She sounds wonderful. My RB dog Tigger, was 17, and she had everything(excpet gingavitis) that your girl has, even more. She was one of the healthiest dog ever the vet said. He said to let her live as long as she could.
But when we put a nice heat lamp out for her, because it was cold. She couldn't get up, and sat on it instead. She burnta ll her fur off on her back end. And then whenever she got up, she would never cry until a couple days later. Thats when we brought her in to be PTS.
This is my opionion: Put her through the procedure, (she isn't that old) see what happens. Its better to take chances. Putting her to sleep will just end her life right there. Whiel doing the operation would give her another chance at life if she makes it through.At least then you will get a couple more years in with this lovely girl!
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