Ask questions about your dog's illness, prognosis, and treatment options available. Make sure to write everything down or bring along a friend or family member who will help you remember your options.  Your feelings of grief will make it difficult for you to remember everything. If your veterinarian indicates that there may be few or no options that can treat your dog's illness or condition, ask about other options to consider and the costs involved, including the following:  Continuing to provide treatment at home and the medications available.  Discuss about palliative care to help with pain management and the costs. Putting the dog down in a safe space under direction of a veterinarian.  Discuss when and how this is done and the costs involved. Treatment options to prolong life or surgeries needed.  Understand the limitations, such as only prolonging a dog's life for a few more months and the possibly of high vet bills. Use the HHHHMM Quality of Life Scale to assess your dog's health and condition, as indicated in the criteria below.   Talk with your vet about what score you believe your dog has in terms of quality of life, and compare this to the score your vet gives. You can also ask other members of your household or close friends and family to provide a score as well. Understand that you may have a biased score (with good reason), due to wishing to have more time with your pet.   Think about the following criteria for your pet's quality of life:  Hurt Hunger Hydration Hygiene Happiness Mobility More Good Days than Bad While putting your dog down via euthanasia may seem upsetting, think about the reasons why it may be a less painful way for your pet to end their life.  Talk with your veterinarian about the pros and cons, as well as your dog's current quality of life:  Pros:  providing a gentle way to go in a safe and controlled space, having the opportunity to be present when you say good-bye, ensuring that your pet feels no pain at the time of death Cons: feeling possible guilt that you cannot stop your pet from dying, taking on the stressful task of making life and death decisions for your pet Consider filling out this assessment tool created by the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center, and discuss it with your veterinarian to understand your dog's current health and quality of life: http://vet.osu.edu/assets/pdf/hospital/companionAnimals/HonoringtheBond/HowDoIKnowWhen.pdf
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One-sentence summary -- Discuss about the options available for your dog's treatment. Assess your dog's quality of life. Consider the pros and cons of euthanasia at end of life.


LA casual clothing is a good blank canvas for playing around with accessories. The muted earth tones are fun to play  up with accessories that stand out instead of competing. Brass, rose gold and silver are popular metals to play with, but you could also wear accessories crafted from wood or clay.  If you love accessories, go for a bohemian look. For example, you could wear a bold beaded statement necklace, hoop earrings and a stack of silver bangles. On the other hand, the LA casual mentality is that less is more. Understated accessories like a simple gold chain or a single silver bangle help you stay casual and comfortable while also dressing up your look a little. The sun is famously brighter in LA, and in addition to wearing sunscreen, you’ll need some accessories to protect yourself. Have a good collection of hats and sunglasses you can mix and match to create different LA casual looks. Footwear can completely transform a standard LA casual outfit, helping you make the transition from day to night or outdoor setting to indoor setting with a simple swap. The quintessential casual outfit, jeans and a t-shirt, can be dressed down with a pair of Converse tennis shoes or dressed up with heels, helping you fit in wherever you go throughout the day.  Sandals, flip-flops and open-toed heels are popular in LA all year round. Sneakers complement the LA casual wardrobe and keep you comfortable all day. In LA, you probably don’t have to completely transform your look at night (unless you're going to a truly fancy restaurant or party). Just switch out a few accessories if you’re going out to a restaurant or club.  Women typically wear summery dresses or skirts and heels when they go out, but you could get away with wearing dark-wash skinny jeans, a pretty tunic and heels. Men can swap out their sneakers for a pair of dress shoes and show up to a club wearing fitted jeans, a t-shirt and a nice blazer. Since LA is right on the beach, people often wear swimwear all day long. Choose swimwear you're comfortable being seen in, since you'll probably be living in it for hours. Cover-ups like sarongs or jean shorts and sheer tops provide a little extra coverage for when you make the transition from chilling on the beach to going to an indoor space.  Accessorize your swimwear like any other outfit. Wear jewelry, hats, sunglasses and scarves. Consider buying a large purse that doubles as a beach bag. Totes and other large bags are popular in LA.
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One-sentence summary -- Use accessories to showcase your personal style. Protect yourself from the sun in style. Get playful with footwear. Pack a few dressy items to throw on at night. Accessorize your swimwear.


Replace the bolts, leaving them finger tight, allowing the assembly to move freely. Now you can tighten the bolts with your wrench, securing the strut assembly to the steering knuckle and torquing to the manufacturer's specifications. If you needed to move the sway bar or the brake line support, replace these at this time. Tighten the lug bolts finger tight before lowering the car. Jack the vehicle up slightly to remove the load on the jack stands, then remove the jack stands and lower the vehicle to the ground. Tighten the wheel to the proper specifications, as well as the strut tower bolts. Test drive at low speed to evaluate the vehicle safely. Avoid high speed driving or high-traffic areas. It's possible that the vehicle may require alignment. If the vehicle pulls to either side or otherwise does not drive normally, perform alignment by measuring the degree of difference and adding cams to adjust the issue. It's cheaper to replace struts on a need-to basis, but they tend to wear out all at once, so you might as well do the rest if you're willing to invest in two or four new struts. The process will work in the same basic way for struts in all positions. Not all cars have rear struts. Check your owner's manual before buying unnecessary parts.
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Install the completed strut assembly back into the steering knuckle. Place the strut assembly back into the strut tower and replace the strut tower bolts. Replace the wheel. Perform a final check to make sure nothing was incorrectly fitted. Repeat the process for all struts you want to change.