My family was dismayed and my Mum had tears in her eyes at the sight of Jet (13.5 year old Lab) standing with her back legs all caved in.  It was our Thanksgiving dinner and Jet was happy as always to have the whole bunch, and her cousin Laddie, come for a visit.  We took the two pooches for a short walk but it was a long exciting day for a dog and by the end Jet's back legs just weren't supporting her very well at all.  No apparent pain, just the loss of sensation in her back end.  I don't think my family appreciated how bad she is till then. 

But then my Mum phoned last night and proceeded to harangue me about how I look after my dog.  Mum thinks I should let her rest so she will heal.  No, she won't heal, unless she has surgery.  Mum said I should not take her for walks.  No, the Vet says she needs walks to keep every thing moving, just shorter ones, which we are doing, and no jumping down off things.  Next I was told I was not treating my dog right because it was "inconvenient" for me to not take her for walks.  That doesn't even make sense but at that point, after a long day with a migraine, I hung up on my Mum.  So now I guess I AM a bad daughter as Mum is 88 years old herself and I should know better.  Phone call of contrition coming up.  Sigh.

I know exactly where you're coming from,i've hung up on my mum a few times.I always feel guilty afterward,because she truly is the best mum in the world,i just lose patience with some of her crap sometimes.I cant leave it more than 1/2 hour before ringing back and apologising,because she truly is my best friend,it's just that a couple of things she does drive me around the bend

Your mum was only doing what anyone else would, seeing a dog with bad legs and 'thinking' she is in pain and suffering.

Just ring your mum back and calmly explain what your vet has told you to do for the good of your dog, tell her it is upsetting for you too to see her this way, but you are doing everything you can to eleviate her problems.  She just needs the knowledge to understand instead of jumping to conclusions, perhaps this morning or later today you can both talk nice and clamly about it and be happy daughter and mother again. :-)