I'm sad. Very sad.
My dog, Angel, is very sick. We had noticed a month or so ago that she was definiatly starting to show her age. But this is not just her being old. This is her being sick. With what? They're not sure. She has stopped eating....ANYTHING at all...not even her treats. She throws up constantly. She's lost close to 5 pounds...which doesn't sound like much, but when you only weight 15 pounds....its alot. You can see how skinny she has gotten. You can see her ribs sticking out. And although she is really fluffy.....when you actually stop to pet her....you can FEEL her bones. It's honestly like petting a skeleton that is wearing a fur coat. She can't breathe properly. She is so weak. Today when I came home from work she didn't even come down the stairs to see who was home. When I went to go find her, she didn't even have the energy to look up at me. I think her hearing is also gone because my mom was trying to feed her this morning and kept calling her and she didn't respond. It's SO sad to see her this way. We've taken her to the vets about 3 times. They did some blood work and it came back with nothing. Which would be good if she was younger...but the doctor said since Angel is older....its bad. It means it could be cancer. He's almost positive that she's got tumours somewhere in her body......something thats making her not able to eat or breathe. The X rays will tell us....they cost $250 each.....and is it worth it? For him to probably tell us that it is indeed cancer but that she is too old to have it treated anyways? Or do we take the other path....of putting her to sleep....and then risk finding out that maybe it was just something small that she could have gotten over. It's a tough decision. My mom can't deal with it anymore. She's cried on the phone with me twice since yesterday. She sent out an email to me and my brothers and my sister in law today....to tell us that if we want to come see Angel, that we should do it soon because we're not sure how this is going to end. It's so so sad. She was totally fine at Christmas. I hate cancer. I hate death. It takes way too many good people and animals.
Anyways....i'll let you guys know what happens....my mo is going to take the dog to the vey for X rays either tomorrow or Thursday. Cross your fingers that they won't have to put my little Angel to sleep.
This is me and Angel back in July when ANDY_HALLAM came to visit.
My dog, Angel, is very sick. We had noticed a month or so ago that she was definiatly starting to show her age. But this is not just her being old. This is her being sick. With what? They're not sure. She has stopped eating....ANYTHING at all...not even her treats. She throws up constantly. She's lost close to 5 pounds...which doesn't sound like much, but when you only weight 15 pounds....its alot. You can see how skinny she has gotten. You can see her ribs sticking out. And although she is really fluffy.....when you actually stop to pet her....you can FEEL her bones. It's honestly like petting a skeleton that is wearing a fur coat. She can't breathe properly. She is so weak. Today when I came home from work she didn't even come down the stairs to see who was home. When I went to go find her, she didn't even have the energy to look up at me. I think her hearing is also gone because my mom was trying to feed her this morning and kept calling her and she didn't respond. It's SO sad to see her this way. We've taken her to the vets about 3 times. They did some blood work and it came back with nothing. Which would be good if she was younger...but the doctor said since Angel is older....its bad. It means it could be cancer. He's almost positive that she's got tumours somewhere in her body......something thats making her not able to eat or breathe. The X rays will tell us....they cost $250 each.....and is it worth it? For him to probably tell us that it is indeed cancer but that she is too old to have it treated anyways? Or do we take the other path....of putting her to sleep....and then risk finding out that maybe it was just something small that she could have gotten over. It's a tough decision. My mom can't deal with it anymore. She's cried on the phone with me twice since yesterday. She sent out an email to me and my brothers and my sister in law today....to tell us that if we want to come see Angel, that we should do it soon because we're not sure how this is going to end. It's so so sad. She was totally fine at Christmas. I hate cancer. I hate death. It takes way too many good people and animals.
Anyways....i'll let you guys know what happens....my mo is going to take the dog to the vey for X rays either tomorrow or Thursday. Cross your fingers that they won't have to put my little Angel to sleep.
This is me and Angel back in July when ANDY_HALLAM came to visit.
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