I feel that if it were me...If you have the money to take her in & pay hundreds to get the seizures stopped everytime thats good. But brain damage, blindness etc can occur. I know even if it costs $10,000 to care for one of our furbabies & they live 2 more years it wouldnt feel like a waste of money...but it can put a financial burden on your family thats not needed. And though you are glad you had her for 2 more years, credit card debt, no savings, etc can be hard. Also it depends on how your spouse supports the decision. No one likes to decide if any animal should live or die. Dogs normally only act sick when they are very close to death, thats why so many people say 3 days ago I had a happy healthy dog so I thought & now its dead...They dont mind the pain because they love you so much, so they continue to play, take their treat & hide it because they cant eat it & you just dont know til its to late
I would see what the breeder was willing to do as far as another pup or refund and what you & yourspouse thinks is best for you financial etc. If you do decide to PTS. Just give her the best day ever. Play, lots of treats, a long nap in your lap-these things are doggie heaven & then let her go w/those memories. Dont wait til she is in a full blown seizure & you are panicing & rushing her to the vetfor the 2nd, 5th, 10th time & they tell you they cant stop them, you say its time but think yesterday she was fine but I worked 12hrs, had to grocery shop, do the bills, then went to bed, I wasnt ready for her to go. Its just so heart breaking
Very hard. You know a person can look at you & say the pain is to great please pull the plug, but animals cant. We just have to see what we can do financially & give them the best possiblr treatment & attention until we decide. I dont know how others feel, but in rescue I have lost just a few pups & one to seizures, on his second seizure his veins collapsed & they couldnt get them stopped. I rescued his whole litter (basset/spaniel mix)from the pound for $10, adopted out his siblings on a alter contract & $30 for shots/worming, after his first $600 vet bill & then the next time although I would have paid again it just wasnt working, and look at how many other pound puppies could have been saved w/that money. He was worth it, but it made more sence to save other healthy pups (that otherwise get the gas chamber here
) I decided from then on that if any pups had a seizure they would be PTS
Unless it stopped after some nutra-cal because that would just be low sugar & could be easily managed. I know your situation is different but I'm sure most people here that have been in the situation dont regret the money they spent to keep their pet alive another day, month, year, but may think it would have been more wise & ultimately less devastating to have let go & put that money toward a healthy pup that is waiting on a new home too. I really am so sorry for what you are going thru. I decided I was only getting a adult for myself to try to avoid this kind of situation, I see so many here. God give you the strength & wisdom to do whats best for yours.