My Mom's dog Daisy is 16 years old! She's a maltese. She hasn't been to the vet in about 5 years. My Mom is paranoid that are going to think she is a bad owner and try to arrest or take Daisy away from her. My Mom seriously loves this dog and so do I. She is like my sister. I've been on my Mom's case about taking Daisy to the vet to try to get her some pills to at least ease her pain. She still eats sometimes. My Mom says that some times she eats all the time every day people food and her wet food and then some days she doesn't eat. She goes to the bathroom on the puppy training mats my Mom puts down for her. My Mom and Daisy are both too old to climb up and down the steps. When I come to see my Mom if Daisy isn't sleeping she goes crazy and barks and races back and forth like she was a puppy. So there are still times (at least once a day) when she is full of energy and happy and wagging her tail. She is almost deaf now and blind. Sometimes when you pick her up she cries in pain. So I guess I'm asking a couple of questions... When do you decide to put down your dog? How do you know when they are happy? What if the vet gave her medicine to ease her pain? Do you think the vet will freak out when she sees her? Daisy won't let my Mom trim her nails and we are scared to put her under so they could even try. Any advice would be helpful. I made an appointment for 2 weeks.



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