| I too want to offer my sympathy to everyone going through this kind of decision making road. I once had a dog that got cancer. I didn't really know much about cancer in dogs, or how to treat it. So when my vet suggested chemo, I went for it. The chemo didn't make her sick, and she had two surgeries. one before the diagnosis because they thought she had an obstruction, the second to see if the cancer could be removed after chemo. All in all, what made her feel best was the prednisone. I spent a lot of money, and filled our last days together with vet visits and medical proceedures. I loved that dog, I love my dogs now. But I have a different philosophy now. (at least in theory I do..) a dog's life is just so short, big invasive proceedures take away a lot in many ways from that time, and it's true, it is for us, so we can keep our beloved friend longer. but not necessarily kinder to the dog. |