 PM, Evelyn wrote:
>>>>> I just came from the vet. My gorgeous male German Shepherd, only 5
>>>>> yrs old, is nearly crippled due to bad hips and elbows. It was
>>>>> recommended that I go and see an animal orthopedic specialist an hour
>>>>> away from here.
>>>>>
>>>>> The dog is a wonderful pet, superb temperament, obedient, well
>>>>> behaved, trustworthy with people, cats and kids of all ages, not to
>>>>> mention that he is absolutely one of the most gorgeous black and red
>>>>> shepherds I have ever seen or lived with. He's truly magnificent.
>>>>>
>>>>> This promises to be a real problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> They sent us home with anti inflammatories and pain killers. Not a
>>>>> good scenario.......
>>>>>
>>>>> Evelyn
>>>>
>>>> oh, Evelyn, this is a heart breaker
>>>>
>>>> i do hope your GSD has quality of life and relief from pain
>>>>
>>>> ***hugs***
>>>> kate
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks so much. He's doing a lot better on the anti inflammatories
>>> and pain pills, but I don't kid myself that this is any thing but a
>>> respite. His hips are a mess. :-(
>>>
>>> Evelyn
>>
>>Evelyn, i know folks who have paid $3K/hip to fix this for their dogs.
>>The dogs ended up on more pain killers and perhaps a couple of years
>>of..... living?
>>It's sad and it's hard to deal with. Dogs give us unconditional LOVE!
>>
>>***hugs***
>>kate
>
>
> We won't put him through medical hell, and we really can't afford to
> on our side either. I had a dog with displaysia before and he lived
> to be ten yrs old before he got bad enough to be put down. It broke
> my heart and I still cry if I think of him. I don't want to think
> about where this will go because it is too painful to contemplate. I
> am going to take this one day at a time. For the moment, we are
> seeing improvement. That is good.
>
> Evelyn