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Originally Posted by caseygina  we're not sure about treatment. we're meeting with the vet today and we'll discuss our options. but, we're pretty sure we are just going to let her live her life and not put her through any more suffering for our sakes. this is hard enough, i just can't bear to put her through amputation and chemo only to have her live another month. that would be just for us, and she's given us her love and everything she has over the last 8 years, and we need to do the same for her, respect her and do what's best for her, not for us. |
I too decided on no amputation and no chemo but my girl is having oncology treatment. Her treatment is neither painful nor invasive. It will not cure her osteosarcoma but we have had nearly 4 months so far, with living pain free and enjoying life. Without treatment we would not have had this time together.
She was given two weeks to live at the end of December. She is still happy, pain free and very much alive. Though her disease is progressing she is comfortable and happy.
There is a decline in her energy level but the rapid progression of her cancer has been slowed down by the treatment. I would not put her through treatment if it meant she would suffer.
Don't give up, there are things that can be done to extend the life of your dog and to keep her pain free.