[yorkietalkjilly]

Back when I was younger, I bought a precious little poodle that had hydrocephalus. The little baby's head was so large she tipped over forward when she tried to walk - I didn't find that out until I brought her home that night. The next morning the vet gave me the grave diagnosis/prognosis. In those days, that diagnosis was a certan death sentence. I called the breeder who offered to replace her but I was so distraught over her having such an ill dog and just selling it off so heartlessly, I didn't want to do further business with her or want any of her dogs after that. I only wanted the dog I had fallen in love with and that now my vet was telling me should be euthanized to prevent further suffering as he said her brain was under such pressure, she was in terrible pain and too dizzy to stand. If there is treatment now for something that horrible, it is a good thing as long as the dog is not still suffering and can live a dog's life with all the joy of being a dog.