I got a call from a close friend from home Friday night. She had to have her 14 year old dog put to sleep. He apparently went lethargic, gums all pale, and listless. Off she rushes him to the vet where the vet says he's got internal bleeding, but without extensive emergency testing, she couldn't determine what it was. This dog was in great shape, a little furry Jack LaLane, if you will. So it was bye-bye to Mr. Doggie.
Further into the conversation she tells me how she's been giving the dog ASPIRIN for his arthritis. "Aspirin?" I ask. "Yea, I haven't been able to get the dog to the vet for his check ups for the past 2 years and I know he's got arthritis so I have been giving him an aspirin every other day."
HOLY FUCKWADS BATMAN. She next gave me the whole sob story of how HAAARD it is with 2 little kids and she's always so BIZZY and all and couldn't get him to the vet where he could have gotten the CORRECT arthritis medication for a DOG. Yes, being a full time SAHM with 2 kids that go to daycare and preschool is tough. Wow. Plus her husband doing all the cleaning and cooking, life must be HELL for her. Internet shopping takes up a lot of your time.
Moral of the story here: You DON'T give an elderly dog aspirin. And if you have kids, then don't have pets.