My vet suggested putting Jake to Sleep

[magicgenie]

A good vet would NOT be recommending euthanasia if he/she felt there was any hope for giving an animal a quality life. If you have faith in your veterinarian's judgement, the kind thing is to put Jake down.
Some on here will disagree with me, but I worry for the animals that, though hopelessly flawed, are kept alive but miserable, in hopes that some experimental longshot will help.

[Rachael1983]

Originally Posted by magicgenie

A good vet would NOT be recommending euthanasia if he/she felt there was any hope for giving an animal a quality life. If you have faith in your veterinarian's judgement, the kind thing is to put Jake down.
Some on here will disagree with me, but I worry for the animals that, though hopelessly flawed, are kept alive but miserable, in hopes that some experimental longshot will help.

I would have to agree. May not be the popular decision but it seems she put in a lot of effort and tried every avenue . It very well may be that Jake was just "wired wrong".

I know it's a difficult decision. My thoughts at with them both.

[Lilah Charm]

Originally Posted by kjc

Also the OP could be reading any replies from their email notifications...

That is what I was thinking/hoping, what an amazing challenge

[Lilah Charm]

Originally Posted by magicgenie

A good vet would NOT be recommending euthanasia if he/she felt there was any hope for giving an animal a quality life. If you have faith in your veterinarian's judgement, the kind thing is to put Jake down.
Some on here will disagree with me, but I worry for the animals that, though hopelessly flawed, are kept alive but miserable, in hopes that some experimental longshot will help.

I do agree with this statement. What a terrible situation for you and him to suffer through.

[DvlshAngel985]

OP if you're still out there, please come back and read this thread. I have a feeling your pup may be misdiagnosed or not treated for his seizures correctly. We just had a case similar to this a few months back. I picked up a pup from the shelter that the shelter vets labeled as an aggressive dog. There was a tail amputation and 3 foster homes later that we finally got her with someone that a) knew how to handle her and b) a vet diagnosed her and is now treating her correctly.

She has since been adopted and as of the last I heard she was living a very happy life with her new family. You may need to see a specialist because outburst of violence can be the result of a seizure as seizures manifest themselves differently in different people.