Should I euthanize my wonderful dog?
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From: Ray on 23 Mar 2005 23:32 Help! Facts: Golden Retriever, 11 years old Large (size of a baseball) tumor on her spleen, and she's hardly eating at all. Vet says x-ray shows "something" on liver, most likely cancer because proteins also not right according to blood test, but won't know for sure (and even then may possibly not know) unless he does exploratory surgery (and of course removes her spleen). I'm thinking she probably won't live much longer even in the best case (i.e., if it's not cancer, which again is unlikely). I don't want her to suffer. I'm heavily leaniong towards euthanizing within the next couple of days. What would you do?
From: Noon Cat Nick on 24 Mar 2005 00:59 Ray wrote: > > Help! > > Facts: Golden Retriever, 11 years old > Large (size of a baseball) tumor on her spleen, and she's hardly eating > at all. Vet says x-ray shows "something" on liver, most likely cancer > because proteins also not right according to blood test, but won't know > for sure (and even then may possibly not know) unless he does > exploratory surgery (and of course removes her spleen). I'm thinking > she probably won't live much longer even in the best case (i.e., if > it's not cancer, which again is unlikely). I don't want her to suffer. > > I'm heavily leaniong towards euthanizing within the next couple of > days. > > What would you do? I'd ask my vet.
From: royroy on 24 Mar 2005 08:03 On 23 Mar 2005 20:32:27 -0800, "Ray" <bender369(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to painfilled days and endless lonely nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. So can I take that step beyond, and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first. I fought with all my might. But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go, I really do; it's difficult to stay. But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. To give you time to care for me and show your love and fears. I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know That my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you too. And that's why its hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, Because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. >Help! > I don't want her to suffer. >I'm heavily leaniong towards euthanizing within the next couple of >days. > >What would you do?
From: ElvisRocks on 24 Mar 2005 22:51 I agree....ask your vet. "Noon Cat Nick" <chatdemidiSPAMBEGONE(a)catlover.com> wrote in message news:42425748.B9586553(a)catlover.com... > Ray wrote: >> >> Help! >> >> Facts: Golden Retriever, 11 years old >> Large (size of a baseball) tumor on her spleen, and she's hardly eating >> at all. Vet says x-ray shows "something" on liver, most likely cancer >> because proteins also not right according to blood test, but won't know >> for sure (and even then may possibly not know) unless he does >> exploratory surgery (and of course removes her spleen). I'm thinking >> she probably won't live much longer even in the best case (i.e., if >> it's not cancer, which again is unlikely). I don't want her to suffer. >> >> I'm heavily leaniong towards euthanizing within the next couple of >> days. >> >> What would you do? > > I'd ask my vet.
From: robcobb on 4 Jul 2005 16:47
Roy, that was a wonderful poem.. even made me cry.. you see my dog "Duke" sits in the vets office for the last two days because he had a mild stroke.. or perhaps severe... For the first time in my life I had to pick him up since he was immobile... he had been looking ill the last few days before this incident.. I should've realized it was the onset of a stroke.. anyway, the doctor says he can lift his head up and even ate some food both good signs but he is still unable to stand up. I know he must be scared and I fear having to put him down ... I miss him so much and the house seems so empty without him here. The doctor said time will tell but he is not optomistic... I don't know what to do.. he is a 9 1/2 yr old pit bull and I really love him.... "royroy" <starrin(a)exis.net> wrote in message news:tfe541hlcjms3bklm1f3u5obtniquo2gtn(a)4ax.com... > On 23 Mar 2005 20:32:27 -0800, "Ray" <bender369(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Do you think the time is right? > May I say goodbye to painfilled days and endless lonely nights? > I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. > So can I take that step beyond, and set my spirit free? > I didn't want to go at first. I fought with all my might. > But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. > I want to go, I really do; it's difficult to stay. > But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. > To give you time to care for me and show your love and fears. > I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. > I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know > That my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. > Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you too. > And that's why its hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. > So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, > Because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. > >>Help! >> I don't want her to suffer. >>I'm heavily leaniong towards euthanizing within the next couple of >>days. >> >>What would you do? > |