Community Chat

[ccassaday]

Jake was nine and a golden retreiver.

[elated]

I talked with the Oncologist today and she said if Buddy was eating, we could try chemotherapy. They give you pills to give him that cost about $200.00 per month. She gave me more medication to stop the bleeding but today, she found no bleeding or tumors after the scan. I am conflicted as to what to do. He is full of energy and they gave me food called Just for Dogs---he ate everything.She also gave me pills to increase his appetite. They are located close to my house. I will drive down and buy him more food. He has already lost 3 pounds. I always wonder about these specialty hospitals. They are so expensive. I have spent over $1,500.00 in two visits. I have another appointment for Buddy on Saturday with the cardiologist. As long as he is eating and not bleeding. I am hoping he will last longer than a couple of months. I am sorry to hear about your dog. I know how hard it is.

[ccassaday]

No reason to be conflicted. You can try chemo but if you read up on it it the chances with a heart tumor arent good. You can also just make his life great with the time you have left. It isnt unusual to not see tumors with a ultra sound or xray. A cat scan needs to be done to know the exactly where they are. We chose not to do a cat scan on jake because it really would not of been able to extend his life.

[ccassaday]

We spent like three thousand on jake but it was worth the three weeks we had with him.

[lucylover64]

Elated--Thinking of you and Buddy and hope that you are both able to spend some quality time together.

[elated]

I have become very depressed and am crying at the drop of the hat. Every time I look at him I think why did this have to happen. I am alone and have no one who cares. Sad situation. I am not hungry and slept on my couch until 4:30 AM--got up and went to bed. Got up at 6:30 am took Buddy for a walk. I have nine pills that I have to give him. It is a struggle to get them down his throat. I went to Just Food for Dogs and bought him more food. The lady gave me samples of some other food to try. The place was busy in Newport Beach. I live near a very affluent community.

[NickNack]

On 2/18/2015 elated said:

I have become very depressed and am crying at the drop of the hat. Every time I look at him I think why did this have to happen. I am alone and have no one who cares. Sad situation. I am not hungry and slept on my couch until 4:30 AM--got up and went to bed. Got up at 6:30 am took Buddy for a walk. I have nine pills that I have to give him. It is a struggle to get them down his throat. I went to Just Food for Dogs and bought him more food. The lady gave me samples of some other food to try. The place was busy in Newport Beach. I live near a very affluent community.

I'm really sorry for what you're going through. Buy some honey butter, and put the pills in it. I do that twice a day with five pills for my dog. Then I just put them on a saucer. When it's time for his pills, my dog comes to get me. He loves the honey butter. I buy Land O'Lakes honey butter in a tub. Be careful with trying too many different foods. He could end up with diarrhea.

[ccassaday]

On 2/18/2015 elated said:

I have become very depressed and am crying at the drop of the hat. Every time I look at him I think why did this have to happen. I am alone and have no one who cares. Sad situation. I am not hungry and slept on my couch until 4:30 AM--got up and went to bed. Got up at 6:30 am took Buddy for a walk. I have nine pills that I have to give him. It is a struggle to get them down his throat. I went to Just Food for Dogs and bought him more food. The lady gave me samples of some other food to try. The place was busy in Newport Beach. I live near a very affluent community.

I am so sorry. Having just gone through this a month ago i know what you are going through. Just love him and make his he has left special. Maybe after everything is over you will heal and open your to a new furbury. It has really helped us to have a new furbaby. But everyone is different.

[elated]

On 2/18/2015 NickNack said:

On 2/18/2015 elated said:

I have become very depressed and am crying at the drop of the hat. Every time I look at him I think why did this have to happen. I am alone and have no one who cares. Sad situation. I am not hungry and slept on my couch until 4:30 AM--got up and went to bed. Got up at 6:30 am took Buddy for a walk. I have nine pills that I have to give him. It is a struggle to get them down his throat. I went to Just Food for Dogs and bought him more food. The lady gave me samples of some other food to try. The place was busy in Newport Beach. I live near a very affluent community.

I'm really sorry for what you're going through. Buy some honey butter, and put the pills in it. I do that twice a day with five pills for my dog. Then I just put them on a saucer. When it's time for his pills, my dog comes to get me. He loves the honey butter. I buy Land O'Lakes honey butter in a tub. Be careful with trying too many different foods. He could end up with diarrhea.

Just For Food for Dogs is a food that humans could consume. It has not given him diarrhea. He loves it. I wish I had known about this food many years ago, I would not have bought any of that store bought dog food. I think we need to be educated what is in the dog food we buy. The person that developed this food is a Veterinarian who is a Professor in Clinical Nutrition. He has a golden retriever that is named Rey who has been on JFDfor years. He is 17 years old. He is a beautiful dog. They make all recipes exclusively with ingredients certified by the USDA for human consumption---the exact same whole food we humans eat. Check out their website. It is not inexpensive but compared to vet bills---it is relativity inexpensive.Please remember, dry kibble and canned food no matter how premium the price likely contains powerful preservatives, fillers and ingredients that are not certified by the USDA. I sure have learned my lesson about dog food. Thank you for all your kind words.

[elated]

On 2/18/2015 ccassaday said:

On 2/18/2015 elated said:

I have become very depressed and am crying at the drop of the hat. Every time I look at him I think why did this have to happen. I am alone and have no one who cares. Sad situation. I am not hungry and slept on my couch until 4:30 AM--got up and went to bed. Got up at 6:30 am took Buddy for a walk. I have nine pills that I have to give him. It is a struggle to get them down his throat. I went to Just Food for Dogs and bought him more food. The lady gave me samples of some other food to try. The place was busy in Newport Beach. I live near a very affluent community.

I am so sorry. Having just gone through this a month ago i know what you are going through. Just love him and make his he has left special. Maybe after everything is over you will heal and open your to a new furbury. It has really helped us to have a new furbaby. But everyone is different.

What breed of dog did you get? Bless your heart for taking care of God's children.