SisMorphine wrote: I have decided to just make him comfortable and happy, whether it be for two days or two months, he will be living the good life . . . just as soon as I can stop acting like he's already died.
Tomorrow I go to pick up some Prednisone to ad to his daily medicine regimen. Tonight he ate almost a half a can of Evo. I hope the pred will give him a bit more of an appetite . . .
And a huge thank you to those of you who have called. As soon as I can talk without crying hysterically I will call you back.
SisMorphine wrote:Alright so I'm home now and can cry all I want. Here's the deal:
It is probably either adenocarcinoma or leiomyosarcoma. The former is a very aggressive cancer and even with removal and chemo there isn't much of a chance. For the latter some dogs have gotten another 1-2 years. But in the recent history the dogs my vets have dealt with either didn't make it through the surgery or didn't make it through the recovery period from the surgery. With Wally's weight being so low, low albumin, anemia, and just general weakened state he is not a good candidate for surgery at all.
She said that of course there is a small chance it could be some other type of cancer, but with how quickly he's gone downhill in the past week it is likely to be an aggressive cancer that is already severely taking it's toll. I have decided to just make him comfortable and happy, whether it be for two days or two months, he will be living the good life . . . just as soon as I can stop acting like he's already died.
Tomorrow I go to pick up some Prednisone to ad to his daily medicine regimen. Tonight he ate almost a half a can of Evo. I hope the pred will give him a bit more of an appetite . . .
And a huge thank you to those of you who have called. As soon as I can talk without crying hysterically I will call you back.
SisMorphine wrote:Alright so I'm home now and can cry all I want. Here's the deal:
It is probably either adenocarcinoma or leiomyosarcoma. The former is a very aggressive cancer and even with removal and chemo there isn't much of a chance. For the latter some dogs have gotten another 1-2 years. But in the recent history the dogs my vets have dealt with either didn't make it through the surgery or didn't make it through the recovery period from the surgery. With Wally's weight being so low, low albumin, anemia, and just general weakened state he is not a good candidate for surgery at all.
She said that of course there is a small chance it could be some other type of cancer, but with how quickly he's gone downhill in the past week it is likely to be an aggressive cancer that is already severely taking it's toll. I have decided to just make him comfortable and happy, whether it be for two days or two months, he will be living the good life . . . just as soon as I can stop acting like he's already died.
Tomorrow I go to pick up some Prednisone to ad to his daily medicine regimen. Tonight he ate almost a half a can of Evo. I hope the pred will give him a bit more of an appetite . . .
And a huge thank you to those of you who have called. As soon as I can talk without crying hysterically I will call you back.
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