Cancer in Dogs?

Question

When is dog put to sleep due to cancer?
where is this done?
Who does it?
Does the owner have to agree?
Do shelters do this? or does it have to be a vet office/hospital?

Answer 1

My grandfather just went through this with his dog.

Honestly, it's best to put the animal down when you know it's suffering. My grandfather couldn't let go, and it was to the point where the dog couldn't eat, couldn't get up to go to the bathroom, had accidents everywhere, and basically just laid there all day.

My grandfather brought the dog to the vet. The vet was the one who put the dog down. It's the owner's decision as to whether or not they want to put an animal down, but if it's suffering and in obvious pain, the vet will probably convince the owner to just let the animal go. I would not bring your dog to a shelter (assuming you have one) to get it put down. Bring the dog to the vet. They'll take care of everything.

Answer 2

most veterinarians only agree to put the dog down after every option has been tried to get rid of the cancer, yet the cancer has still spread and looks to be getting a lot worse and the dog's quality of life has decreased drastically. most vets will refuse to put hte dog down because the owner doesn't have enough money. and yes, the owner has to give consent to put the dog to sleep. most of the time this is just done in a veterinary clinic by the veterinarian.

only a licensed veterinarian can put a dog to sleep, so even if you submit the dog to a shelter, and the shelter has exhausted all resources trying to help the dog but the dog's health is rapidly declining, the shelter still has to have a vet put the dog down. however, submitting your sick dog to a shelter is a very inhumane thing to do - why not give your dog some happy final days?

Answer 3

Dogs are usually put down when the quality of life is no longer good. Dogs can live with cancer and even have operations to remove tumors, however, when it becomes lethargic, and in pain and it is obvious that its quality of life is no longer good, then the humane thing to do is put it down.
Vets can do this, so can shelters. If it not your dog, then the owner has to consent unless the owner is unknown (or if you sign as if you ARE the owner).
Most shelters will euthanize animals at no cost (call first to see) as long as a vet can confirm that it is needed.

Answer 4

Most people consult with a Vet and make a decision about the dog's quality of life and prognosis for recovery as well as the cost and availabilty for treatment and they make that decision together. The ultimate decision is up to the owner.
In cases where Animal Cruelty or authorities seize a dog that is considered to be neglected or otherwise abused, the owner does not necessarily have a say in what happens to the animal. In that case, a Veterinarian makes the call on the prognosis for the animal.
There are shelters that put animals to sleep and most use an injection for it now. Those shelters have personnel and a Vet or Vets on staff that are trained to do this.
A dog does not have to be unhealthy to be put to sleep in city shelters because these shelters take in every single dog that is brought to them due to irresponsible people. It is not their fault that overcrowding and overbreeding leaves them with no alternative.
Private shelters make good money sometimes if run by business people who use "no kill" as a catch phrase for being somehow superior becuse they don't put any animal to sleep that they take in. I worked for one of those shelters and saw gross negligence with funds raised as well as criteria for which animals could be taken in according to how likely they were to be sold for their higher cost adoption fees. If there was an ugly, disabled or older dog there it was generally because a donee they did not want to displease brought it in to them personally OR it was a photo op for fund raising.
These "no kill" shelters only take a limited number of animals in and then want to judge shelters like the SPCA that take them all in. Either by rejection of the animal or because of overcrowding and limited resources, animals die and it is usually the fault of people not getting animals fixed or not being responsible owners.

Answer 5

The time to put an animal down due to sickness is when they begin to suffer. It is done at the vet's office. The veterinarian has to be the one to administer the medication. Yes, the owner has to agree, a vet will not euthanize an animal without the consent of the owner.
yes, shelters euthanize, unfortunately, healthy as well as sick animals.

Answer 6

In general, most people choose to euthanize their pet in their regular veterinarians office, often times because the pet has been going there for years and the pet owner is comfortable with his/her veterinarian and staff,some veterinarians often make house calls for this procedure as well. (Must be done by a Vet). As far as the procedure: your veterinarian will inject the pet with a euthanasia solution and the pet will peacefully go to sleep. Most veterinary offices ask if you would like to stay with your pet or not be present, that depends solely on how each individual feels. The owner of the pet must sign a Legal Euthanasia Form consenting to this procedure. Here in my state owners are offered to have their pets remains cremated either group cremation (no ashes returned to you) or individually cremated (your pets ashes returned to you). Again, this is an individual preference. I would stronlgly recommend that you discuss all of the possible options for your pet with your veterinarian as well as asking him/her their opinion as to what they feel would be the right thing to do for your pet.

I know this is a sad topic to discuss, but, I hope I have been helpful to you. God Bless you and your pet.

Answer 7

My dog was put to sleep just over a year ago after a long battle with Lymphatic Cancer. We decided to put her down when she had idiopathic facial paralysis. When this happened, my dog had stopped fighting was ready. We had here put down at the Vets office that was treating her for the cancer.

Answer 8

-When it is suufering more than it is enjoying life
-Your house, Vets office, Shelter
-Whoever you choose to do it. Refer to above answer
-Yes, it is the owner's decision
-Some shelters offer this service to the public, some dont. All vets do, some vets make house calls so it can be done where the animal is comfortable

Answer 9

My dog was put to sleep because his cancer got to the point where he couldn't even walk anymore. They would have had to amputate his right front leg, but even if they did do that, he was such a big dog that he would have had a horrible time trying to get around. They did it at my veterinarians office. We had the choice to do this or not.

Answer 10

The quality of life the dog has is usually determines when.
At the vets office
The vet
YES
Sometimes but it MUST be done humanely