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Originally Posted by tony404
We have to talk to the vet. My vet wont give me a straight answer on it, so we have to have a come to jesus. He has red mange. That means his immune system is really bad. He has a tumor the size of a golf ball in his lymph nodes not good. Wont operate on the eye because it would kill him he is so sick. He also have cushings disease. I get sad faces from the vet but nothing else. No suggestions other than to treat and spend money.
At the end of day its a business. CJ dies the money flow stops... a couple of grand and counting. He is not doing good. I dont think Im doing him a favor waiting until he is shitting himself and cant walk. I saved him from death 2 and half years ago. Someone never took care of him; a sheriff in fact. He/she dumped him off at the pound to die basically. He was covered in sores and his spine fused together because he was hit by car and they did nothing. He has had the best of everything. I would gladly keep up the medicine and cleaning of wounds several times a day routine if I knew he was is going to get better. From the erupted cornea we went to red mange thats never happened before with him. He is on three antibiotics and he has pus again all over his eyes. And the cancer is just waiting in the dark really rear its ugly head.
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You know I just went though this recently (6 weeks ago), had to put my dog of 17+ years to sleep.
In your dog's case it sounds like although he had it tough for much of his life he did have a loving home for the last part of it. You're obviously a good owner and love your dog... that's huge in a dog's life. In fact it's everything.
My advice: Just keep the most important thing in focus (it sounds like you're already doing it), that being --- doing what's best for him. You'll have plenty of time to grieve and mourn his loss later.
It's definitely been one of the toughest times of my life, and toughest decisions. I wish you all the best. Need to talk about anything, shoot me an ICQ anytime. (sig)