Last Minutes with ODEN [video]

[Officially Retired]

In any normal circumstances, you would be absolutely correct, Jack. It's actually illegal to NOT euthanize an animal if a client has signed the papers and dropped them off for that reason, regardless of how you feel about it, or if you think it could be treated easily. All you can do is refuse to euthanize and suggest they go elsewhere, but you cannot agree to put down an animal and then not do it.

Exactly my point.

This guy and this vet, however, have been best friends and business partners in kenneling and advertising for going on twenty years, and he knew that the breeder would have no use for her now (his wife keeps damned corgies as house pets, so even that was out) so he made that decision, which my friend was very happy about. If, after he had performed the last surgery, the owner had been upset about the situation and demanded that the dog be put down, our vet would have done it, but since there is so much history there, he did what he knew our friend would be fine with. But yes, in any normal client-veterinary relationship, it would be extremely unethical.

Sure, if there is a friendship there, and the breeder didn't care then it is a great ending: the breeder doesn't have to spend money (nor feed a useless dog), and the dog gets to live out its life loved and appreciated.

It's just the way it was worded initially, it sounded like the vet basically "did his own thing," and told the customer what he was going to do, rather than asked, and I would have major problem with some vet coming off at me like that, "telling" me what he is going to do with my dog.

However, if the vet is my longtime friend, and says, "Hey, rather than put the dog down, how about I just cure the bitch and keep her? That way you don't spend the money and the bitch gets fixed and has the chance at a good life.", then I would of course say SURE

Jack

[meathead]

theres a drug out there by meadow life called escozine. The drug has a 86.5% chance of success and iv seen it work twice right in front of me. The first time with my dad he had stage 4 lung cancer and the radiation and chemotherapy was just holding it at bay well we talked to the doctors at meadow life and found out the only side affect was lower pain levels so he started taking it and three days later his pain went from a high 9 ,and most of the time couldn't get out of bed to a low 3, the doctor took him off the radiation and right away the cancer started getting smaller now his cancer has been in remission for five years.
the next time issue it work was with my wife's best friend she had cancer all over her body. the result wasn't as good but still better then the radiation and chemo,that was just doing the same thing as with my dad holding it at bay.right away her pain dropped and they can't find any cancer in her body but her brain cancer is still there.
any way i didn't mean to ramble on but the drug is supposed to work even better for animals.