Ok. I just was thinking of several of our acquaintences who had dogs that had so many health issues, and all the meds those dogs took just to keep them alive...I don't want to get sucked into that game. But Nikki has no other health issues, the vet said it was probably arthritis or a slipped disc...If she can stay completely comfortable taking a pill a day, well, I'd consider that, But she'd have to be really well, I don't want to prolong an old dogs misery just because I can't let go. I'd like all my animals lives to end on good notes, not after months of my trying to eek out an extra month or two...
Becky
I had to put a cat to sleep for the second time in just a few months -- poor cat was stone blind, had high blood pressure, kidney failure, and cancer. As long as she had a good appetite and got around o.k. I was letting her have her chance, but when she stopped eating and started sitting hunched up in one spot, it was time to let her go. She was a tough old kitty, though.
Becky, glad to hear Nikki will be OK :~) Hope she's even better by this morning. Sounds like it's not too hard to get pills in her, but Our Rimadyl is in a tasty chewable. It's like a treat. You can ask if they have that if/when you need a refill. She may not need it every day... Even when Logan was 16, he didn't always need it, once the inflammation is down, it may only take a few times a week to keep it down. You just watch, and give her one on days she looks stiff... And, I suppose, don't let her overdo by sneaking along with you again. Once she feels better, she might try again!
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