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Originally Posted by Lictor
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Then next sentence talk about putting dog down bc new apt doesn't allow pets. I hope there is more to the story, vet said quality of life will be awful, or only 2 weeks to live, etc... Laying down the facts as he did makes him look like a piece of shit.
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Well, I was looking for an apartment that does allow dogs, and I've kind of been fighting everyone else around me that has told me his time has probably come. He has very poor quality of life and doesn't really acknowledge me when I'm around him anymore. His body is covered in tumors; his ACL is torn. He isn't really capable of much aside from eating, sleeping, and relieving himself now. It's very difficult to take care of him because I will come home to 2-3 accidents when I get home from work. He doesn't sleep through the night anymore and wakes up every night around 2:30 to 3:00 AM howling or whining. The vet said that any surgeries to improve his health would likely not be worth it due to his age.
Signing an apartment that starts in mid March was really the nail in the coffin on giving me a timeline that I have to say my final goodbye by, and it hurt a lot. However, I realize that he is in pain and has poor quality of life. He likely would not be able to adjust to a new home if I did move to a new place that allows dogs, which I will have to by the end of March. I believe that relieving the pain he is in through a peaceful manner is better than letting him suffer in pain until death. Obviously, it's not a black and white situation.
I'm not asking anyone to agree with me on whether or not I am making the right choice; I'm just saying a goodbye to my EQ duo friend.