Re: moral question on topic

With Tigger's last illness I couldn't get a pill in her for anything. She
doesn't like soft treats so pill pockets were out and the pill shooter wasn't
quick enough. The vet was able to get a pharmacy to make me a liquid version
of the medicine. It also came with a really great syringe type dispenser.
so much better than an eyedropper. I would just fill it and scruffed Tigger
and as soon as she opened her mouth to complain just press the plunger and
done. They also made it chicken flavored so while she didn't like getting it
squirted in her mouth she always seemed slightly surprised and pleased at the
taste.

Stormmee wrote:
it will soon be time to take tiger for his thyroid blood test, so far its
either been high normal or borderline, and so far no medication... in the
event I will need to provide treatment for this I have been thinking about
quality of life issues for tiger. So far I have considered the following.-
-Tiger can't be away from us long enough to get the radiation treatment, he
was
boarded for 5 days a couple of years back and refused to eat for 3 days, the
vet finally bought him some really junky food to con him into eating so
being away from us that long and out of his environment is just out of the
question.
-surgery is questionable to me as he is at least 11 and probably closer to
15 so the age issue plays in here.

-The pill solution is the one that gives me the most trouble, it does not
involve separation or anesthesia but he becomes so upset at taking any sort
of pill he literally foams at the mouth and hurkes everywhere, he gets so
upset he even sometimes wets on himself... giving him a pill on a daily
basis does not seem to me to be a very good quality of life for him.

so far I have considered, either not treating him or going with the
surgery... if I don't treat him I am not sure how uncomfortable he would be,
and if he has the surgery and makes it then his quality of life would be
fine, and I have also thought we might try the pills to see if they don't
bother him, but my gut says they will, what would you do, or do you have a
suggestion I have missed,

Lee

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