Aw man, thatβs horrible to hear
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The most sane reaction.
They give us so much.
unpopular opinion: if your pet has cancer, is constantly sick or requires intensive medical attention - put it down.
i have had many different pets and could never understand how some owners would give pets more treatment, than regular people in poor countries could afford. almost no animal has even close to the lifespan of humans. pet owners need to get comfortable with loosing them.
And it's the kindest thing you can do. Knowing when to say goodbye is hard but it's your obligation as your pets caretaker.
Even more unpopular, let people do what they want. Some people consider their pets a big part of their life, and love them even more than they do people. And just like we do with sick people that would probably be better off being put down, we try to keep them alive and give them the best possible life. Itβs selfish, I know. But you have no right to tell anyone what they should or shouldnβt do about the life of their loved ones. And that includes pets.
This is a very shallow take on a subject which deserves nuance.
Some cancers are very treatable. If you choose to adopt an animal into your family but withhold medical treatment because you don't think they're worth it, then maybe you shouldn't be trusted with the welfare of a living being.
Of course most people support euthenasia for pets that are beyond the point where modern medicine can give them a good quality of life. That's not an unpopular opinion.
Thats a very shallow take on reality you have here.
Sure, being a good owner means providing care, safety, food, entertainment and most of all: love.
But still, its a dog. (Or cat. Or rabbit or whatever.)The moment the situation could sink you financially, that is the moment you pull the plug, take the hit, the pain and move on. You have that choice with an animal. And 9 out of 10 times it's the best option for everyone, including the animal.
You don't hurt something, create more suffering just because you can't take the loss.
Looking at the last year of my Fathers life we all (himself first and foremost) wished we had that humane option as well. Fall to sleep. Float away painless. But alas, for humans we don't have that option. For reasons no sane people can explain we humans must cruelly endure a lot of pain, mental stress and indignation in that final period.
And we should not extend that cruelty (because thats what it is, most life prolonging "final" care in our seniors) to our pets.
Accident? Broken paw? Appendicitis? Or similar fixable stuff? fix it!
Liver or kidney failure? Heart disease? Cancer? Brain damage? (Partial) Paralysis?
Nah. Don't hurt it and yourself more. Take the loss.
I think we agree at a high level, but differ on the specific degree of what's treatable. Bacterial infections used to be a death sentence most of the time and are now largely treatable. Thankfully some cancers are at that point or on their way to the same. This is why more nuance is needed instead of proclaiming all cancers a lost cause.
A lot of things about the human healthcare systems are messed up in the U.S. and certain other places. Veterinary care isn't at the same level yet (though the greedy are working on it). A lot of veterinarians keep their prices as low as possible so more families can afford care, and treating these conditions isn't financially unreachable.
This is just not Lewis' year π Hoping Roscoe wakes up and pulls through
I know people grieve in different ways, but posting pictures of your comatose dog in social media feels ... a bit weird to me; I don't know if it is actually common and I'm just unfamiliar with that. Still, wishing both Lewis and Roscoe the best.
To me also, but I guess it's a way to tell folks who could otherwise say things out of ignorance that break your heart, and avoid having to tell the latest part of the story over and over all day to those who do know and care.
And for those who believe it would help, it's a way to marshal the power of prayers/good wishes of more people. Did it help my friend's baby survive cancer for me to shout curses at the blastoma cells whenever I drove past the hospital? Who knows?