My Shih Tzu is 12 years & 8 months old and has Cushing's Disease since he was 7. He's on meds for that plus two for a subsequent bad heart. He's been overweight since being diagnosed (23lbs vs 15 for his breed). He's also on an eye drop regimen.
For the last 3 months his quality of life seems to have diminished; he doesn't appear to be in pain, but all he does is sleep. He doesn't even greet me (or guests) at the door and he now wakes up every morning between 5-5:30 am (instead of sleeping in). Since last Friday he's had bloody diarrhea and doesn't want to eat or take his meds (he LOVES to eat and his pills are a treat).
We took him to the vet and he said he's only going to get worse; kidney failure, diabetes, etc. due to the Cushing's. We have him scheduled to be laid to rest on Friday at 2pm, but it's certainly not an easy decision. I don't want to wait until it's 3am and he's in pain and we're rushing around trying to find an ER vet (been there with a previous pet). Am I doing the right thing by sending him off now before it gets worse? He struggles to walk, sometimes breathe and now doesn't even like to eat.
For the last 3 months his quality of life seems to have diminished; he doesn't appear to be in pain, but all he does is sleep. He doesn't even greet me (or guests) at the door and he now wakes up every morning between 5-5:30 am (instead of sleeping in). Since last Friday he's had bloody diarrhea and doesn't want to eat or take his meds (he LOVES to eat and his pills are a treat).
We took him to the vet and he said he's only going to get worse; kidney failure, diabetes, etc. due to the Cushing's. We have him scheduled to be laid to rest on Friday at 2pm, but it's certainly not an easy decision. I don't want to wait until it's 3am and he's in pain and we're rushing around trying to find an ER vet (been there with a previous pet). Am I doing the right thing by sending him off now before it gets worse? He struggles to walk, sometimes breathe and now doesn't even like to eat.
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