Sad news

Yesterday we found out that our Golden Retreiver named Lilly (Age 10) has Lymph Node Cancer. Two vets from two different practices have diagnosed and agree. They give Lilly about 6 weeks to 3 months. Of course we are monitoring and will let her go 'peacefully' when we feel the time is right.

I wish that she could be a cancer survivor like I am.

Larry

Had xrays reveal cancer that grew and pushed intestines out of the normal path, thus dog could not crap, I assisted this dog to live via water, soy and liquids for about 6 weeks after grim diagnosis. What a battle for life, that dog even got up to pee about 2 hours before he died and he really couldn't hardly get up and walk, I was dragging him around on a doggie bed for weeks..I didn't want to lose this dog either.  Doc even had me give the dog some Prednisone which cause some stir in him I noticed, so dropped that. Is it the Chinese dog food, or bad luck???? This Chinese dog food influence is substaintial.

I did adopted another dog recently, got a black lab with one blue eye and one brown eye...his name already was 'Blue' works for me. Around 6 yrs. old, trained and good to go...worked out great for me and my other Aussie dog for a new step brother.

Needless to say, dogs are the best.

Our Shih-Tzu died three years ago, and we've never even tried to replace him.  He was absolutely the smartest dog I've ever owned, and I swear he could understand English better than a lot of humans.  When we opened presents on Christmas, he would watch for a while before finally rooting around under the tree and somehow finding his present.  He was never wrong about that, and then he would tear off the paper.

Ironically, he died of prostate cancer.

The vet said that male dogs who aren't neutered are at a heightened risk for prostate cancer, and that's what took him.  I think he was trying to tell me something, even in his passing.

I agree.  Our dogs become part of the family, and we mourn them deeply.