OK, all of us are back home now.
At this stage it was pointless to take biopsy, but it's probably paranasal sinus cancer, which explains the aggressiveness. After hearing that half of his skull was eaten by that, I didn't have the guts to look at the CT to find out what else is horrid about his situation.
He walked to me, and wagged his tail as usual. But I can't deny that it's not the same dog I've known for the past 10 years anymore. It kills me.
There's not much we can do, but we'll try something with homeopathy. He of course will be on pain killers from now on, to make the rest of his life better as possible. At least we can give him that.
It's just a question of time now.
And to think that three days ago we thought it was an eye infection. My sis began a crusade on the first vet.
Reality sucks.
Shir - I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. I think that dog's are excellent in that you can just make sure that he isn't in pain, give him treats (food or excursions) that he loves and know that he lives in the moment and if he seems happy - he is. (I don't know if this is a comfort - but I have another friend whose 12 year old retriever has cancer and when she feels good - she is 100% happy and it is a joy to see.)
Oh, Shir. Harvey is lying on my wrists, purring his hardest purr for you and your dog. We're so sorry you are having to go through this.
Wish I could send some to you, Shir.
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Shir, I'm so sorry. We had something similar happen with Leister back in December. His was more widespread, though, when we found it, and he was having trouble breathing and was really uncomfortable, so we didn't have a lot of time to say goodbye. They do find a way deep into your heart, those dogs.
Thank you all.
We couldn't persuade him to eat anything tonight but a cold cut with his old pain-killer on, and that took some time too. I hope he's not too much in pain at the moment - it's liquid, and I'm not sure he got all of his doze.
To conclude it all, just as my dad said: "not without a fight". So not without a fight, little fellow. Not without a fight.
Oh Shir, I'm so sorry.
Keep him comfy, love him a lot. I'm so terribly sorry.
