My dog has died.

Sgt Eversman

So my yellow lab went to the vet yesterday and got diagnosed with cancer. She has two masses - one on her stomach, another on her liver. Her blood work says it hasn't affected her liver or kidney function yet and surgery is an option. However, surgery has a 75% chance of success, limited by her weakened state.

So tomorrow I either have to drop $3,000 to possibly save my dog's life or put her to sleep.



ARRRRGH

edit 9/26 6:36 am: We elected to have the surgery. One way or another she could die, and with 3 in 4 odds who the fuck are we not to give her a chance?

Wheels up at 8am. Updates come later.

Update: There was a cancerous mass inside one of the lobes on her liver. Inoperable. The stomach could have been repaired, but she only would have lived for another month, which would have been grueling agony dying of liver failure. We chose to let her stay sedated while we gave her the euthanasia. I'm presently allowing my irish to come out, drinking whiskey with my dad and reminiscing about the good times we had with her.

Riggs Blitzkrieg

My dog died of cancer this year. I'm sorry about your doggie.

Wise_a

wimmy wimmy wam wam wuzzle

Wise_a

also that really sucks dude, my dog is really old now too so I'm dreading the day that something happens to her

Zombot

Poor dog.

Fallout

That sucks, dude. I have a chocolate lab at my dad's house, labradors are my favorite kind of dog.

how old is she?

bent

My last dog died of a cancerous growth next to his lungs, sorry to hear about yours.

Weaver

indian burial ground

Riggs Blitzkrieg

I can go for some chocolate

Xaquin

sorry man

Kuribo's Shoe

Weaver wrote: »

indian burial ground

dude no

Sgt Eversman

Fallout wrote: »

That sucks, dude. I have a chocolate lab at my dad's house, labradors are my favorite kind of dog.

how old is she?

13 this october

Fallout

ah yeah that's getting up there... that's a shitty situation. i've had so many pets through the years that i've gotten almost numb to them passing. i will be pretty upset when my dog goes, he's only 5 though so he should last me into my thirties

oh god, my thirties

Jordyn

Man that sucks, Evers.

potatoe

we can rebuild her

making her a stonger, faster hunter

potatoe

also, sick pets make me

World as Myth

awww noooo awwwwww

Garlic Bread

find a way to drop the $3g

Doctor Pain

how much does it cost to put her to sleep?

Nuzak

potatoe wrote: »

we can rebuild her

making her a stonger, faster hunter

6 million dollar dog fetches crobars and eats the dog food can

Druhim

that's a tough choice to make evers

whichever way you go, don't let anyone give you shit about it

Nuzak

also



i love labradors

Fallout

yeah i would ask myself if three grand is worth it for a 60% shot at another couple years with the dog

i would say yes but i would also not be able to pay that D;

Kuribo's Shoe

To be fair 13 years is a pretty good run and I'm sure your dog would rather be at peace that get an invasive surgery done that isn't guaranteed to help

Me Too!

Oh man, this blows. Sorry to hear this, evers.

Kusuguttai

my dog is so old
he is a black lab
we have had him for like 16 years
every time i look at him slowly get up or slowly lie down


i have to fight the urge to sob uncontrollably

naporeon

My great-grandmother died last night.

Bitch was lucid and funny as hell, right up until the end. She also lived to see man plant a flag on both the South Pole and the moon, as well as to see the invention of both the zipper and the microprocessor.

RIP Gramma Fuller 1910 - 2007

STATE OF THE ART ROBOT

Yeah, my dog is 9 years old. He was ran over by a truck and had his hip shattered like 6 years ago. The vet said he had a 20% chance of surviving and we should put him down. We were going to if he didn't get any better but my god that tough dog healed up and is able to run and be a normal black lab. Unfortunately he has severe arthritis when it gets cold out so we do have that to worry about.

Druhim

sorry to hear about your great granny nap

Kuribo's Shoe

naporeon wrote: »

My great-grandmother died last night.

Bitch was lucid and funny as hell, right up until the end. She also lived to see man plant a flag on both the South Pole and the moon, as well as to see the invention of both the zipper and the microprocessor.

RIP Gramma Fuller 1910 - 2007

sounds like a stand-up lady

well

not anymore, but you know.

bent

My old dog sooty got kicked in the face by a horse, but he never stopped chasing them.

Jordyn

If only someone had a put a flag on the South Pole of the moon.

Kusuguttai

that could be because his face was caved in and he couldn't see anymore

Kusuguttai

i am a horrible person, I apologize

naporeon

Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »

naporeon wrote: »

My great-grandmother died last night.

Bitch was lucid and funny as hell, right up until the end. She also lived to see man plant a flag on both the South Pole and the moon, as well as to see the invention of both the zipper and the microprocessor.

RIP Gramma Fuller 1910 - 2007

sounds like a stand-up lady

well

not anymore, but you know.

Oh ho ho.

She totally would've laughed at that.

And Druhim, it's hard to be too sad when someone dies at an incredibly healthy and spritely 97. I mean, I will miss seeing her five or six times a year, but she lived a long fucking time, for the most part in superb health and lucidity. Fuck, she lived in a normal apartment--unassisted--until she was 91, and even then, she only moved into relatively independent assisted-living apartments.

She was a rad lady, man, no doubt...but like I said, I'm not too broken up about it.

bent

haha

oddly enough he only had a broken/dislocated jaw

naporeon

bent wrote: »

haha

oddly enough he only had a broken/dislocated jaw

Your dog.

Made of iron.

lostwords

It would be cool if your dog learned to speak english all of a sudden like that foreign guy who hit his head after a bike crash.

World as Myth

Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »

To be fair 13 years is a pretty good run and I'm sure your dog would rather be at peace that get an invasive surgery done that isn't guaranteed to help

shoe is right

Druhim

naporeon wrote: »

Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »

naporeon wrote: »

My great-grandmother died last night.

Bitch was lucid and funny as hell, right up until the end. She also lived to see man plant a flag on both the South Pole and the moon, as well as to see the invention of both the zipper and the microprocessor.

RIP Gramma Fuller 1910 - 2007

sounds like a stand-up lady

well

not anymore, but you know.

Oh ho ho.

She totally would've laughed at that.

And Druhim, it's hard to be too sad when someone dies at an incredibly healthy and spritely 97. I mean, I will miss seeing her five or six times a year, but she lived a long fucking time, for the most part in superb health and lucidity. Fuck, she lived in a normal apartment--unassisted--until she was 91, and even then, she only moved into relatively independent assisted-living apartments.

She was a rad lady, man, no doubt...but like I said, I'm not too broken up about it.

Oh I agree, at my dad's funeral we were totally celebrating his life instead of being all mopey about his death. Still, other people handle death differently and I didn't know how you felt about it. :P

Kuribo's Shoe

World as Myth wrote: »

Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »

To be fair 13 years is a pretty good run and I'm sure your dog would rather be at peace that get an invasive surgery done that isn't guaranteed to help

shoe is right

advice is my game

though I'm sure it's not going to be as easy as all that for him