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[quote=Anonymous]My 7 year old dog has been very sick for two weeks. The vet is running continual blood tests and has narrowed it down to autoimmune, tick-borne disease, or cancer. The dog needs 15 pills a day that have some awful side effects.

He loses control of his bladder frequently. He wets his bedding or whatever he's sleeping on. He needs to go outside every hour and drinks a massive amount of water. When we're not home, we use towels and pads and leave 4 bowls of water. It's 2-3 loads of laundry every day. At night we take turns walking him outside. Neither of us has slept in 2 weeks.

I know this is temporary and we're managing, but the other side effect is aggression. He's bitten my husband's hand, causing bruising and swelling. He attacked me last night and sent me to the emergency room. I'm torn up pretty good. We have a toddler at home and I'm 8 months pregnant. We are keeping the dog far away from the toddler, but I still worry. I can't hire help because he'll hurt them.

This dog is my family, my love. I don't know if it's sleep deprivation or pain from my injuries, but I'm considering having him put down. We're just unequipped to deal with this type of sickness, and he's a danger to us and my child. My husband is absolutely against that. He says we don't give up on our family. He's willing to keep the dog in the laundry room for the rest of his life separated by a baby gate. I'm not sure what's the right thing to do. I love that dog.

The vet said it was going to be awhile to determine the nature of the illness and stabilize his red and white blood cells. In about 5 weeks, I'm going to have a C-Section and newborn. We'll have relatives in the house, and it'll fall to my husband to take care of me, the baby, the toddler, the dog, and our guests. It's not realistic and dangerous for all. Late last night I hatched a plan to have the vet call my husband and tell him it's terminal cancer. But I'm not sure I can do that; it's too deceptive and I respect my husband too much to lie like that.

I'm too tired and in pain and upset to think clearly. What are my options? Please be kind.

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