My son´s doctor convinced me to get away of my dogs. Would you do that?
By Mosisa
@Mosisa (96)
Brazil
September 19, 2010 10:42pm CST
Eight years ago, I adopted two dogs named Peri and Anita. After my son was born I had to make a cruel decision. Keeping my dogs or not. My son had a severe respiratory allergy and after tried all kinds of treatments. A pneumologist gave me an ultimatum: "You have to choose your dogs or your son". The doctor convinced me that all the allergy my son had was caused by the dogs. I gave my dogs for someone else to take care. I felt miserable and my son got worse. The only treatment that worked for my son was an specific medicine for allergy (a very expensive one). The immunization suggested by the pneumologist did not work for him. To make it shorter, I brought my dogs back home, they stayed away for two years. My son now is five and has a two y.o. sister. No more allergies at home. And we are a happy family with dogs. Would you give away your dogs like i did?
2 people like this
10 responses
@kiergwapo (205)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
It seems that you are experiencing a crisis. If i were you, I would choose my son rather than my dog because if you were to compare whose more important, It's obviously you son. ryt? But if you don't want that you dog will be separated from you, you can give or let your dog be taken care by your other relatives near at your house. But i think your son can overcome his allergy if you should slowly train your son to have dogs. An allergy for me can be trained through frequently and slowly little by little exposing it.
@kiergwapo (205)
• Philippines
21 Sep 10
Just expose your soon little by little and train him to go near with a dog. but, be cautious not to activate his allergy. just train your son to get immunized with the allergy. Just do it day by day. And do not over expose him because it might activate his allergy.
goodluck!
@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
21 Sep 10
Oh, it was a tough decision you had to make.
Of course you had to make the right decision for both the child and the dogs. I'm sure you loved your dogs, but you don't have to feel guilty. A better decision couldn't be taken.
Yet it's great you found a place to take Peri and Anita, and you were able to visit them often.
Now that your family is all together again, you must be the happiest Mum ever!
Of course you had to make the right decision for both the child and the dogs. I'm sure you loved your dogs, but you don't have to feel guilty. A better decision couldn't be taken.
Yet it's great you found a place to take Peri and Anita, and you were able to visit them often.
Now that your family is all together again, you must be the happiest Mum ever!
@grayxenon (1313)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
of course, life is full of choices..we should always try to choose what matters most,..the dogs will understand .. :)
@GemmaR (8517)
•
20 Sep 10
If your son is allergic to the dog and it is making him ill, then of course you have to get rid of the dog. You can't seriously be saying that you would prefer the authorities to take your son than to let the dog go to a good home.
You would be able to have say about who your dog goes to, so you would know that it is going to have a happy life. Do you have any friends or family who would look after the dog for you? Then you would be able to see it whenever you wanted to.
@ANIME123 (2466)
• United States
20 Sep 10
I think that is the right decision to make I have a dog, but it's my dad who has allergic reactions, but he doesn't get them around my dog, but that's probably because my dog is a chihuahua and they are know as dogs that don't really give people allergies, but yes for your son you want him to be healthy and ot not be around any dogs because it would be really bad for his health.
@sjhaeki (795)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
I'd do the same thing too. Actually, my dad gives away our dogs to his friends or relatives he trusts since we ourselves are a growing family and I guess family comes first. In your case, it was your son's health. I think when faced with this sort of situations, we just have to make sure that we're giving away our pets to people we trust.
It's a good thing knowing that your dogs weren't the reason for his allergies and you got them back. I hope your son's health is doing well.
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
7 Oct 10
Yes, when we do not know what is going on, we have to listen to the doctors who advise us. Your son was definitely more important.
The fact that your son did not improve upon removing the dogs, and that you eventually brought the dogs back is interesting. Does it suggest that the Doctor was wrong, or was it just necessary to have a period of time without the dogs?
I certainly don't know, but am glad it worked out for your family.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
6 Oct 10
Hi. Mosisa. I would have done the same thing if this was my son too. Your son's health is more important than your dog. You have done the right thing by giving your dogs away. This has really made it so much more better for you and your son. I am glad that your son is feeling so much more better.
@clairie0411 (199)
• Philippines
20 Sep 10
I would have done the same, too. I would choose my son over my dog. But I would give my dog to someone who will take care of it very well and will allow me to see my dog from time to time, and give it back to me in the future if possible.
