my dog is dying what to do

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Faith my dog has cancer in her right leg,it can not be removed with surgery,the vet says that the only way to go is to amputate the leg.my question is do we take the leg which may only extend her life by a year or do we try to make her as comfertable as possible till the pain is bad and then put her to sleep...any input would be helpfull.thanks Brat.
 
Dogs adapt to three legs very well. It is a serious but pretty routine surgery.

Earl the issue is avoiding suffering, and making sure the quality of life is what you want for Faith.

She is in our prayers.
 
Sorry to hear about your dog, Earl ---That is one tough decision to make..I'm sure you will make the right decision.
 
Earl.... They could have removed one of Tigger's lungs, but we didn't catch the cancer in time. If we would have caught it, I would have had the lung removed. And he was 15.... Selfish? Maybe... But, there is a good chance he would have been alive and in recovery today.

God bless, Buddy.
 
If she will only live another year or so it is probably not worth putting her through it but ultimately it is your decision to make because you have to live with it. I can tell you from my personal experience with my dogs, I wish I had not put the two of them through some final procedures when they did not have long to live anyway. They were old and did not recover from the surgeries well and these were very minor compared to amputation. It was all down hill after the surgery. If your dog is under 10 years old it might be worth amputating.
 
Brat I could tell ya a long story of cancer with my best bud Stinker, but I dont think it would help bud.

I read this when ya posted it and have been tryin to think of what to say.....

and I hope it helps ya friend...

Take a few things into consideration...

Is she strong enough to go thru the amputation, and after that, do you think she is strong enough to still get around and be happy?

How does she do now? , Is she happy at the moment? and feeling herself?

Cancer in animals comes like a breeze inthe night , one day she is ok, then the next morn it sets in and spreads quickly, once set in , her friend would come soon.

There is no real good advice for you friend, its something you must make the decision on.

But I held on too long, I wanted every last second I could get......

and the worst thing was letting go...

Dont make the same mistake I did, I regret it every single day of my life, the last few days of his life was full of suffering and pain.....
 
Prof said:
Dogs adapt to three legs very well. It is a serious but pretty routine surgery.

Earl the issue is avoiding suffering, and making sure the quality of life is what you want for Faith.

She is in our prayers.
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Earl, I'm with Roy all the way here......

God be with you all......

Tim
 
i am sorry man about the situation you are going thru , i wish i could tell you to be strong and do what makes you feel good but i can't, you have to consider the way you want to remember her and the way you want her to live the rest of her life, i guess what im trying to tell you is to put your self in her position and decide how would you like to be remembered the last days of your life, strong, full of life and happy or how much you suffered and how hard you fought to stay alive ..
 
I know your pain Earl....and I have nothing intelligent to say.:(

But I know this...Love her. Because all of the silly stupid things your dog did to this day are the fond memories you will have when she is gone.

I will pray for all of you. I love ya bud.:)
 
I cant tell you what to do my friend...Just make sure that she is as comfortable and pain free she can be...

You are in our thoughts and prayers...

Stefan...
 
Having just lost Spike on Monday of this week I can tell you I would give anything to have more time with him before he died......do what you can to help your dog survive.....I wish I could have been able to make a decision like that that for Spike.
 
Dogs are so wonderful...total unconditional love for their human partners.

What a wonderful creation. No wonder we love them so much.
 
Brat, i can't give you advice... therefore i'm to far away from you, your dog, your family.... it's hard but i 'm sure you will take the right decision.Hope your family can help you and agree to accept the consequences as whatever you decide... and don't be afraid for sorry later in either way ... you have a responsibility to take now in return for the love of so many years....
Norbert
 
Brother Earl, we have had the chance to talk about this, and still after time I can't give you the answer what you should do. Regardless of your choice... .know in your heart that it was the right one, and never second guess yourself.
As stated Dog's and animals have done relatively well with a born defect (three leg's), or a post operative deficiency.
Ultimately the decision (for me) would rest on the fact if the cancer is encapsulated...or metastasized.
Faith Dog is still pretty happy,(and a sweetheart) and believe that she would be so...even after the loss of a limb.

Hang in there Earl.
 
Earl,

Sorry you are faced with this decision. It is a tough situation.

Faith is a strong and happy dog, I believe she would do well after the surgery.

Like others have said, make the right choice, the one your heart tells you is right, and don't look back because that would only lead to regret. Remember her as the happy loving companion that she is, and hold on to that.

Good luck, and God bless...
 
Earl, I can only imagine how you feel having this decision to make. It would be a pretty easy one for me. Let me just ask you this, if instead of your dog we were talking about you or a child, what would you do? Of course you would opt for the surgery. As far as I'm concerned a dog is a full part of the family, I would be scheduling the operation right now, so as not to waste a second.

But whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck.
 
Prof said:
Dogs adapt to three legs very well. It is a serious but pretty routine surgery.

Earl the issue is avoiding suffering, and making sure the quality of life is what you want for Faith.

She is in our prayers.
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My wife is a veterinarian specializing in general surgery here and we do amputations frequently. If we were in a similar situation there is not doubt we would do the surgery in a New York Minute. Dogs, and cats for that matter adapt very well with three legs - we have has several. Many people are two quick to put a pet down because of suffering as OCBob said "It would be a pretty easy one for me. Let me just ask you this, if instead of your dog we were talking about you or a child, what would you do?"

To us, our pets ARE our children

Go for the surgery bro - I shit you nay - you will be glad you did
 
Put her down bubba............... Honor her memory and love her forever.

Put the money into your kids savings account.

So sorry for your lose.

Jay
 
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