Posted in A Dog's Life, tagged A Dog's Life on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Animals
The dog is still performing heriocally on three legs with cancer. It’s been more than a month now and all pain medication has ceased. He is glowing, youthful and full of energy. I am aware that there is little to no chance that the cancer hasn’t metasized into other parts of the body, but [...]
Posted in A Dog's Life, tagged animals, dog on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Animals calm you. They give you something to do when you’re bored. They take on the reaction that you want them to. If you’re happy, then so are they. If you’re pensive then they oddly look like that too. My best friends, my partner, my family, we are all animal [...]
Posted in A Dog's Life, tagged A Dog's Life on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Deep breath in, hold it, and let it out. This was my {big} sigh of relief that I made the correct decision.
The vet said Duncan had a maximum of six more months to live. Well, one week lasted after he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and I couldn’t stand seeing him stoically bear his pain in his eyes and not even be able to [...]
Posted in A Dog's Life, tagged A Dog's Life on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Four days after diagnosis, I already couldn’t stand watching the tumorous, slowly exploding bone in my dog’s leg break and cause so much pain from osteosarcoma. Duncan is now 107 lbs, down from his usual overweight 115. The vet initially discouraged amputation because of his mass, but it seems like he is not using the bad leg [...]
Posted in A Dog's Life, tagged A Dog's Life on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I found out last week that my dog is dying from osteosarcoma in his hind leg. I grieve for my four-legged yellow 115 lb lab-looking ball of sunshine. I curl myself up at night, just like him, on the floor and bury my head into his soft coat. I take a deep breath and inhale [...]
