>Visit my parents>Old family dog greets me>Little Maltese, getting old at 11 years, we've had her since she was a pup>Notice she's a bit strange>Way, way skinnier than she was 2 months ago when I last visited home>Doesn't want to go for a walk>Moves sluggishly>Quick shallow breathing>Entire belly pumping rapidly with each breath>Refuses to lie down on her side or belly, even when I put her on my lap (very strange for her)>She exclusively sits on her butt with her head tilted up>Give her some food from my plate during mealtime>She just stares at me>Alarm bells start going off in my head>Ask parents how long its been going on for>"Oh she's been like this for the last two days or so">Google the symptoms>Fluid buildup in lungs>Nah that's some WebMD 'everything = cancer' shit right>Press my ear against her torso and listen close>Wheezing like an accordion in there>Google what to do>Uhhh take her to a vet dipshit she has fluid buildup in her lungs and is suffering>Mfw poorfag with no money>Parents insist she's just "acting weird" or "excited because you're home">Boomer dog-worship mindset disappears when it's their own dog having issues>No firearm>No access to euthanasia>Genuine poorfag so can't afford taking her to a vetIs there a way to put down a dog with minimal pain/suffering if I don't have the above? She's a small Maltese and I'm pretty strong(work as a bricklayer) so I was thinking I could quickly snap her neck or use a rock to smash her skull but I'm worried about fucking it up and causing her more suffering. I know this is an unusual question to ask, but Google refuses to give any advice beyond "euthanasia or a gun" neither of which I have access to, and I got banned from three different dog owner Discords for askingPicrel is my dog Snowy from when she wasn't sick. She's on my bed rn breathing fast, I folded some towels to prop her body up at a 45 degree angle to make her a bit more comfy
>>34527887Forgot to add: She's always breathing very fast and shallow, but every few minutes her exhalations become tiny coughs with fluid noises. Then she swallows (I think she's hacking up some fluid or phlegm)
>>34527887Hmmm, that's a hard situation, anon. Even if you had money, fluid buildup in lungs in dogs is usually from heart issues (heart can't pump fluid very well and it builds up in places like the torso/lungs). The best course is asking your parents to pay for a vet to come to your home and put her down (costs 100 to 300 bucks). There are many substances that can kill dogs, but most are pretty painful deaths. For some conditions, vets will prescribe small amounts of opiods and giving your dog too much will end in a peaceful opiod death, but it's still going to be around 100 bucks for the meds and those opiods are normally prescribed for, like, injuries from cars
>>34527887Go without lunches or cigarettes for a few days to save up for the vet.
You are creepy and want to murder your family dog because her old age offends you. Lay the fuck off. Let it pass naturally. I was coerced into putting down an animal before and let me tell you it's not the right decision. It's not natural. Pain meds to ease suffering while passing yes but euthanasia is murder. I don't care if you disagree you are fucked up and I hope your parents see this
>>34528215One thing I did find. If you or your parents really really cannot afford to get the dog euthenized, you can feed it onions. Onions cause mass red blood cell death, which will led to anemia. Your dog will feel sick and also pee blood, but anemia is a much less painful death than fluid buildup
>>34528235Wanna add I have an EXTREMELY elderly dog and I am not ever going to put him down. He can barely walk, regularly pisses and shits himself, can only do 2 of his 12 tricks, sometimes gets confused and goes in corners, has coughing fits, recently started seizuresI don't fucking care he is my family I am taking care of him until he wants to stop fighting himself. He still has fun rituals with me, hops around quickly for food, can run around a whole disc golf course if we take our time. I bought a cart to put him in and pull him when he gets tired. He wants to LIVE and I think it's disgusting people like you would kill him for making you uncomfortable. You have the soul of a nigger you are lazy and lack compassion. I hope you have a kinder person taking care of YOU in old age
>>34528244But to be kind you need to call up some vets in your area, look for new ones (it's often vets that defected and started own practices still trying to get clients) and say you need EMERGENCY pain medication for your dog but are on a budget. It's really not that expensive
>>34528240Nevermind, apparently onions also cause severe vomiting and stomach cramps. So while anemia is painless, onion poisoning is very painful and would be a bad idea
>>34528215>>34528223I didn't know you can get a vet to come over(my parents live in a pretty remote spot) but I'll try>>34528240Yeah I saw stuff like this on places like leddit saying to use certain foods that are poisonous to dogs but I don't want ANY pain for her. She's been with me for half my life. I don't live at home/work that close to home so I can't be there for her all the time and don't want her suffering while my parents act like nothings wrong>>34528235>>34528244It's not old age offending me or making me uncomfortable, we never taught her any tricks or anything, she's a "toy" breed but not a toy. If she was just lethargic and sleeping all the time due to old age I wouldn't be so troubled, I just hear her breathing so hard constantly and remember how bad pneumonia sucked for me when I caught the flu before. Obviously projecting my own thoughts and wishes, but if I was old and was drowning in my lungs with no chance of a cure I would want it to end
>>34528299My vet told me when my dogs were having lung issues to run a hot shower and have her in there and it helped try that you can afford it
>>34528262Yeah I'll do that, I'm looking up vets rn>>34528278(If she can't be treated) not using any method on Snowy that isn't instant and as painless as possible
>>34528299Well did you get put down when you had pneumonia? Dogs can get sick just like humans can, doesn't mean they have to die. Give it a few days. And get the vet involved. 11 is old but not that old, she might have a couple good years left.
