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Originally Posted by Lou  I remember when our beloved 13 year old beagle was being seen for a huge mast cell tumor. The vet had just told me his blood was now full of mast cells and it wouldn't be long before we would need to put him down. There I was in one exam room waiting for the vet to come back in and overhearing the s.o.b. in the next room complaining that he wanted to put his two year old golden down because the vet had diagnosed diabetes. The creep didn't want the expense or hassle of giving the dog shots. I remember I started to cry wishing to God I could trade places with him. I wouldn't have minded giving our baby shots and I sure wouldn't have minded the expense. It just seemed so unfair. Oh how I wanted to tell him off. |
i'm so sorry to hear that story. i'm with you i just dont' understand why someone would get a dog without thinking that they may have to spend a lot of money on taking care of it. if that were a child you would do whatever it took to make them feel good and live longer, there's not a euthanizing children at the doctor when they are agressive or unwanted or too much money or too sick. we do it with dogs that are so sick that they are going to suffer and we do a very kind and humane thing by letting them go so they won't hurt anymore, but we don't do this with our kids, so why be so casual and heartless about PTS a dog??
it's heartbreaking to those that truly care, we just had to put down our golden because her organs were failing and winter was coming quick and we didn't want her to suffer and die in the freezing cold weather. she was 14 years old and it was the hardest thing we've ever done, my father had to have his cousin take her in because he couldn't bear the pain and you have this A holes going in for no good reason and doing this to their dogs.
so sickening!!