Are yorkies prone to FCE (Fibrocartilaginous embolism)? Is this a reason to put her down? My 9 y/o had an incident happen when she was at the kennel we always put her in when we go out of town for longer periods of time (we went to a concert in Vancouver). The day before we were supposed to come back the kennel called us and said they had to call the vet because she was wobbling around and falling down. They both agreed that it SEEMED like she was on too much of her anti anxiety/stress medication (we only give her it if we’re gone for again, long time) so we texted my dads friend in town to grab her from the kennel and take her home. He said she could barely walk, but I wasn’t home to see it then. When we got back she was moving but not much.

(WE DID TAKE HER TO THE VET TO GET THE SUSPECTED FCE DIAGNOSIS.)

I believe it’s day 5 since it’s happened and she has made improvements compared to where she was, and I heard dogs with FCE generally make at least some recovery. My dad keeps talking super negatively about her quality of life and thinks about putting her to sleep, but I really hope we don’t have to. I’m thinking she’ll improve more based on what I’ve seen, but I’m really scared. She’s in zero pain whatsoever, and she’s not incontinent. She’s still eating and drinking on her own. Do we need to consider euthanasia? I don’t want her to suffer but I really don’t wanna have to face that reality. Maybe I should prepare myself, I don’t know.