Don't know what to do...

SeashellAngel

Hi, I'm Lisa, 28 and engaged to be married in October but there is a problem, family. My family is going through a big ordeal, my sister is getting divorced and it's huge since she has 5 kids in the middle of everything. Plus my dog recently got sick, she is 13 (chihuahua) not drinking unless I feed her with a sringe and not eating much, her hips look like they are going out so she doesn't want to get out of bed, to me this is bigger than my sister's divorce, I have had my chihuahua all her life and I don't know what to do, I don't have the money for the expensive vets and all I do is cry over what I can do for her and if something happens to her, should I postpone the wedding for later on? I'm already clouded on trying to get things together with my folders and looking at sites, I just think about her and if she's going to be ok, please help!

christibarsalou

i defly would take the dog to vet and i wouldnt postpone wedding due to sisters issues. now if you and your fi both feel it would be a good idea then do postpone it. me and my fi have postponed ours twice due to our personal lives with our kids. our daughter had surgery last year. when we found out it had to be done we pushed it back a year because we felt that was something we needed to consintrate on not wedding things. now that its done and shes better we have started deciding when to do it again. since we are paying for everything we can do that.

crash2729

Try to find a vet that takes Carecredit.

They usually offer no-interest plans. Then take your dog to the vet. 

I wouldn't postpone my wedding because someone else is getting divorced. I also wouldn't postpone because of my dog. If you don't have the money to take the dog to the vet, how do you have money to just lose deposits?

AbbynBrian13

please please take your dog to the vet!!!!!! That would be like if something was wrong with you and your FI wouldnt take you to the doctor! She relies on you. And she is your baby!!!!!!!

mizutamababy

It sounds like your dog is having kidney problems.  It happens a lot in older dogs and cats, and the longer you wait to get him to a vet there's less they'll be able to do for him or he might die in the meantime.  Not trying to scare you, but when the kidneys start to go you usually don't have a lot of time to act, if that's what it ends up being.

RailWayWife

Take your dog to the vet??? What is wrong with you???? She is clearly sick and needs medical attention.

People like you shouldnt be allowed to own pets.

MyNameIsNot

When you take on a pet, you take on the responsibility to take care of them, including expensive vet care when necessary.  Refusing to take her to the vet when she is this sick is abuse.  Suck it up and take the money from someplace else.  I would go hungry before I would let my pet suffer like that.  You need to take her to the vet, and deal with the expense.  

If you have to postpone the wedding to have the money to provide basic care for your pet, do it.  

BubbsNBubbs

It's your responsibility to take your dog to the vet when they are sick.  The dog is not drinking water!!!!!!!!

You need to prepare yourself for the fact that you will most likely have to make the responsibile pet owner decision to put her down.  I know it's hard...but it sounds like she has lived a long and happy life with you.  Don't put her through any more pain and suffering!

harpsdesire

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_dont-know-what-to-do-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:14Discussion:9ca1eee8-9edf-4a55-9b80-858caafe384ePost:595c9def-0126-483f-aad6-9bb32103943c">Re: Don't know what to do...</a>:
[QUOTE]Take your dog to the vet??? What is wrong with you???? She is clearly sick and needs medical attention. People like you shouldnt be allowed to own pets.
Posted by RailWayWife[/QUOTE]

That's awful!  She clearly cares about her dog, she's feeding it water with a syringe!

Just because she's not making the same end of life/advancing age decisions for an elderly pet that you would, does not make her a horrible person.  She is clearly trying to make the doggy comfortable and monitoring her condition. If she didn't even care about her welbeing she wouldn't be upset over it and not knowing what to do.

(That said, I would take my pet to the vet in this case, money or no.  I agree with the sentiment that this is non-optional, just not with the personal attacks on an owner who seems to be trying at least.)