Cooper, not good (final update last page)
The vet just called and Cooper might have oral cancer. They're send a sample up to K-state pathology to determine if it's cancer. Vet said he has massive bone loss in his head. Will no Friday if it's ...
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I believe we are "given" the dogs we have because of the decisions that will need to be made regarding their care. My last four dogs were all special needs. Not planned that way and they seemed to be healthy when we adopted them. They were all rescues. While I would not choose to fight most cancers, only one of mine had cancer and that was a bladder cancer. We chose instead to keep them comfortable until it could not continue. Many people would just put them down out of convenience, but I think those of us on this forum would choose to love and keep them close until things changed for the worse for them. God bless you and God bless Cooper. He has the best life with you.
One thing that might help Sawyer. He does know that something is wrong with Cooper. When I had to put one of my dogs down, the one that was left went into a deep depression and we almost lost him. He searched everywhere for his friend. He didn't know where he went and couldn't fathom where he was. It was difficult to watch and his health started going downhill and he died a year and a half later.
So when my Butterscotch died of bladder cancer, we had to put her down. I took Duchess with us. They had been together since birth and it had been 11 years. Duchess knew Butterscotch was sick and we put her up on the table with BS. She zeroed in on BS's muzzle and kept her face right in BS's. She kept vigil like that, ignoring everyone and everything else in the the room, until BS died. After a few minutes, she looked up and wanted down off the table. She was ready to go. She never once looked for BS or searched for her. She may not have understood everything, but she knew BS was not coming back. Her life changed without her friend, but she accepted what happened. So you might think of including Sawyer in that process.
God bless you all.
Dale
One thing that might help Sawyer. He does know that something is wrong with Cooper. When I had to put one of my dogs down, the one that was left went into a deep depression and we almost lost him. He searched everywhere for his friend. He didn't know where he went and couldn't fathom where he was. It was difficult to watch and his health started going downhill and he died a year and a half later.
So when my Butterscotch died of bladder cancer, we had to put her down. I took Duchess with us. They had been together since birth and it had been 11 years. Duchess knew Butterscotch was sick and we put her up on the table with BS. She zeroed in on BS's muzzle and kept her face right in BS's. She kept vigil like that, ignoring everyone and everything else in the the room, until BS died. After a few minutes, she looked up and wanted down off the table. She was ready to go. She never once looked for BS or searched for her. She may not have understood everything, but she knew BS was not coming back. Her life changed without her friend, but she accepted what happened. So you might think of including Sawyer in that process.
God bless you all.
Dale
