dspin; JAY73 Thank you both so much for your kind support! It means a lot!
JAY73: I'm so sorry about your puppy!! I'll keep him in my prayers! Our dogs are our fur kids, too, since I was never able to have children. Has your vet discovered what has made him so sick? I know it's a shock to have this happen so suddenly. It was a bit different with our dog Star.
Star started losing weight. We had changed dog food to a senior formula a few months ago to help all our fur babies lose some weight. They're all over 7 years old. At first we didn't think anything was wrong--they all were losing weight, but about a month ago, we noticed she had lumps on her neck and other places. We took her to our vet, and that's when she was diagnosed with lymphoma. Our vet told us as long as she was eating, drinking, and just doing doggie things, her quality of life wasn't suffering. So we took her home. But we were told lymphoma in dogs is agressive, and metastisizes quickly. In just 3 weeks the lumps on her lymph glands went from quarter sized to lemon sized. Due to her age, chemotherapy wasn't an option. Our vet told us she was at least 12 yearl old, if not older. We rescued her 9 years ago, and were never sure exactly how old she was. Her quality of life went downhill quickly. We didn't want her to suffer, so we made the difficult decision to put her to sleep.
We wanted her to go with dignity--before she declined to the point where she couldn't walk or eat. It was so hard to make that decision! But we knew it was time. We take comfort from knowing we will see her again one day. Pets and other animals are His creation, and I believe He has made a place for them in Heaven.
