The dog is a rescue dog to start with. She had been passed around quite a bit before getting to me at 6 months old. I have had her more than a year, but she has recently developed a problem with her digestive system that we are still working with the vet to find an effective treatment for. We have even brought her to a second vet to discuss more options. My dog is very thin and losing hair. She eats her own feces because she absorbs so little of her food that it’s nearly intact when it comes back out.
We’ve had her checked for parasites, worms, and every disease we could afford the tests for. So far all we’ve come up with is an enzyme problem in her pancreas, and they’ve given me a medication to put on her food to help her digest. After several weeks she is still thin and hungry all of the time. We feed her three or four times a day because of it.
Do we put her down? I do not want to hand her off to another home because I feel that it would be incredibly irresponsible to do so. I could not live with myself from the guilt. She is a year and a half old, but a purebred miniature (NOT teacup or toy) poodle and I am well aware of their tendency to have health problems. Thanks.
