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Thinking of euthanizing my disabled beardie
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[QUOTE="Weenielord, post: 2004593, member: 112130"] (4x2x2 enclosure, t5 UVB, temps ranging from ~80 to ~107) My girl is just shy of 2 years old. She was born with a pretty severe disability being that her legs don't work. She's never been able to walk in her life. I adopted her when she was a few months old knowing that she'd struggle but I really wanted to try and help her. When she was about 6-ish months old I took her to a vet to get just a basic exam/fecal. They told me to euthanize her. They said that all this love and energy I'm putting into her, I could be putting into a healthy beardie. That destroyed me because besides the fact that she struggled to walk, she's always had a big personality, ate well, and seemed pretty content slithering around. Fast forward to now-she's got her first clutch. Just one single egg that's she's been holding onto for a week now. I don't think she'll be able to pass it. Within the last few months she's also started using her limbs less and less and now just walks with her shoulders. She's developed large calluses all over her body from dragging herself around. I just don't know if I should let her continue to live this life. It's such an awful awful thing because she's still a fairly happy looking, active little girl. Should I do it? Should I euthanize her? On one hand, she seems like she wants to keep fighting. On the other, it's got to be a pretty miserable existence for her and she's only declining. Thanks in advance for any and all advice. It's a pretty sensitive topic but I feel like this was the right community to ask. [/QUOTE]
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