Life can really suck sometimes...

[EvilPOKES]

My wife and I don't have kids. Our animals are a major part of our lives and are our kids. Lost my dog of 15 years in early May. Wife lost her cat of 10 years in late May. We get a puppy in mid-June. Puppy has a gimp leg for a few days. X-Rays and OSU preliminary diagnosis is a cyst. CT Scan today finds lesions on neck and lungs. Doc thinks we don't have much time with our new puppy (just waiting for biopsy results at this point).

What an absolute shit day.

 

[Been Jammin]

My wife and I don't have kids. Our animals are a major part of our lives and are our kids. Lost my dog of 15 years in early May. Wife lost her cat of 10 years in late May. We get a puppy in mid-June. Puppy has a gimp leg for a few days. X-Rays and OSU preliminary diagnosis is a cyst. CT Scan today finds lesions on neck and lungs. Doc thinks we don't have much time with our new puppy (just waiting for biopsy results at this point).

What an absolute shit day.

Sorry to hear this. Really bad luck for you guys as metastatic cancer is very rare in puppies. Maybe it will turn out to be a treatable fungal infection. Either way, bad luck for you guys for sure.

 

[EvilPOKES]

Sorry to hear this. Really bad luck for you guys as metastatic cancer is very rare in puppies. Maybe it will turn out to be a treatable fungal infection. Either way, bad luck for you guys for sure.

Yeah. She's shown no signs of being in pain. She's rambunctious. She loves to nibble on fingers and toes. She's a normal puppy, but the gimp leg that progressed fast got our attention and here we are after x-rays, ct, and biopsy.

Have had about 10 vets/Specialist look at the details and all are perplexed. English Setter apparently don't have many issues with cancer. Even rarer in puppies.

Like this really, really sucks. It's difficult for both of us to keep our shit together at work and at home.

 

[Marocain Poke]

Very sorry to read this. Did you by any chance buy the pup at Petland?

 

[EvilPOKES]

We got her from a breeder near Ponca. She's got great pedigree, we just got the 1 in 100 million. Still holding out some shred of hope, but it's fading with each day.

 

[EvilPOKES]

We made the tough call. Tomorrow is goodbye. Thanks for reading. I had to vent.

 

[Been Jammin]

We made the tough call. Tomorrow is goodbye. Thanks for reading. I had to vent.

Very sorry for your loss.

 

[CowboyPhil]

Damn, that sucks.

 

[Breastman]

Sorry to hear about it, brother.

I'm convinced Tuesday was just a very bizarre and crappy day. Found out in one afternoon that my uncle has Stage 4 colon cancer, a co-worker passed away at 40, a good friend's dad was in the ICU with Covid. And on top of all that, Norm MacDonald died.

Tuesday, September 14th can suck it.

 

[SquatchinPoke]

We made the tough call. Tomorrow is goodbye. Thanks for reading. I had to vent.

Praying for you guys today!

 

[EvilPOKES]

We feel relieved. Doc took another x-ray today and more masses showing up. We already knew, but more confirmation was nice. She was a beautiful dog and was spoiled rotten in her short life.

Pour one out for Lilo tonight friends.

 

[trapped_in_tx]

We feel relieved. Doc took another x-ray today and more masses showing up. We already knew, but more confirmation was nice. She was a beautiful dog and was spoiled rotten in her short life.

Pour one out for Lilo tonight friends.

I hope you guys find a new pup soon.

I haven’t had a dog in many years but any time we lost one we’d had for a while it was always exciting and fun to bring in a new pup.

 

[Colorado_Poke]

We made the tough call. Tomorrow is goodbye. Thanks for reading. I had to vent.

Sucks man, sorry to hear everything you all have been dealing with. I know the pain you're going through.

Back in 2018, we had a puppy that was only a little over a year old that went from spunky to dead over the course of 6 hours while I was at work one day, all of it right in front of my wife's eyes (she still struggles with it occasionally). We decided not to pay for an autopsy but based on what the emergency vet said and looking at monthly photos in hindsight, it sounds like she likely had some form of aggressive cancer. It didn't necessarily make us feel better, but we were somewhat comforted in the fact that she went quickly and without prolonged pain. We adopted her from a shelter when she was 4-5 months old, and you could tell the poor thing had been abused earlier in life. She was just beginning to trust humans again when we lost her.

Some jackass is cutting onions somewhere.

I don't know how people like @Been Jammin are able to do it. I've never been medically inclined but if I was, I think being a vet would be much more difficult that being a "person doctor." I view dogs the same way I view children - they're inherently born good, and deserve nothing but love and comfort. Time to go give our two pups some belly rubs to remind them that they're loved.

I wish I didn't open this thread.

 

[Been Jammin]

I don't know how people like @Been Jammin are able to do it. I've never been medically inclined but if I was, I think being a vet would be much more difficult that being a "person doctor." I view dogs the same way I view children - they're inherently born good, and deserve nothing but love and comfort. Time to go give our two pups some belly rubs to remind them that they're loved.

It can be difficult sometimes. However, that is balanced out by frequent interactions with puppies/kittens, making clients very happy by helping their furry loved ones, etc. You just have to choose what parts of the job to focus on, and what parts to let roll off your back.

 

[Been Jammin]

It can be difficult sometimes. However, that is balanced out by frequent interactions with puppies/kittens, making clients very happy by helping their furry loved ones, etc. You just have to choose what parts of the job to focus on, and what parts to let roll off your back.

To add to that...

When a patient's quality of life has deteriorated, it is often a good thing that I am able to relieve that suffering, rather than it being allowed to drag out longer. If you have ever dealt with a human loved one in hospice care, or hospitalized (and on a morphine drip, just waiting for the end), you know what I am talking about. Those people have no quality of life, and are forced to continue it much longer than makes logical sense.

 

[EvilPOKES]

That is what has provided us some relief. We know our puppy was destined for a struggle. We let her go in peace and pain (mostly) free. Her last 24-hours was filled with hugs, kisses, and doggy treats.

 

[On Tulsa Time]

Putting down our last Airedale was pure hell. She made to 14 and a half but was fading quickly but it still hurt like hell. Our Airedale puppy turns 9 months today and I’m probably a little too protective because I’m afraid of losing her. We fell head over heels for this one too.

 

[MegaPoke]

So sorry to read this brother.

Putting a sick pet down is one of the hardest things a person will have to do.

My wife and I are recent empty nesters who lost our 12 y/o German Shepherd in May and are raising a new puppy now too so it hits close to home.

Dogs are a gift from God and even the healthiest of dogs live way too briefly. I’m very sorry for your loss but hope you guys get back on that dog owner path again soon because there will be another puppy that needs your home.

 

[Syskatine]

Hate to read that, OP. Hang in there. I have two that are older than methusaleh, and it's gonna kill me.