Hi, as the title states I’m going through a struggle to decide whether or not I should encourage my mom to rehome her dog. His name is Chucky and he was inherited to my mom through her mom when she passed. He loved my grandma with every bit of his heart, and when she passed he attached to my mother in the same way. He freaks out whenever she’s gone and has extreme separation anxiety with her, I’m one of the only people he’s comfortable being around when she’s not there. My grandma and mom both aren’t exactly dog people or very conscious owners so unfortunately, Chuck has struggled with dental issues and weight for many years now (he’s 9, been in my family since 8 weeks old.) and it’s to the point where his breath is incredibly bad (I brush but it’s irreversible at this stage) and his joints are suffering due to his weight. My mom has tried really hard to help him lose weight but is disabled and also struggles a lot financially as well so hasn’t been able to fix his teeth (I’m a broke student so I can’t help either or I absolutely would). She cares a lot but isn’t able to give him the best care. However, like I said, she’s the only person in the world he cares for and he fears everyone and everything without her. He’s only happy when he’s with her. So Im stuck. I know if we surrrendered him he would have better luck getting help with his health, but I fear it could traumatize him in a long lasting way, as losing my grandma did. I really don’t know what to do, I plan on saving up but it could take a long time to get the thousands needed and his health could get worse before then so I don’t know what the right choice is. Thank you to anyone who’s read this far
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