Need help and advice for the care of my dog who has a spinal cord injury?!


Question: Need help and advice for the care of my dog who has a spinal cord injury?
We don't know how it happened . He was playing one minute in the back yard then something happened and he was yowling screaming and dragging his back legs ,
He is a very playful happy 9 year old shepard cross of medium weight .
He is at the vet right now . I don't have a very large income and live on a pension ( I am 58 years old and a widow who shares rent with my Nephew ).
I am looking for a used wheel chair for him but do not know how to care for him when he gets home . He will be at the Vet for a very long time ( at least two weeks or more ). He has so much life and wants to live but will no doubt be paralyzed in his back legs .
I really need advice

Answers:

That is so sad. I had a dog who got hit by a car. The surgery was $650. He came home and was fine. Later when he was 14 he started having problems. He went blind and deaf. I took him to the vet because he was having problems going to the bathroom. The vet told me that she could fix the problems with his bowels but couldn't give him back his youth. We had to put him down.

The best advice that I can give you is to do what is best for the dog. If he is suffering and will be paralyzed then it may be best to put him down. If he is going to make a full recovery and has a good outlook then pay for what needs to be done. Just know that you may get down the road and one surgery turns into 2 which turns into several. You may not be able to keep up with the expense.

Just another example for you. I had a cat with my ex. The cat was diagnosed with diabetes. I told her that I couldn't afford the medicine. She insisted on paying for the care of the cat. After a few months, the cat died. She came home and the cat was just laying there on the floor.




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