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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 627719" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>She is on pain medications. Some opioid like doggy Demerol is being given to her regularly. She isn't whimpering or crying in pain but her complete silence is equally sad. Her life expectancy is not really known, it could be another 2 years. I don't think she is ready to go to G-d yet. Apparently, as I said before, she was in decent shape before hand, with only arthritis and cataracts. Her teeth are even ok. She is eating and drinking, though all must be brought to her as she can't walk to the bowl. Even before this, H and I had discussed the fact that she was nearing her natural end. We have both decided that extraordinary measures would not be taken - no cancer surgery or the like, but this situation is different. She was hurt because of H's negligence and I feel a moral obligation to try to see her through this to recovery and to assuage her pain. We have her sleeping in the living room on a soft foam gymnastics mat and H is on the couch to watch her. </p><p></p><p>I was hoping for some folk type remedies to help heal the wound. H is debriding the wounds twice a day with hydrogen peroxide (I have bought out 2 local stores already and am heading to Costco later) and then putting on antibiotic ointment and wrapping it with gauze and a bandage. The vet had said to do it every other day but that's not enough. H has EMT training on people so I feel comfortable with him doing this. The dog trusts him - she doesn't know it was his fault.</p><p></p><p>If she were younger, we know she would recover, but at over 14, it's hard to know. The other issue we are facing is how to put her to sleep if necessary. H's plan was to have the vet to the house, but I prefer the office because I think seeing where she died would upset the children. I think that if H and I are in the room with her, it will be ok. I don't really want to be in the room but I have offered as a support to H. The kids will come but even my two in their 20's don't want to watch.</p><p></p><p>The only upside is seeing how compassionate my children are being towards the dog. My lazy bones oldest son has hopped to it to get a towel, the peroxide, a folding table to use for the procedures. difficult child, who, like me, is not really an animal person, has sat with the dog and spoken gently to her while petting her. daughter and babyboy will be devastated; they are H's surgical assistants and the two truest animal lovers in the house. easy child almost cried when he heard and was incredibly upset when he thought the incident was the fault of him and his friends. He and his friends have petted and spoken with her and keep her near them while they play their video games. The other 2 dogs sit by her as well and bark to let us know when she needs or wants something. Even the cat has gone by and stroked the dog with her tail...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 627719, member: 3493"] She is on pain medications. Some opioid like doggy Demerol is being given to her regularly. She isn't whimpering or crying in pain but her complete silence is equally sad. Her life expectancy is not really known, it could be another 2 years. I don't think she is ready to go to G-d yet. Apparently, as I said before, she was in decent shape before hand, with only arthritis and cataracts. Her teeth are even ok. She is eating and drinking, though all must be brought to her as she can't walk to the bowl. Even before this, H and I had discussed the fact that she was nearing her natural end. We have both decided that extraordinary measures would not be taken - no cancer surgery or the like, but this situation is different. She was hurt because of H's negligence and I feel a moral obligation to try to see her through this to recovery and to assuage her pain. We have her sleeping in the living room on a soft foam gymnastics mat and H is on the couch to watch her. I was hoping for some folk type remedies to help heal the wound. H is debriding the wounds twice a day with hydrogen peroxide (I have bought out 2 local stores already and am heading to Costco later) and then putting on antibiotic ointment and wrapping it with gauze and a bandage. The vet had said to do it every other day but that's not enough. H has EMT training on people so I feel comfortable with him doing this. The dog trusts him - she doesn't know it was his fault. If she were younger, we know she would recover, but at over 14, it's hard to know. The other issue we are facing is how to put her to sleep if necessary. H's plan was to have the vet to the house, but I prefer the office because I think seeing where she died would upset the children. I think that if H and I are in the room with her, it will be ok. I don't really want to be in the room but I have offered as a support to H. The kids will come but even my two in their 20's don't want to watch. The only upside is seeing how compassionate my children are being towards the dog. My lazy bones oldest son has hopped to it to get a towel, the peroxide, a folding table to use for the procedures. difficult child, who, like me, is not really an animal person, has sat with the dog and spoken gently to her while petting her. daughter and babyboy will be devastated; they are H's surgical assistants and the two truest animal lovers in the house. easy child almost cried when he heard and was incredibly upset when he thought the incident was the fault of him and his friends. He and his friends have petted and spoken with her and keep her near them while they play their video games. The other 2 dogs sit by her as well and bark to let us know when she needs or wants something. Even the cat has gone by and stroked the dog with her tail... [/QUOTE]
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