Lately my dog has been having a problem with one of his back paws where he won't put any weight on it. I finally convinced my dad to let my mom take the dog to the vet (my dad doesn't want to spend a ton of money on him), and the vet said that the pain in my dog's joint could be a number of things, like a hairline fracture or bone cancer.
The vet gave us some antibiotics for us to use, and we're going back to see him in a week. He said that if the antibiotics don't work, then we'd have a few options: getting an x-ray, a biopsy, putting him down, or amputating the problem leg. Since my dad doesn't want to spend a ton of money on the dog, I'm afraid that we might have to put him down in about a week.
I'm sort of tearing up at the thought of losing my dog after only 6 years, but I've gotten really attached to him since he's my first pet. If I had a way to help pay for it all, I'd certainly do so, but I only have a little bit of holiday money left and I doubt anyone would want to pay a 12 year old.
Discuss, I guess.
(Also, if anyone's wondering, I have an Irish Wolfhound and they're really expensive to take care of.)
