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Daniel Micay
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One of the pictures from my 14.5 year old dog's last day (Tuesday). He had a good last day. He lost 10% of his body weight in the last 18 days from refusing to eat anything other than a tiny bit of expensive fresh organic meat. Was barely able to stand up with help and walk.
Golden retriever lying down in their bed looking content/happy despite everything that's wrong.
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Daniel Micay
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Forcing him to eat food wouldn't have fixed him throwing it up, having diarrhea and being unable to stand up or lie down on his own anymore. I don't think you realize what forcing a dog to eat would entail either. It wouldn't be pleasant and would likely result in him choking.
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He was willing / able to eat small amounts of meat every day. That wasn't enough to sustain him and I doubt he was getting much from it due to the diarrhea. Last option given by vets was giving him more powerful painkillers where he'd be partially sedated and anti-nausea meds.
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Golden retrievers usually live to 10-12 years. 14.5 is quite old and as a dog who was extremely active he really wore out his legs. They're known to have issues with their rear legs / hips when they get old, and he did. Not being able to stand or walk wouldn't be a good life.
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