Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Last week my 2 had left over food from a visiting child and it was white fish , mash and parsley sauce Noah does not normally eat "human food" but he licked the bowl clean and then nearly had the pattern of the bowl, It would be a fairly light meal for Milly and my 2 highly recommend it Milly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Ben has given her a steroid injection which will last 2-3 weeks, so hopefully that will improve her appetite. No sign yet though, she hardly ate anything last night and won't touch her food this morning so will be off to the supermarket at some stage to get her some fish in butter sauce. I bought a huge bag of chicken portions so am going to cook a load of those to give her in the meantime, which I'm sure she'll enjoy. He did say something which gave me a reality check. I had always assumed that she would start to get really poorly and that when the time came to put her to sleep, I would know it was the right thing because she would have started to suffer and that she would be in pain. However, Ben said that it is likely, given how well the large tumour is working as a disinhibitor (ie stopping tumours developing elsewhere), that she will probably need to be put to sleep purely because the size of the tumour is weighing her down so she could no longer walk easily He said I should think of her as "lucky" because most dogs are really suffering by that stage, so for her to go before she starts suffering was a positive thing. He said she may well be fairly bright in herself still, but the size of the tumour would affect her quality of life to such an extent that I would need to make the decision based on that alone. He isn't suggesting we do it now, but the tumour is still growing very aggressively and it is already weighing her down To try and remove it would be a massive operation as the tumour is so big (he estimates it weights 2 kilos) and so invasive - a much bigger operation than having her leg amputated as he'd have to take off her shoulder blade, added to which there is only a 50/50 chance she would survive the anaesthetic. Edited December 19, 2009 by merledogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasta Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Lots and lots of :GroupHug: and :wub: for you and beautiful MillyMerle, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendbert Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Oh Alex My heart goes out to you, it really does. We're thinking all the good thoughts we can for your beautiful girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houndzrus Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 So sorry Alex, it's a lot to take in isn't it? Sending all the good thoughts for Milly and you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyMalc Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Wish I could say something more constructive, but I'm sending loads, loads and loads of to Millymerle and you. If Milly would like more biscuits then by all means just shout - I'll be more than happy to make another batch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmb3971 Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Sending huge amounts of . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incapuppy Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Sending lots more love and good thoughts for missmillymerle and a big for you xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billydog Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 for you and millymerle Wish I could say more, but there really isn't anything other than letting you know I'm thinking of you both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobean Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I'm so sorry Alex. It's awful. We had to have our JRT pts because of the size of his tumour too. His was up his bum and basically his poops were getting ever smaller and flatter. It's very hard waiting it out. Keep thinking of you both. Hope the steroids help her so she can enjoy her food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safneo Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) No idea what to say. I suppose the 'only' positive is that you dont have to decide on a level of pain suffering before making any decision I do hope you have a wonderful Christmas and share lots of lovely cuddles and special times together. I bet Milly gets loads of pressies this year. Edited December 19, 2009 by safneo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I've not really bought her anything Andrea cos I wasn't expecting her to be here still but I will have to rectify that this week I think. I put a load of chicken portions in the slow cooker earlier, so she's had lots of chicken today, which she managed to eat although not very enthusiastically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufus the wonderdog Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I'm at a loss as to what to say that will help Just letting you know that you are in my thoughts Alex, as is Milly, and wishing you both some more, very special, time together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kats n greys Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 To you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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