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Need advice. My dog is dying
Night before last he went blind. Noticed his eyes were completely red when
they used to be brown. I took him to the vet yesterday and the blood test showed he had no platelets in his blood. The vet said his eyes were full of blood. Small spots of blood on the tip of his tongue. The vet also said his blood pressure was around 200/100. My dog is about 12 years old and up till now had always been healthy. This all comes as a shock to me. Has anybody ever heard of an affliction such as this? The vet recommends putting him to sleep because the problem will only get worse and because he's an outside dog he won't cope with being blind to well. Thanks, Dave |
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Need advice. My dog is dying
The kindest thing you can do is give him peace and let him go.
Celeste "dave" nospam wrote in message ... Night before last he went blind. Noticed his eyes were completely red when they used to be brown. I took him to the vet yesterday and the blood test showed he had no platelets in his blood. The vet said his eyes were full of blood. Small spots of blood on the tip of his tongue. The vet also said his blood pressure was around 200/100. My dog is about 12 years old and up till now had always been healthy. This all comes as a shock to me. Has anybody ever heard of an affliction such as this? The vet recommends putting him to sleep because the problem will only get worse and because he's an outside dog he won't cope with being blind to well. Thanks, Dave |
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Need advice. My dog is dying
"dave" nospam wrote in message ... Night before last he went blind. Noticed his eyes were completely red when they used to be brown. I took him to the vet yesterday and the blood test showed he had no platelets in his blood. The vet said his eyes were full of blood. Small spots of blood on the tip of his tongue. The vet also said his blood pressure was around 200/100. My dog is about 12 years old and up till now had always been healthy. This all comes as a shock to me. Has anybody ever heard of an affliction such as this? The vet recommends putting him to sleep because the problem will only get worse and because he's an outside dog he won't cope with being blind to well. If it was only blindness he was coping with, I'd keep him around. Dogs (even outside dogs) can adjust to being blind, but it isn't. The blindness seems to me from what you've said to be just the most visible symptom. Platelets are crucial in your (and his) body's ability to keep blood where its supposed to be (I.e. inside the body, out of the eyes etc). Something else is causing his platelet count to be low (I'm assuming he had some, just not very many). Its never easy, but my gut reaction would be to give him a peaceful end and euthanize him, rather than risk him bleeding out internally. Dale |
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Need advice. My dog is dying
"Dale Atkin" said in
rec.pets.dogs.health: Its never easy, but my gut reaction would be to give him a peaceful end and euthanize him, rather than risk him bleeding out internally. It's certainly not easy and, while the solution may be straightforward to some, I suggest a second hands-on diagnosis from a vet. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Need advice. My dog is dying
"Rocky" wrote in message ... "Dale Atkin" said in rec.pets.dogs.health: Its never easy, but my gut reaction would be to give him a peaceful end and euthanize him, rather than risk him bleeding out internally. It's certainly not easy and, while the solution may be straightforward to some, I suggest a second hands-on diagnosis from a vet. Certainly can't hurt if you're not sure. Dale |
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Need advice. My dog is dying
The kindest thing you have ever done for this dog for his whole life would
be to do what needs to be done. I did not say the easiest thing, though. Best Wishes Steve |
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