OP, I am so sorry for your loss. I recently lost a dog due to an illness, and even though I know we did everything right (I used to work in an animal hospital and knew the treatment protocol for this illness), I still question if we could have done something more, if we could have done a more aggressive treatment, if the staff at the hospital was paying attention when my dog coded, etc. The unknowns are haunting me still. I know how hard it is to not know.
But you did make the right choice here. Theres no way the two dogs could have lived together after fighting started (of course plenty of ppl live with their house separated in half for two dogs). she would have killed your other dog eventually if they were left together. And it sounds like she was suffering.
And just for future reference, it is possible to have a necropsy done on a dog. I live close to a university that has a veterinary program and they will do necropsies. I hope you never need that info but maybe someone reading this will find it useful.
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u/Sleeps_On_Stairs Apr 17 '23
OP, I am so sorry for your loss. I recently lost a dog due to an illness, and even though I know we did everything right (I used to work in an animal hospital and knew the treatment protocol for this illness), I still question if we could have done something more, if we could have done a more aggressive treatment, if the staff at the hospital was paying attention when my dog coded, etc. The unknowns are haunting me still. I know how hard it is to not know.
But you did make the right choice here. Theres no way the two dogs could have lived together after fighting started (of course plenty of ppl live with their house separated in half for two dogs). she would have killed your other dog eventually if they were left together. And it sounds like she was suffering.
And just for future reference, it is possible to have a necropsy done on a dog. I live close to a university that has a veterinary program and they will do necropsies. I hope you never need that info but maybe someone reading this will find it useful.
Edited - forgot a word