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The worst vet visit of my life.
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26-08-2014 12:49pm#1
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Ah SSB I'm so sorry to hear this
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Nothing can prepare you for hearing the worst, not even if your dog is well into his teens, I dread the day it happens with ours, and hopefully it's a good bit away yet.
Do his bucket list, let him eat whatever he loves the most, get him the treats that are bad for his teeth, bring him to the seaside if he loves the sea, let him bark at whoever he wants, give him anything he wants to shred or destroy, just enjoy, and let him enjoy the time he has left. And take as many photos and videos as possible for your baby girl so she'll know him in years to come. Mind yourself. xx0 -
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Aw no Shashabear My heart is broken for you. That's awful news.
Like Abajanincork, I feared the worst when you originally posted about this problem, but obviously hoped I was wrong
I've been where you are twice in the past couple of years, knowing that I only had a limited time left with my doggy pals, and all I can do is echo what the others have said, I particularly like BLM's suggestion of a bucket list
There is a *small* degree of comfort being prepared for it, but that doesn't make it any easier when the time comes. My experience with the condition Shadow has is that the dogs were really good up until the very end, and enjoyed life right up to the end.
Shadow has had a fantastic life with you, and indeed without you it's unlikely he'd have been so lucky, and so loved and cared for every day you've known him.:(0 -
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Ah no ShashaBear is it Lymphoma? So so sorry to hear this but as DBB said dogs do feel well in themselves right up until the end. Such an awful diagnosis to get though, I remember it all too well back in 2007 with my own dog:(
Would chemo be an option by any chance or even a road you're willing to go down rather than the maintenance steroids?0 -
Ah no ShashaBear is it Lymphoma? So so sorry to hear this but as DBB said dogs do feel well in themselves right up until the end. Such an awful diagnosis to get though, I remember it all too well back in 2007 with my own dog:(
Would chemo be an option by any chance or even a road you're willing to go down rather than the maintenance steroids?
Vet said she wouldnt perform chemo and didnt reccomend it besides 0 -
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ShaShaBear wrote: »Vet said she wouldnt perform chemo and didnt reccomend it besides
Well if you need any info just drop me a message. My dog was was 12 and lived until 14 1/2 with chemo and all of her lymph nodes were enlarged on diagnosis. She had a less aggressive form though (B-cell multicentric) so it responded well, with little or no side effects until the end. The difficult part is it's time consuming and expensive but dogs don't suffer the same side effects like in humans.Just in case you were researching your options etc
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ShaShaBear wrote: »Shadow is absolutely spoilt so its hard to find extra special things to do that we don't do normally!
Awww I had the same dilemma when my own two oldies got their diagnoses... Actually now that I think of it my beautiful GSD was the same age as Shadow.
On the beach front, is Shadow ok in the car? There's a fab beach not trillions of miles from you, north of the Boyne estuary at Seapoint, Termonfeckin. If you get the tide out low, it's a vast, quiet beach where you can quickly retreat to the dunes if you spot another dog in the distance. I can pm you directions if you like
That is assuming that you're not going to take off to a remote spot for holidays with him!0 -
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Awww I had the same dilemma when my own two oldies got their diagnoses... Actually now that I think of it my beautiful GSD was the same age as Shadow.
On the beach front, is Shadow ok in the car? There's a fab beach not trillions of miles from you, north of the Boyne estuary at Seapoint, Termonfeckin. If you get the tide out low, it's a vast, quiet beach where you can quickly retreat to the dunes if you spot another dog in the distance. I can pm you directions if you like
That is assuming that you're not going to take off to a remote spot for holidays with him!
Would love to take him away but with the slightly less hairy baby, we are broke If you coulld give me directions that would be great! I'm sure he'd love it!
On a side note, any of you got any experience with dietary management? Obviously I'm not expecting anything close to a miracle (he's at least stage 3 lymphoma) but he's completely gone off his dried food!
The steroid doesn't seem to have helped any - he's still very lethargic and has totally given up on his panic episode when we leave the house 0 -
Shashasha bear I am so sorry to hear our eldest needs to get her yearly check up and vacs and I keep putting it off. Tbh I don't even know if she could walk to vets she has slowed down sooo much. I told myself today that I will bring her 2mo 0
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Shashasha bear I am so sorry to hear our eldest needs to get her yearly check up and vacs and I keep putting it off. Tbh I don't even know if she could walk to vets she has slowed down sooo much. I told myself today that I will bring her 2mo
I'd definitely go for it Millem. Getting the news has made us much more proactive about making Shadow more comfortable and I know silly things like him getting stiff and slowing down (before we realised he was sick) were kind of ignored in a denial sort of way because we just couldn't face that he was getting old.
Vet told us that there is tonnes that can be given to spruce an older dog up these days!0 -
ShaShaBear wrote: »I'd definitely go for it Millem. Getting the news has made us much more proactive about making Shadow more comfortable and I know silly things like him getting stiff and slowing down (before we realised he was sick) were kind of ignored in a denial sort of way because we just couldn't face that he was getting old.
Vet told us that there is tonnes that can be given to spruce an older dog up these days!
