Bone Cancer In Dogs

If it’s cancer, you’d be doing the right thing if her quality of life would be bad. Ask your vet when you find out whether or not she would be in pain, if so, let her go. It’s better for her as she wont be in pain, and better for you as you wont be watching her die slowly and painfully. I hope she’s ok and it’s just a growth that wont affect her, but only you can make this decision. Good luck!

do what the vet tells you. if you do have to put her down, she is out of suffering

You said “If it is cancer” This is a difficult time, but everything still could be alright. They can use a little needle, an aspiration, and see if it is cancer with lab tests. It might not be cancer. I’d wait and see. The cancer is a separate issue from the others. You can get around the others but terminal cancer or putting your dog to sleep is final. Make an educated decision.

Find out if your dog even has terminal cancer and go from there. The test will not cost thousands. It will cost a couple hundred maybe.

I just had to put down my dog/ best friend form childhood down. He was 15 years old and suffered from severe hip arthritis and seizures. It was really hard but we waited until he was howling form the pain and it is not fair to make them go through that. As soon as he was in that kinda pain we had him put down. But I recommend you doing it before she suffers. Good luck.

By coincidence, my wife and I had a Boston, runt of the litter, and lived to be about 11. She developed an enlarged heart and was suffering from seizures. I know how you feel. This little girl was our baby, and to think of letting her go was pure torture. However, it would have been cruel to let her suffer. After much soul searching, we elected to do the right thing and let her drift off to sleep. That was almost 10 years ago, and two Chihuahuas later, and we still miss her. But, her memory is sweet, rather than painful now. Rest assured you will be doing your dog a big favor, by letting her go. I’ll be thinking of you for the next couple of weeks.

Personal experience: I had a golden retriever who lived for 13 years. Of those 13 years, at least 2 of them he had cancer. He had his ups and downs as well. He was always our puppy and he died our puppy. Surgery couldn’t help him because his cancer was wrapped around important veins that could have killed him. We considered putting him down, but it was hard on all of us. He finally died on his own, peacefully and I think he was better for it…he lived a year longer than any doctor expected because he had a loving family and a wonderful puppy heart. But here’s the deal : no one can make the most important decision in your dog’s life for you, only you can. Each puppy is different, some just want to be put out of their pain, others can live with a little pain if they can only be around for a little while longer. No matter what you choose, you’re going to think that it’s your fault. That you could have done something different. If you put her down, you will always wonder if she would have lived any longer if you hadn’t. If you don’t put her down, you’ll wonder if she’s in too much pain and you should have put him down instead. But don’t. It’s worse that way. No matter what you choose, your puppy will always be yours and he will always love you no matter what you decide. Your decision is the right decision and she will understand, no matter what you decide. It’s hard to watch someone you love, be it person or animal, slip away from you, but you have to let them go at some point. She has been around for longer than you thought, and that will be good enough for you. I know that I can’t really help you decide, but I hope that you read this and feel better with whatever you decide. Good luck and bless you and your puppy.