RE: More Sad News

Wish I could be there to give you a hug Andrea... it is SO hard. Enjoy
the time with her, but you will also know when she is suffering and then
the real hard time comes.

My previous dog had cancer, we did 2 surgeries, but when it came back
again and she couldn't stop bleeding, we had to put her down.  It was
the HARDEST thing I ever did. My vet kept telling me it was the right
things to do and I just cried harder. I cried for weeks.

I swore I would not get another dog, but then this one looked at me...
and had to come home. Somehow my home feels empty without a dog and a
cat. Seem to need both here.

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Andrea H
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 10:27 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] More Sad News
> 
> This seems to be this time of year y'all. My beloved Damascena, my
boxer
> has
> been slowly failing. She began some massive swelling in her back legs
on
> Friday. My Vet met me at his office this morning, and after examining
her
> he
> thinks she has lymphoma, or if not, something worse. He's got her on
> prednisone so reduce the welling, and if it's not lymphoma she won't
> respond
> to the prednisone at all. This is basically a tactic to give me a
little
> time
> to get used to the idea that she won't be here, and to make her
> comfortable. I
> refuse to put her through any chemo treatments, etc. So, 1-2 months,
or
> maybe
> just a few days if she doesn't respond. Even if she does, eventually
she
> won't
> respond to the pred at all.
> 
> The funny thing is, she's as happy as she can be, fairly comfortable,
and
> wants to play. I'm the one who's a mess. Can't seem to stop crying for
> more
> than a few minutes at a time. I'm just going to spend as much time
with
> her as
> I can. Thanks for listening. She's almost 11 and I knew this would
happen
> someday, just wish it wasn't so soon, and happening so fast.
> A
> 
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Support hort.net -- join the hort.net fund drive!
> http://www.hort.net/funds/

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Support hort.net -- join the hort.net fund drive!
http://www.hort.net/funds/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index