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Originally Posted by aproctor  LUCY is a very well taken care of, happy dog who has way better parents now than she had when she was a puppy and I thank GOD everyday that she came into our lives.
I am sorry but I also live with the decisions because if I make the "incorrect" decision then I know Lucy will suffer but so will I.
I understand the passion of you all on here but I think sometimes I feel like I am being attacked and made to think that I am a bad mom...I thank you for the advice but I think "advice" is as far as this should go and there are many, many, many of you on here that are very supportive and just here for that and I THANK YOU for that.
You all know know what we are going through and you should understand that we are here for helpful advice and support we are not here so we can feel bad about our decisions or be accused of being a bad parent (you may not say it but your words of "advice" sometimes imply that-and not just on my thread).
Words typed are sometimes interpreted differently than they are meant to-it's hard to express emotion when typing so maybe I am interpreting them incorrectly and if that is the case then I am sorry.
I love YT and I am soo happy I found it and I am soo happy to meet knew friends!!
If there are any changes in Lucy I will continue to update and ask for advice and I am grateful for all of your advice so far.
I am so happy that she is doing well and I will definitely follow up with blood tests and I may go back to BP to have them run the bile acids again but I may wait the 4-6 weeks and have them run both the blood and BA's again so they can both be done at that clinic instead of one here and one there.... |
I will never get it when people come on here and want advice and help and we give it and then are accused of not being supportive or implying people are bad parents. I'm going to give you my thoughts.
You are not the only one reading this thread, and people coming on this board need to have information -- not a rubber stamp to make them feel good. That is not implying that you are or are not a good dog owner or that your decisions are right or wrong. That is your perception of the posts. I hope my posts make people think long and hard about the issues - and make them realize it isn't about the owner but the dog. It is
always about the dog. It is about Lucy, and any other dog whose owner happens upon this thread. If I make friends along the way, I always have room in my life for another. But if I don't that is ok, I'd rather people hate my guts but reflect upon my words because I know I have something to offer to readers stumbling on this forum. I have been in the shoes of an owner with a sick dog (or sometimes three sick at once) and some members here have been there many more times than I have and for many more serious issues. We all have something to offer. I don't think we should rubber stamp to spare people's feelings. I think we should always speak for the dog. I think we should encourage people to be good advocates for their animals, and I think collectively we do that very well on this forum. I hope you will stick around and become a valuable fiber in our tapestry here on YT.