{"id":3786,"date":"2019-08-19T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T01:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.net\/blog\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2019-08-19T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T01:08:23","slug":"when-is-the-right-time-for-euthanasia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animalhealthfoundation.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/when-is-the-right-time-for-euthanasia\/","title":{"rendered":"When Is the Right Time for Euthanasia?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nI have a number of friends (and a family member) who have dogs who are nearing the end of their days. I\u2019m noting and processing the events and feelings they are experiencing \u2013 and hoping it is several years before I\u2019m in a similar situation (my heart dog, Otto, will be 12 years old in November).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Beau<\/h4>\n

My sister and her husband have a really old Schnauzer-mix named Beau. He might even be a real Schnauzer. He\u2019s so old, it\u2019s hard to tell! They took in Beau when a friend in distress couldn\u2019t keep him. The friend had gotten Beau as a puppy when her son was 10 years old, and that son is in his late twenties now, so\u2026 Beau is old. He has limited vision, limited hearing, has had several strokes and can\u2019t walk a straight line, and is growing increasingly incontinent. On his bad days, it seems almost cruel that he is being kept alive. He may stagger or not be able to get up, he acts like he doesn\u2019t know where he is and is anxious, and he may just suddenly completely empty his bladder on the carpet while standing still, seemingly unaware he is doing so.<\/p>\n

But on his good days, he runs up the hall with the rest of his housemates, eats with gusto, goes outside through the dog door and potties without assistance or a reminder to do so, and enjoys his time on the sofa and in bed with his human and canine housemates. So they are very much afraid that if they call the vet to make a euthanasia appointment on one of his bad days, and he\u2019s having a good day on the day of the appointment, the vet may decline to euthanize, or the staff may make them feel like creeps! In fact, they feel sort of pre-emptively guilty about even just talking about \u201cBeau\u2019s time.\u201d My sister and brother-in-law love Beau and want him to have a good end. But when is the right time?<\/p>\n

Chaco and Lena<\/h4>\n

There is Chaco, one of my former foster dogs. She\u2019s younger than Otto, but has two failing knees and severe arthritis, and her owner lacks the health insurance or budget to pay for two knee surgeries. Her declining mobility has contributed, it seems, to weight gain, which compounds her problems.<\/p>\n

Another friend is in a similar position with Lena, Otto\u2019s very first playmate and friend. She has had one ACL surgically repaired, and underwent \u201cconservative management\u201d when the second one tore; her veterinarian says her hips, too, are quite dysplastic, and would have benefitted from surgery. Both hips and both knees, too? Her very devoted owner, my friend, could not have possibly paid for four surgeries \u2013 nor could she have gotten or afforded insurance after the first knee injury and x-rays showed the hip problems. Lena is maintained on daily pain medication and various joint supplements, and my friend takes her for frequent drives to places where she can take short, gentle walks. My friend has also been shopping for some sort of wagon or cart she could use to take the 70-pound dog on walks, so she at least can enjoy the changing scenery and odors. Lena, like Chaco, is getting fairly crippled, but is in otherwise good health and appetite. How long can my friends maintain them in this condition?<\/p>\n

How to know when to let them go<\/h4>\n

Super dedicated owners can provide hospice care for dogs, if they are physically and emotionally able and have an appropriate home and time to do so. We ran\u00a0a great article about this<\/a>\u00a0in 2010; it holds up well today. But not everyone has a schedule and home that would permit, as just one example, helping a large non-ambulatory dog outside to potty several times a day.<\/p>\n

Not unrelated: Between all my dog-loving friends, I am aware of exactly ONE DOG who died peacefully in his sleep.<\/p>\n

I just went looking; here are some links for information on how to know when \u201cthe time\u201d is right for euthanasia:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www\/americanhumane.org\/fact-sheet\/euthanasia-making-the-decision\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.petmd.com\/blogs\/fullyvetted\/2009\/march\/ten-ways-you-know-its-time-euthanize-your-pet-6745<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.lapoflove.com\/Quality-of-Life\/How-Will-I-Know-It-Is-Time<\/a><\/p>\n

When it is getting close to time to make an appointment for euthanasia, we have some other helpful articles to read.\u00a0This one<\/a>\u00a0is by a long-time contributor to WDJ, trainer Lisa Rodier.<\/p>\n

Also, trainer Jill Breitner\u2019s\u00a0article on what to ask before making an appointment for euthanasia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the companion piece to that article<\/a>\u00a0by Dr. Sally J. Foote are excellent sources of information about what you should know in advance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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