My heart goes out to you. It is never easy. My family and I lost our beloved sheltie a year ago. It happened very quickly. I think your presence and love at this time would be a great comfort for her. Our prayers are with you and Sadie. Hope her trip to the rainbow bridge is a peaceful one.
Sadie's been diagnosed... :(
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Where to begin? First off, my condolences to you, your family, and of course Sadie. We are from Dayton so we aren't too far away from you! I wish I knew how to "attempt" to comfort you in this time. There comes a time when we all have to leave this planet. We may never know why or how this circumstance came about, but I feel it is for the better. Not even 6 years ago, we (my Mother and I) had a golden retreiver who was diagnosed with lymphoma. Abby was 7 years old and we had no clue what to do or where to begin! My Mother treated her cancer with chemo and needless to say, over time nothing got better. A few things I recommend for food are "Frosty Paws" which are made by Purina, and "Infant" baby food. These things should be realatively smooth on her stomach and shouldn't be as hard to digest. Give her all the love that you can and make every moment as precious as possible. If there is anything we can do until her time to cross the bridge, please let us know! Much love and you are in our thoughts and prayers!Love,
Karri, Jimi & Flash
Oh, I am so, so sorry. I remember reading your post in the Health forum and hoping it was just a little indigestion.
Enjoy every moment with her in the days to come. Sleep on the floor with her if you have to.
I wish there were something I could do. I'm so sorry to hear this.
Edited to add: I second the baby food. And, if you have a crockpot, make chicken or meat broth for her. Sometimes when they're really sick, all they can (or will) eat are liquid type things, like broths. When Lady was sick earlier this month, all she would eat were Gerbers Chicken, homemade broths and some packaged food by Iams --- small pouches of individual servings which have lots of gravy type stuff in them. Very easy for a sick dog to eat.
Enjoy every moment with her in the days to come. Sleep on the floor with her if you have to.
I wish there were something I could do. I'm so sorry to hear this.
Edited to add: I second the baby food. And, if you have a crockpot, make chicken or meat broth for her. Sometimes when they're really sick, all they can (or will) eat are liquid type things, like broths. When Lady was sick earlier this month, all she would eat were Gerbers Chicken, homemade broths and some packaged food by Iams --- small pouches of individual servings which have lots of gravy type stuff in them. Very easy for a sick dog to eat.
I'm so, so sorry
Please use this board to help you cope during this time. When I lost Duke, everyone was so wonderful, it helps to have people who understand.
I hope this doesn't sound bad, but I'm glad you chose not to put her thru any treatment that would make her uncomfortable. All she needs now is lots of TLC from you. NOTHING would make her happier.
Please keep us posted. And give Sadie a gentle kiss on her wet nose from me. Thinking of you.
Sandy, Bo and Moose
Please use this board to help you cope during this time. When I lost Duke, everyone was so wonderful, it helps to have people who understand.
I hope this doesn't sound bad, but I'm glad you chose not to put her thru any treatment that would make her uncomfortable. All she needs now is lots of TLC from you. NOTHING would make her happier.
Please keep us posted. And give Sadie a gentle kiss on her wet nose from me. Thinking of you.
Sandy, Bo and Moose
Amy,
I'm so sorry to hear this diagnosis! It is heartbreaking when our special buddies are sick.
I lost a dog to cancer a few years ago and one of things I remember was that getting Domino to eat became increasingly difficult. You may need to switch foods every couple of days to get some nutrition into her and I'm not referring to dog food. I tried cottage cheese, boiled hamburger, frosty paws, cheese...You name it, we tried it. I also had better luck with feeding her out of my hand then allowing her to free feed.
The only other thing I can really say is try to enjoy your time with her. Take lots of pictures, take her outside...whatever she enjoys. Domino got too tired to go for walks so we started to take her in a wagon around the neighborhood. She still got to enjoy the sights and smells without all the difficulty.
My heart goes out to you. Colleen
I'm so sorry to hear this diagnosis! It is heartbreaking when our special buddies are sick.
I lost a dog to cancer a few years ago and one of things I remember was that getting Domino to eat became increasingly difficult. You may need to switch foods every couple of days to get some nutrition into her and I'm not referring to dog food. I tried cottage cheese, boiled hamburger, frosty paws, cheese...You name it, we tried it. I also had better luck with feeding her out of my hand then allowing her to free feed.
The only other thing I can really say is try to enjoy your time with her. Take lots of pictures, take her outside...whatever she enjoys. Domino got too tired to go for walks so we started to take her in a wagon around the neighborhood. She still got to enjoy the sights and smells without all the difficulty.
My heart goes out to you. Colleen
I'm so sorry to hear this terrible news, Amy. All you can do is be good to her, as you have always been. Let her eat whatever she wants, rub her belly, cry, be kind to yourself. And know that we are all here for you.
Arlene and Opus
Arlene and Opus
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