Shashabear our prob is she is already on meds and supplements. Tbh I hadn't really noticed how much she slowed down she is on metacam and artriaid for her arthritis/hip/back problems and metacam is also for her glaucoma and incurrin for her incontinence
She sleeps majority of day and it is an absolute nightmare trying to get her to walk on a walk0 -
Shashabear our prob is she is already on meds and supplements. Tbh I hadn't really noticed how much she slowed down she is on metacam and artriaid for her arthritis/hip/back problems and metacam is also for her glaucoma and incurrin for her incontinence
She sleeps majority of day and it is an absolute nightmare trying to get her to walk on a walk
It happens so fast Steroids are not working for Shadow and it looks like hes giving up. He wont drink or eat despite oir best efforts and is pretty much just sleeping. Cant see him lasting two days let alone two months 0 -
ShaShaBear wrote: »It happens so fast Steroids are not working for Shadow and it looks like hes giving up. He wont drink or eat despite oir best efforts and is pretty much just sleeping. Cant see him lasting two days let alone two months
it is so hard to watch them fade away it sounds like you may have to make that awful decision sooner than you would have liked
but you will know yourself when that time comes
my thoughts are with you I have been there with a 3 year old who I had to pts from kidney failure way too soon it was the final act of my love for her
**** im getting weepy just typing that guys are not supposed to cry but that's what memories do to us good ones especially0 -
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ABajaninCork wrote: »Give the tablets time to work. My cat refused all food and water for three days after the diagnosis, but he was getting the Prendisolone tablets. I was just preparing myself to bring him back, and called the vet to tell him. Vet suggested I call in for some tinned Hills which I did. Cat didn't want it, even though I warmed it up for him.
The thing that got him wanting food again? I'd made myself a lamb stew Bajan style. My cat always adored spicy food, and would gobble it up. I sat down with my plate. Cat jumped up on his usual position on the arm of the sofa, trying to rip my arm to shreds to give him some!! Of course, I gave him a plate...
After that - he was flying! Poached chicken and fish for a week after that (until His Lordship got bored with it) , then back on his Whiskas.
Give Shadow a bit of time. Maybe not spicy food (;)), but perhaps some poached chicken to tempt him?
He's not on tablets, he got a shot of it. Vet said we should see an improvement pretty much within a few hours, but he's only gotten worse. Eating isn't too bad, we're going out tomorrow to pick up some chicken and mince and just going to let him eat meat. I managed to get about three handfuls of water into him, but he won't drink by himself and if I hold a bowl or cup to him he turns his head away. He's started to cough as well so we're going to try our best to get something into him, but I'm sort of expecting he won't see next week 0 -
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So sorry to hear this. I lost a dog to lymphoma 4 years ago. She was on steroids for almost 4 months and while they didn't prolong her life, they did allow her to live normally and happily for the time she had left. I really hope you get a bit more time with Shadow. It's the worst time in the word, losing a pet. 0
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Well to be honest we were resigned to him passing last night. He was wheezing and coughing, wouldn't touch water, even mixed with milk and from my hand. We were up ALL night checking on him!
Fast forward to this morning where he BARKED us out of bed to battle charge up the garden and warn intruders to GTFO. Then he drank a whole bowl of water, a 500g tray of mince and lost his mind (as usual) when we went to head out for an appointment. Swelling reduced considerably in his neck
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ShaShaBear wrote: »Well to be honest we were resigned to him passing last night. He was wheezing and coughing, wouldn't touch water, even mixed with milk and from my hand. We were up ALL night checking on him!
Fast forward to this morning where he BARKED us out of bed to battle charge up the garden and warn intruders to GTFO. Then he drank a whole bowl of water, a 500g tray of mince and lost his mind (as usual) when we went to head out for an appointment. Swelling reduced considerably in his neck
Told you!
Special beef dinner for that boy!!!0 -
ABajaninCork wrote: »Told you!
Special beef dinner for that boy!!!
He's running up and down the stairs fetching his toy (that he throws for himself) at the minute and has been picking at his dry food as well! Honestly he seems totally normal. Utterly selfish but hopefully he stays like this for a while, dreading seeing him go back to the way he was last night 0 -
ShaShaBear wrote: »Well to be honest we were resigned to him passing last night. He was wheezing and coughing, wouldn't touch water, even mixed with milk and from my hand. We were up ALL night checking on him!
Fast forward to this morning where he BARKED us out of bed to battle charge up the garden and warn intruders to GTFO. Then he drank a whole bowl of water, a 500g tray of mince and lost his mind (as usual) when we went to head out for an appointment. Swelling reduced considerably in his neck
brilliant news:):):):):):):):):):):):) 0 -
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Well the battle is all uphill for Shadow again. Was really pleased with his reaction to the steroids, but after just under a week, he is deteriorating again. He is still eating meat and tinned food, although it's difficult for him and he is still drinking water and peeing/pooping, but neither are excessive. He's struggling to get up and down the stairs and won't sleep on our bed unless we lift him. He's completely abandoned playing
We're expecting and preparing to make a very hard decision sooner rather than later:(0 -
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He's a lovely boy. Looks so contented... 
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