My dog is a lot sicker than we thought**update p. 6 he's gone**

[yecats]

I don't even know what to say at this moment. I can understand the choice you may have to make but am praying that you don't have to make it. Best of luck to Ranger and to your family.

 

[Kimnicki]

I'm so sorry Robin....





Kim

 

[SandraM]

Oh, I know too well how you feel. Hoping for some good news for you all.

 

[skuttle]

I'm so sorry you did not get better news. What a tough decision to have to make. You must do whatever you and your family think is best. If I were in your situation with one of our dogs, I would do whatever it took to save them as long as they would not suffer or be in pain. Considering Ranger's diagnosis, it sounds like you will make the right choice even though it's a terrible choice to be faced with.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Continued good wishes, Robin, so sad. Tough decisions. My best.

 

[Laura]

Good luck with your doggie. OSU vets are awesome. They'll take good care of him.

 

[slo]

I am so sorry to hear about your dog. The same thing happened to me with my German Shepherd at the same age. We did have to put him down because his illness was so advanced that there was nothing anyone could do for him. I hope you get hopeful news tomorrow and it you don't many God bless you with the strength to make the right decision for you and your family.

God Bless!!!

 

[smilingmouse]

to you and your family in this trying time

 

[talicskai]

I know exactly how you feel ~ we just put Buddy (our golden) down in June and I still cry everyday for him. Bless you for being such a good "mommy" Trust me ~ he knows how loved he is.
Prayers for Ranger and your family...........

 

[RNMOM]

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Lost my beloved Shepherd suddenly this year to a brain tumor so I know the heartache you're experiencing now. Her brother's still with us but is 13 and failing so I'm dreading going through that again. It's the hardest part of pet ownership. Good Luck and - we'll hope for the best. Whatever happens, he's a lucky dog to have been so loved.

 

[Shellie722]

Sending lots of prayers and pixie dust to you and Ranger from me and my furbaby, Dillon.

 

[Big V]

So sorry about your dog.

 

[Rock'n Robin]

It didn't get any better today. The oncologist notified us that the mass in his chest could be two kinds of cancer. One is the lymphosarcoma I've been researching. I don't remember the other, but it is operable, unlike the first. BUT, the operation would entail cracking his chest open to remove it, it would only buy him a year, and he would not be the same dog, in the words of the oncologist.
Tomorrow my dad and I are going to go to Columbus to bring him home. They promised to clean him up before we get there. We're going to bring him home so the kids can see him one more time--we are timing it so they will just be getting home from school. Then we're going to take him to the vet and do what we have to do. After that I'm going to put him out back by the fence near the place where the bunnies always went under to escape from him (except the one he got last summer). I'll put a nice stone or something down there and some flowers next summer.
Did you know that golden retrievers are one of the breeds that is most susceptible to cancers? I made sure Ranger's bloodline was rated excellent for heart problems, eyes, and hips--all problems I knew goldens have--but had no idea they were more susceptible to cancers. Yes, all dogs get cancer, but statistically goldens are more likely to get it. Did you know the rates have gotten so high that the average life expectancy of a golden is now only 10 1/2?
I absolutely love this dog, he is the best I've ever had, but I'm now scared to death to get another golden. I may go back to labs, if I can bring myself to ever get another dog. I hate going through this.
Robin M.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I'm so sorry.

 

[Otto's Doll]

Oh, Robin, I am so sorry. I know how hard this is, and nothing I can say will help, but please know that I am sending hugs to you and your family.

 

[mistaroo]

***tears***

I am so sorry

 

[pumba]

to cancer........it took two weeks from diagnosis to having to put her down.......it was the hardest thing that my husband and I ever had to do and it broke our hearts.....until two months ago .....we went and got us another dalmatian......Jasmine gave us so much love and we loved her in return......Our new baby is Megara (Meg) and we love her and she loves us.......my heart goes out to you and your family.....but you are doing this for the right reason at the right time........some very wise man told me this two years ago......

 

[Serena]

I'm sorry Robin.

 

[Meriweather]

I'm so sorry, Robin

Our Buster is buried in our yard with heather (because he always dug them up), tulips, and wind mills, as well as a headstone that we all worked on together.
It is so hard to lose a furbaby.
to you all.