tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689803815399912044.post730461964020825121..comments2022-01-05T05:34:23.809-06:00Comments on ________Blind Dog Running: My Old ManLinda@VShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689803815399912044.post-15736686388536606592012-02-19T14:10:58.738-06:002012-02-19T14:10:58.738-06:00I like that vet's attitude, but I actually wis...I like that vet's attitude, but I actually wish they would "put people down" past a certain point. Of course, people have the option of putting themselves down if their suffering gets too bad, and animals do not.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689803815399912044.post-14744968202727249502012-02-19T10:38:03.974-06:002012-02-19T10:38:03.974-06:00Snowbrush, your comparison of a dog's ailments...Snowbrush, your comparison of a dog's ailments to people's reminded me of something. When Butch was five, he tore the ligaments in both of his knees and was facing surgery. I remember making a comment to the vet that I didn't want Butch to have to suffer. The vet said, "I hate it when people say things like that. People get aches and pains all the time, and they deal with it, and nobody suggests putting them down. Animals can deal with it, too." That helped to put things in perspective, and I always remembered it on cold days when Butch and I were both stiff and achy.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689803815399912044.post-61250664086376048562012-02-19T00:08:36.854-06:002012-02-19T00:08:36.854-06:00I had to go backwards to find out what happened. N...I had to go backwards to find out what happened. No doubt people have suffered from the same ailments, and similar suffering gives us a common feeling and an empathy with dogs that we might not otherwise have. It is also what makes many of us more compassionate as we grow older. For example, now I KNOW what arthritis feels like.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com