By Debbie Bauer
I receive a lot of great ideas for new blog posts – Thank you so much for those. I’m always looking for ideas to write about that will be useful to each of you as readers. One idea that truly intrigued me was to discuss what quality of life a blind and deaf dog can have. I think it caught my interest because I had never thought about my dogs not having a good quality of life. I began to think about how we measure quality of life and why.
I have had many dogs in my life over the years, and there have been times when I have made the decision to have them euthanized when they no longer had a good quality of life. Of course, this was always based on my opinion, the veterinarian’s opinion, and the fact that I knew those dogs very well. Pain is perhaps the biggest reason I would make this decision. If the pain could not be controlled and if it was affecting the dog’s daily activities. If she no longer showed any interest in the activities that she used to love – then, in my opinion there is a loss of quality of life.
