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[quote=Anonymous]I would not find this to be a tenable status quo, for me or the dog. So I would get aggressive about treating or finding a cause, and if that wasn’t possible, I would put the dog to sleep.

I would call the vet and say that, with a time frame. “If we can’t get this worked out by March we’re going to have to put the dog to sleep. This isn’t tenable for us or fair to the dog”

We had to do that once - a cat with uncontrolled diabetes. And we went from a slow pace of trying a fix, giving it two weeks, testing again, playing phone tag with the doctor, eventually trying something else, where each step was 4-6 weeks, to an aggressive plan of attack where we were adjusting meds every ten days. Vets are human, and when they realize the stakes are getting Real, they will react accordingly.

And, if with three months of focused effort, you have no change, it is time to say goodbye to the dog.

If you feel you’re already done that and have hit a wall on options already, then it’s time to call Lap of Love. I’m sorry. [/quote]

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