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Originally Posted by Russic
Terribly sorry for your situation ... that really sucks. This is a tricky situation. If I were in your position I would talk to the vet and find out how much pain your dog is in. If it's an unreasonable amount of suffering then you can entertain the idea. If it's a matter of being uncomfortable but not in pain, I'm not sure I would go down the euthanasia path. His pills will get pricey but these things happen unfortunately and it sounds like he's already a pretty important member of the family!
The decision sucks, and it's a bit of a lose-lose situation.
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Good point. In our situation where we put our dog down my parents asked their vet who's recommendation was that our dog was in a lot of pain and it was only going to get worse even with medication. It made our decision very easy and in a lot of ways gave us a lot of comfort.