Dear friends,
I hope this message greets you with a happy heart, unfortunately mine is not, and I really need some advice.
You see, I have to make a choice, in wether to put my dog to sleep, or medicate him and pray that he will pull through.
My much loved pet maltese dog named Jasper is 15 years old.
He has been my compainion all these years and is a very loyal friend.
He follows me everywhere, if I am in the loo, he will wait outside the door until I am finished, or if I am having a shower he will wait in the bathroom while I bathe.
He always knows when I am in pain, and he will come up and nudge me, and give a little lick on my legs or feet, which are the cause of my pain.
If I am upset, he will sit beside me and wait there til I have stopped crying.
He is a beautiful pet and I love him dearly, but just recently in the past 48 hours he has had 2 fits where he has like a mucsel spasm and his whole body twitches and he yelps in pain or fright, his breathing becomes shallow and the first time he was gasping like a fish does when it is taken out of the water, slowely he started to breathe as I talked to him trying to calm him, after the attack he passes wee and can not move for a few minutes.
Now his breathe is short and shallow, and he looks so sad and unwell, yet he still gets up every now and then to follow me.
He is going to the vet on the week end to get checked out.
His brother died last year, he had a heart murmor as does Jasper, and he was given medication to clear the fluid that kept building up in his lungs and another pill to slow his heart rate down.
It looks like Jasper is going to go the same way.
My son had Rastis (Jasper's brother) and tried everything to help him out, but he still had the same attacks as Jasper but not as servere while on his medication.
He died while sleeping in his basket and was found by my son. We had him cremated and now have his ashes in an urn.
I don't know what we should do, I know the vet is going to ask what we would prefer to do, I can't make this dession, do we medicate him prolonging his pain and discomfort and fear when he fits, or do I, be cruel to be kind, and put him to sleep?
I am going insane, I don't know what i should do, and I know it has to be my dession in the end, but I would really like your input on this and what you would do if in my situation.
My heart is breaking, it feels like I am loosing a child, he is my baby.
Please help me to do the right thing.
I send to you much love and happiness, and thank you in advance for any suggestions.
~Anne~.
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