Syrah
Well-Known Member
Hi all
My OH took our dog to the vets today for his boosters. He also asked advice on his behaviour recently. He's been really stressed, getting a little aggressive, not with us or our children, but anyone walking past the house, vehicles going past he freaks. If the window cleaner comes, or a stranger comes into the house he liquid poos all over.
Anyway, the vet has said he is virtually blind and what he can see is blurred. He is also partially deaf.
The vet has recommended we have him pts especially as we plan to have some work done to our house and he won't cope with that.
I don't want him pts, I'll find the money to put him in the kennels that his breeders have and he's happy going there, it doesn't stress him out, he enjoys it when he's been before, whilst the work is going on. Surely we can manage his condition now we know.
I want to give it a few weeks, see if we can make life easier for him. Am I being cruel? If, in a few weeks, he hasn't got any quality of life being that he's still extremely stressed and can't cope then we will do the right thing for him.
Does anyone have any advice on how we can make life easier? We've got a plug in thingy that emits destressing smells for dogs, lol.
Thanks in advance.
My OH took our dog to the vets today for his boosters. He also asked advice on his behaviour recently. He's been really stressed, getting a little aggressive, not with us or our children, but anyone walking past the house, vehicles going past he freaks. If the window cleaner comes, or a stranger comes into the house he liquid poos all over.
Anyway, the vet has said he is virtually blind and what he can see is blurred. He is also partially deaf.
The vet has recommended we have him pts especially as we plan to have some work done to our house and he won't cope with that.
I don't want him pts, I'll find the money to put him in the kennels that his breeders have and he's happy going there, it doesn't stress him out, he enjoys it when he's been before, whilst the work is going on. Surely we can manage his condition now we know.
I want to give it a few weeks, see if we can make life easier for him. Am I being cruel? If, in a few weeks, he hasn't got any quality of life being that he's still extremely stressed and can't cope then we will do the right thing for him.
Does anyone have any advice on how we can make life easier? We've got a plug in thingy that emits destressing smells for dogs, lol.
Thanks in advance.