Hug your pups

Oh, I'm so sorry! I think your friend is doing the right thing, as hard as it will be.

Yes, it is time for you to get active, hopefully with Vet and other animal organizations speaking out with you.

Poisons are poisons are poisons. No two ways about it. & remember lots of folks let their toddlers crawl around on those lawns.

& I for one think the term 'cosmetic pesticide'/cosmetic herbicides' needs to be put down big time. Still poisons those are.

One interesting question, does an unmowed lawn difuse the poisons concentration or does that lack of mowing make the poison stay around longer.

A lot of cities and towns up here in Canada have managed to put very strong bylaws restricting use of 'costmetic pesticides'.

& I'll kick out another theory. When I bought my present 1.5 acres around my house, the lawn was almost all grass, just grass, no clover, no herbs, no 'weeds'. It made me think someone had used a lot of the poison called 'weed and feed'. :h

About 1.75 million species of plants, animals, and microorganisms have been identified out of the 13 million total species estimated by scientists (Sustaining, 2000). The services these species provide contribute to the delicately-running natural cycles that help make earth habitable to humans and contribute to our way of life in many ways, from providing us food and pharmaceuticals to helping reduce the impact of natural disasters such as floods.

Source: http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2015/2015/benefits_humans.html

Or my maxim, if you have diversity in plants you will have greater variety of bugs............thus, you are less likely to be complaining about having too many of one kind of insect to bug you or your pet.

Keep us posted on your success, please.

:C

Kinda makes you wonder what the chemicals are doing to humans, doesn't it??? I'm thinking of children that play on the lawns.

Prayers for fur kid and the family. I agree with their decision as difficult as it was to make.

Thank you for the support on the decision that was made. In a situation like this, one's heart is screaming to "save them". But when you think about it logically for all the suffering the dog would go through, and best chance scenario would be a very short life extension.... well, my friend and I are of the same mind. We need to do what is best for the dog, and put our heartbreak aside. This is always a heart wrenching decision to make.

Again, thanks for the support.

There has just been too much, in a short time span. We lost two of ours last fall, just weeks apart. Today is the anniversary of her losing her other female last year on this very day.

After going through chemo with two Collies I think your friend made the best decision. I was at K-State every week for treatment for Strider, (if you do a search you can read the story from discovery to end of life).

I am convinced it has more to do with the gene's then outside influence, my opinion.

And you are correct some breeds are more susceptible then others. One lady had 2 Goldens that had cancer at the same time.

My opinion is subject to change as treatment advances.

I just lost my Bud boy at the end of January to what they believe to be a brain tumor, don't know if it was cancerous. I sure do miss him.

Our Josie is 10 years old and hasn't slowed down much yet, she had one small tumor removed a couple of years ago, and nothing came back there! She loves the RV season, and I don't know how much I would even enjoy it if she wasn't with us on trips?
We always tell folks that the main reason we even got an RV, is that we didn't want to go on vacations without her.
Dogs are great, people are well................

raindove wrote:
A friend has a littermate to one of my dogs. She's been treated for a recurring UTI for a couple of months now. She went for an ultrasound on Thursday. It's TCC - transitional cell carcinoma - bladder cancer. In the past week her lymph nodes in the groin area have enlarged tremendously.

The oncologist wants to operate and do chemo and radiation. From what I've read and the symptoms my friend is seeing, this is pretty aggressive stuff.

Makes us wonder why.... sounds like some breeds are susceptible to it, but our breed is not listed. However pesticide and herbicide chemicals are a potential cause. My friend has neighbors on both sides of her who use the professional sprayer companies for their lawns.

Very sad situation. With all the surgery and heroics involved, and the small amount of time it could buy for her, my friend is opting to let her go peacefully when she becomes uncomfortable. The way it is progressing, I guess it will be a few days at best. I'm going to say my good-byes tomorrow.

Hug your pups.... every day is a gift.

My Chow developed a lump in his side and the vet wanted to do an exploratory. She called us during the surgery to say that he was full of cancer and wouldn't last much longer and suggested we have him put down right then and not have him come out of surgery.

That really tore me up because it was so unexpected. I've had other dogs put down before and we've always had a little time to say goodbye.

I'm very sorry about your dog and I hope you make the most out of the short time you have left together.

I'm so so sorry to hear this. She made the right decision for her beloved pet.

Your friend has made the right decision. I would have done the same. I have Scottish Terriers. They are 18X more likely to develop TCC than other breeds. My white Scottie has a repeat cystoscopy on Friday, but so far there hasn't been any cancer. They did run a test this week to see if she is shedding any cancer cells. But she isn't well, I can tell. Not sure what the vet will see, but we will not extend her suffering if we get bad news. I don't think her time is upon us though.

Praying for your friend.

Dale