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Originally Posted by pepe mint  i can agree with the child abuse if the medications are tried, they don't work, and the kids continue to suffer. but i dont think it is abuse if you know the child has allergies and you are trying different treatments...and find one that works.
i know if trinity had allergies to our dogs, i would try different treatments. rehoming my animals would be a VERY last resort...and i would hope to never be in a situation like that.
the way i look at it with kids/pets...and i may get a hammering for saying this. but it's not that we love the kids more than the pets...or the pets more than the kids...but when we are faced with a situation where the kids simply CANNOT be with the pets...there are only so many options... and re-homing the pet is one of those options. bottom line.
and if re-homing a pet because the lifestyle that you are currently offering the pet is not good (for whatever reason...health, money, time, whatever...) you have to do what is right and fair by the pet. there are WONDERFUL people out there looking for a pet to love. a lot of people would prefer to adopt a pet that is a little older...vs. a small puppy. and if you rehoming the pet is in the very best interest of the pet...and they are going into a home like that where their quality of life is increased tremendously, I do not see why anyone should be made to feel bad about that.
in life, we are all faced with choices and difficult decisions to make. and we make them. |
The medications they have out now they didn't have over 20 years ago when we needed them. Heck now you can walk into Kaiser and ask for a machine, and they give them to you. I had to buy ours, and I needed 3 (home,school & van). It was the only way to keep our son out of the hospital. But that is the difference between back then and now. The way I look at my re-homing is we saved our sons life, and at the same time made a very loving older lady who's husband just passed away very happy. I don't feel bad about re-homing her she had a wonderful life and our son grew up to be a fine young man.
I don't think anyone should go out of their way to upset people, if they do, they are missing out on what life is really about.
Life is short, be happy, healthy & wise. That's what Mom always said.
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