Year ago when our lab could not stand, we put him to sleep on advice of our vet. Same thing when my little chihuahua, Happy had strokes and could not walk....we put him to sleep. My opinion that they suffer if not able to do normal things forever. Ann
sent from Ann's IPAD On Dec 4, 2011, at 10:57 AM, "Rida MORWA Y" <dagdo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello there, > > My older dog, a Chihuahua, has been with me for over 13 years. He is very old > and has been unable to stand up or walk for over a year now. He stays sitting > the whole day. We bring him his food and drink. He does dirty himself when he > needs to do it. > > We are happy to continue like this, because he is still aware of everything > around him, and wags his tail when we are around, and his appetite is very > good. However our friends and neighbors keep telling us we are cruel and we > should put him to sleep. However we have no evidence that he is suffering. > > Do any of you have this experience? Do you think he is suffering because he > cannot walk? Are we being cruel? > > Any help in this matter is appreciated. > > Thank you > > > > Rida MORWA > > > >
