Letting your loved one suffer so you can have the satisfaction of him getting excited when he can barely move and is clearly in pain is far worse than giving him a peaceful death and alleviating the pain.
I think it's a bit unfair to say that someone is letting their dog suffer if that dog is still interested in living. Choosing when to put an animal down differs from person to person and, in many cases, there are no right or wrong times. As long as there is some clear quality of life there, I don't think I would judge someone for choosing to keep their animal alive for even a bit longer, just like I wouldn't judge them for choosing to put it down either.
In any case, I would say that matters like this should be decided between the owners and a veterinarian, as might be the case for the dog that we are talking about here. I don't think it makes much sense to diagnose if a dog is in too much pain to justify its existence through a 10 second video.
how do you even know if they're in pain or their body simply isn't able to move? we keep people alive as long as we can, even when their mobility deteriorates to this extent
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u/Unduetime 25d ago
Letting your loved one suffer so you can have the satisfaction of him getting excited when he can barely move and is clearly in pain is far worse than giving him a peaceful death and alleviating the pain.