pinupchick
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My 1.5 yr old Netherland dwarf Earl had GI stasis 6 months ago and fully recovered. On March 20 he stopped eating and pooping and I took him to the vet and she treated him for stasis again, giving him an antibiotic, pain injection and metacam. I fed him Critical Care as prescribed and noticed that on Monday he started walking oddly on his front legs. A different vet thought it was stress-related and also noticed that his molars were overgrown. On Tuesday (21) he went in for his molar trim and by that point he was limping. The vet noticed a large weeping wound on his front right elbow and noted that his entire leg was swollen. He began a regimen of Baytril, metacam and Buprenorphine, in addition to the Critical Care. Last week (Thursday, 24?) he began eating on his own again and I took him back to the vet to have his wound looked at. She said it looked much better. For the past week he has been lively, hopping around like normal and eating and pooping up a storm. ]Yesterday morning he stopped eating again. I took him and and the vet said his wound is necrotizing, and new lesions are developing on his chest. She also noticed that his shoulder is swollen this time.
I was told by two different vets that his prognosis is poor.
My options are to keep him on antibiotics, Critical Care, and pain meds to see if it improves, or to euthanize him. I have a tentative appointment booked for 3 hours from now.
I don't know if I should fight the good fight or let him go peacefully. He really hates the force-feeding and force-medicating, and I'm not sure I want to impose that on him if he's likely going to die anyway.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. This has been a heartwrenching ordeal for me, and as a student, a financially painstaking one as well.
Thanks.
I was told by two different vets that his prognosis is poor.
My options are to keep him on antibiotics, Critical Care, and pain meds to see if it improves, or to euthanize him. I have a tentative appointment booked for 3 hours from now.
I don't know if I should fight the good fight or let him go peacefully. He really hates the force-feeding and force-medicating, and I'm not sure I want to impose that on him if he's likely going to die anyway.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. This has been a heartwrenching ordeal for me, and as a student, a financially painstaking one as well.
Thanks.