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<blockquote data-quote="talltimber" data-source="post: 1337533" data-attributes="member: 22236"><p>Bryant, this is a big issue with me, when I have to deal with it. It's a moving target, so to speak. For me, there is a line, a moving target for each incident, that I am struggling to find. And it is a struggle for me, financially obviously it will be a setback,emotionally, morally, ethically. Satisfaction that I've done right by what was bestowed upon me to take care is important to me. It may be my ocd, it may be I have deep underlying problems myself, idk. But I struggle with it.</p><p></p><p>I am trying to find the point of balance: Hope vs. Welfare. I don't want to give up one second too early on one. I want to give it every chance to recover and make it. But, I also don't want to make one have to suffer one second too long. So, that's a fine window for me to be satisfied. A one second window. If I miss it, I feel I am no better than the sorry sob you mentioned in your post. I agree, the type of person that has that little compassion for the animal, making one suffer like that to try get a last penny has problems. </p><p></p><p>With that said, here's my general guideline. If they can't get up, but are eating good, drinking, moving around (scooting and/or trying to get up), I'll wait on them, however long, try to help with meds for pain management and swelling. Help them what I can. </p><p>If they start going backwards, stop trying, and definitely if they stop eating and drinking, I go to looking for the line, while still helping however I can. I have had them not eat a feeding before, but turns out they didn't like the taste of the meds I had put in it, ate the entire next feeding. So, I watch for things like that to throw them off. </p><p>It sucks, and I don't deal with it very well. I just try to do what I feel is the best for the animal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talltimber, post: 1337533, member: 22236"] Bryant, this is a big issue with me, when I have to deal with it. It's a moving target, so to speak. For me, there is a line, a moving target for each incident, that I am struggling to find. And it is a struggle for me, financially obviously it will be a setback,emotionally, morally, ethically. Satisfaction that I've done right by what was bestowed upon me to take care is important to me. It may be my ocd, it may be I have deep underlying problems myself, idk. But I struggle with it. I am trying to find the point of balance: Hope vs. Welfare. I don't want to give up one second too early on one. I want to give it every chance to recover and make it. But, I also don't want to make one have to suffer one second too long. So, that's a fine window for me to be satisfied. A one second window. If I miss it, I feel I am no better than the sorry sob you mentioned in your post. I agree, the type of person that has that little compassion for the animal, making one suffer like that to try get a last penny has problems. With that said, here's my general guideline. If they can't get up, but are eating good, drinking, moving around (scooting and/or trying to get up), I'll wait on them, however long, try to help with meds for pain management and swelling. Help them what I can. If they start going backwards, stop trying, and definitely if they stop eating and drinking, I go to looking for the line, while still helping however I can. I have had them not eat a feeding before, but turns out they didn't like the taste of the meds I had put in it, ate the entire next feeding. So, I watch for things like that to throw them off. It sucks, and I don't deal with it very well. I just try to do what I feel is the best for the animal. [/QUOTE]
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