>>34528320I mean some kid getting sick vs an oldish dog getting sick is pretty differentEven humans have palliative care and voluntary ethanasia for oldfags
>>34528341That's underestimating animals and weird if you already put x amount of money and love into a dog it's creepy to not try to get it well from a normal illness.A couple years ago there was a BAD dog flu going around and my dogs caught it. Countless dogs died in my area I'm sure some people know what I'm referring to. But we just worked through it with cough suppressants and humidifiers. Dogs deserve care
>>34527887Euthanasia isn't even that expensive, and I think most places would work with you on payments. Or just do it and take the 200 dollars of debt.
I don't know dude. Can you imagine if you got old and your kids started discussing the best way to kill you because you got a flu?
Unless you live in America where even animal healthcare is expensive, being poor is no excuse to not take your dog to the vet.
>>34527887give her a parasite and toxin cleanse
>>34527887Snowy passed away while I was driving her to the vet, she had a seizure or something and began spasming and whimpering so I pulled over. Stroked her back and talked to her then she stopped breathing and no longer had a heartbeat. Brought her home and buried her next to a tree she liked to pee onShe was a good dog, very clingy and loved to sleep on my lap. Wasnt all that bright so we didn't try very hard to teach her tricks but she could understand how to play fetch and liked it. She liked less common "games" too, for example me bundling up a blanket so she could tunnel in and wriggle around in there before popping her head out at different spots. Always greeted me + parents + anyone visiting with licks. Used to be good friends with a neighbor's dog(which was years older than her so she passed on first a while ago) I would take her over there pretty often, at least once a week, before I moved out and away. Every time I visited home Snowy would insist on sleeping on my bed with me and even though she would curl up between my legs(I sleep on my back) I would always wake up with her on my pillow next to my head. She liked eating broccoli and baby corn
Shouting into the void: I'm not very religious but I hope she's in Heaven, she deserves it. Carrying her little body out of the car and later placing her in the grave I dug was horrible, I can FEEL her soul was gone, she was so light. Her head tilting off to the side was awful. When I put her into the grave I hated how she looked so I tried to move her body as best as I could so that it was in her favorite sleeping position
>>34530563>>34530574I am so sorry that happened to you anon, and I hope you come to know how meaningful it was that you were there in her last moments. I am sure that if there is an afterlife, she is there being as happy as a dog can be. If you can, keep all the things she loved and used. Her collar, her favorite toys, her bed. You can probably find some hair on her bed or favorite spot to sit and you can put that in a tiny little jar to remember her by
When my dad brought her when I was in middle school I got to name her and I named her Snowy after the dog in the Tintin comics which I liked as a kid. I remember being upset because they hadn't told me they were getting a dog at all and if I had been able to give input I would probably have wanted a golden retriever or something like that but instead we got a measly tiny dog because my mom was worried about messes. But I warmed up to her fast because she was so affectionate right off the bat and because boys like dogs I guess. Once a butterfly got into the house and instead of losing her mind and barking at it or anything like that Snowy just quietly followed it around into different rooms as it flew(while I followed Snowy) and we must have spent half an hour quietly stalking it until mom got curious about wtf we were doing and let the butterfly outside through a window>>34530590I buried all her stuff with her, her bowls, the blankie she's had since she was a puppy, her chew toys, ball, etc. I put them around her body like one of those royal burial things where the dead monarch is surrounded by offerings. Covered her with one of my blankets since she liked wriggling around under them
Sorry for your loss op. Im glad she was with you during the drive and maybe she felt at peace and felt safe to let go with her favorite companion. I lost my dog because I was poor.It cost 700 to put him down which i had to borrow money for. The pain still follows me years later but I always cherish the memories I had with him. Im glad you have lifelong happy memories of her
