I think that it may finally be time to put Zorro down. Part of me is saying that its the right thing to do, and the other part of me is saying not to.
For the last few weeks, every couple days he would walk up to me and his back end and legs would be soaked. I had no idea what is was, just kept thinking that he'd been getting into something. Two days ago, I was watching him sleep, and while he was sleeping, he just peed all over himself, without even waking up. It was like he didn't even know that he was doing it. I finally realized what the wet stuff had been. I smelt his bed, and it smelt very strongly of urine, as if he'd been peeing in there for some time now.
I called the vet that night and left a message for him to call be back. He called back that morning and he didn't sound too happy. He told me that it was most likely nerve damage from his back that was causing loss of bladder control. He said that it could be a urinary infection, but he doubts it. If it is nerve damage, he said that there is no cure, and that it would steadily get worse. He gave me the options of doing a urinalisis and a bladder ultrasound, but said that he knows money is an issue right now, and the tests could still show nothing. He also said that he was very frusterated because his toe is just not getting any better, no matter what we do. He has no idea what's wrong with it. Its just not responding to anything we do. He told me that there isn't alot of time to wait, and that I should decide what I'm going to do before two weeks, or else there is a very high chance of him getting a bladder infection from peeing on himself (said that the bacteria would work its way up the urethra and into the bladder)
I big part of me knows that its time to let go now, and that this time he won't get better, but I feel so bad thinking about euthanizing him when he still runs around (some of the time) and seems happy other than the fact that his back and paw hurts. I hate euthanizing him when he only pees on himself ever few days. I know its going to get worse, but it just makes me feel horrible. I also can't afford to spend that much more on him. I've already spent thousands this year on him.I know that he hasn't quite been himself lately, but the thought of letting him go just hurts so much.
I've havn't been able to stop crying. I don't know what I'm going to do without him. This is so horrible. He just turned two this month, and I'm talking about killing him.
Am I doing the right thing by letting him go??
For the last few weeks, every couple days he would walk up to me and his back end and legs would be soaked. I had no idea what is was, just kept thinking that he'd been getting into something. Two days ago, I was watching him sleep, and while he was sleeping, he just peed all over himself, without even waking up. It was like he didn't even know that he was doing it. I finally realized what the wet stuff had been. I smelt his bed, and it smelt very strongly of urine, as if he'd been peeing in there for some time now.
I called the vet that night and left a message for him to call be back. He called back that morning and he didn't sound too happy. He told me that it was most likely nerve damage from his back that was causing loss of bladder control. He said that it could be a urinary infection, but he doubts it. If it is nerve damage, he said that there is no cure, and that it would steadily get worse. He gave me the options of doing a urinalisis and a bladder ultrasound, but said that he knows money is an issue right now, and the tests could still show nothing. He also said that he was very frusterated because his toe is just not getting any better, no matter what we do. He has no idea what's wrong with it. Its just not responding to anything we do. He told me that there isn't alot of time to wait, and that I should decide what I'm going to do before two weeks, or else there is a very high chance of him getting a bladder infection from peeing on himself (said that the bacteria would work its way up the urethra and into the bladder)
I big part of me knows that its time to let go now, and that this time he won't get better, but I feel so bad thinking about euthanizing him when he still runs around (some of the time) and seems happy other than the fact that his back and paw hurts. I hate euthanizing him when he only pees on himself ever few days. I know its going to get worse, but it just makes me feel horrible. I also can't afford to spend that much more on him. I've already spent thousands this year on him.I know that he hasn't quite been himself lately, but the thought of letting him go just hurts so much.
I've havn't been able to stop crying. I don't know what I'm going to do without him. This is so horrible. He just turned two this month, and I'm talking about killing him.
Am I doing the right thing by letting him go??