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15-06-2009, 07:14 PM
sending you massive hugs, you know where I am if you want to talk.
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15-06-2009, 07:18 PM
Originally Posted by Pidge 
Dawn, I don't know anything about LP. That's why I asked.
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15-06-2009, 07:18 PM
Originally Posted by scorpio
So sorry it isn't better news but I have everything crossed that his ABs do the trick and hope he gets to celebrate his birthday xxx
Originally Posted by Shona
hun, Im so sorry to read this, Its so hard when they get old, I also believe let them go with dignity before something horrid happens, I had been so tempted to keep things going for a while with millie, its so hard.
sending you massive hugs, you know where I am if you want to talk.
Our expectations of what he does have gradually declined in the last year or two...from shortening his offlead walks...to only onlead walks..to short onlead walks...to no walks at all...to him not even being interested in pottering round the garden, he does his stuff and goes in to go to sleep or snores on the patio. It is a quality of life issue and we do need to seriously consider now ensuring his passing is as pleasant as we can make it for him. It is the last thing you can do for them huh? It just nmakes me feel sick though.
Originally Posted by random
I'm so sorry Ailsa, it's your choice what you do for Biff and I know you will do whatever you feel is best for him. Hugs to you and gentle cuddles for Biff.
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15-06-2009, 07:25 PM
Originally Posted by Ramble
Thanks
I know Dawn, I know totally why you posted and I am really grateful. I think I have exchanged a few PMs with the person you are talking about when we first realised Biff had LP, I think I posted on here asking about it?
The only definite way to know for sure it is LP is to look under a GA. A vet can have a pretty good idea without it though, as I say this vet is dotting the i's...he will never ever say for sure one way or the other usually, which is why I trust him when he says that surgery isn't really an option. It isn't I assume, just because of the risk of the GA and ther trauma involved for Biff, it really is the whole picture of Biff...he just isn't up to it and in all fairness they could cure the LP but his arthritis will still cause him massive problems and his stomach problem will still be there and to be honest they could finish him off just with his system trying to get rid of the GA.
I know LP isn't a death sentence in most cases...but in Biff's case, taken with everything else, it may just be the straw that broke the camels back. I didn't expect for one moment that it would be the LP that would be the catalyst for us losing him, I thought it would be his tummy problems or heart (he has a low grade heart murmer too, I'm wondering if the vet has heard something else today though given the tablets he's popped him onto).
I do appreciate your post...thanks Dawn, I know exactly where you are coming from on it and I am really really grateful. It is also important that the info is on the thread as if anyone reads it in the future that has a dog with LP I think they need to know this is just one of a catalogue of problems with Biff.
Thanks Dawn xxxx
Yes..I have read of dogs of 15/16 being operated on successfully. It isn't necessarily the age, it's the whole picture. Had this been my oH's old BC at 13 we would have operated...but he only had mild arthritis at that age. He lived til he was 15+
Im not doubting you Ailsa in the slightest but was thinking more about your recent thread of how well Biff was, if he doeas have LP iw will make him feel rotton and could explain some of his symptoms, maybe not of course but I wanted to mention it anyway. I know you think the world of him and would never do anything that was not in his best interest.
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15-06-2009, 07:26 PM
Originally Posted by random
*Faints at Dawn apologising for being sharp*
You are getting soft you are Dawn.
I was a bit though, unfairly so. Ill admit when Im wrong, .................................................. ..most of the time.
Are you still on the floor Kel?
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