My dog has a tumor.

Shoot it.

I am sorry. It seems that we can trust animals to love us unconditionally. Humans tend to hurt each other a lot of the time. I hope your dog doesn't suffer.

OK, I'm a big bitch around here and even I wouldn't be so cruel as to make some of the mean-spirited comments in this thread. The man's best friend is terminally ill. I know I'd be a basket case if my cat were terminally ill. He's 15 and hopefully he'll live another 5-10 years in good health. However, I know that he may not because at 15 he is already a senior citizen.

I can be a big bitch but I do think before posting. Really, does it have to be that mean around here?

Simcha: I appreciate you didn't direct your post at anyone in particular, however, the industry arising around pet health-care nauseates me far more than animal suffering.

Hence my egalitarian remark. I'd want the mercy of swift death bestowed upon me, were I in similar circumstance to aforesaid animal.

Close to the crassest remark I've yet read on these forums. Your lack of empathy borders on the sociopathic.

Should you ever get cancer then fortunately you can choose to jump out of a window rather than be nauseated by the human health care industry we know as medicine. Veterinary medicine is no different. There may be a questionable people and practices, but the vast majority of people in the field are underpaid and yet work tirelessly with good humor to help their animal patients. Animal medicine isn't as advanced as human medicine but it is because of new developments and technologies that veterinarians are making gains in all areas of animal health care. How many human doctors could practice if they knew they might well have to kill their own patient at the end of treatment?

An industry nauseates you more than suffering. Shocking. Just plain shocking someone could have suck fucked-up priorities.

It's still just a dog. And when my liver/kidney fails, I'll let you load the .45, and pull the trigger, if you wish.

I am sooo sorry to hear this. You have not been having a good year at all dude. I don't know what to say other than try and keep him comfortable and spend as much time as you can with him.

quote=StapledShut;1582084]We just found out that it's malignant and inoperable. Or rather, it's too close to his spine for any of the veterinary surgeons to feel comfortable trying to remove the whole thing without risking his safety. Chemo would only be able to shrink it a small amount. With medication, they said he's got about 2 months left.[/quote]

Why wait for a special occasion?

Feel free. I've always wanted to be hunted by an assassin, since seeing the first Bourne film anyway.

sorry, buddy. Life is cruel. Strange thing about pets, you know you will outlive them, so love them while you can, and pay attention to them while you can, so your regrets will be less when they pass.

True, but then you could always take things into your own hands and be a man about it ? Go off into the woods like an old/elderly Indian, alone to die, rather than bring the rest of the tribe down to carry dead weight ? Personally, I'd have to charge you an awful lot to do it.

I got what you meant when you simply posted to "shoot it". It's also true, others have put down horses like that just the same. Unfortunately, others took exception and were offended by your post.

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WARNING though - it make make you cry. At least some* of us.

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Yeah I'm crying, thanks. One of my guinea pigs is getting up there in age... poor boy.

Sounds like we all go to heaven and are reunited with our pets. I wonder if the same jerks that leave their pet's droppings all over the place are there too ? Takes all the joy out of looking forward to being there out of it ?

I had an upstairs neighbor that chained a rottweiler to the balcony. The animal urinated and defecated on the balcony and the owner would simply clean it by washing it over the edge of the balcony and onto my patio. Not to mention the dog faced the parking lot, so any other neighbor that came home at an odd hour and that poor animal would be barking all night long. I'm glad those @ssholes moved. Never could understand the need to have a pet that big in a 1 bedroom apartment ?

BTW, pet news, UGA's mascot recently passed away from cardiac failure.

Georgia Mascot Dies of Heart Failure - The Paper Trail (usnews.com)

Congestive heart failure ? UGA V died of it as well.

Uga (mascot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)