mitzi2010

Hello,

Just wanted to introduce myself and Mitzi. I have always had dogs. Never have I had a dog with cancer. Mitzi has had two sets of pups. Always with ten pups. Ten pups, I was like omg want am I going to do. She has had a full life and always been treated well. After the last set of pups were weaned I noticed that her breast were lumpy. I took here to the vet and they said it should go away. Well it never did. Her breath was awful and I took her to the vet for that. They said she needed a cleaning. Well, lets say it didn't work.

Needless to say the last vet visit was a bad one. He said there was nothing he could do cause she was so bad. He said that one day she wouldn't wake up.

Mitzi is 13 year old Cocker Spaniel. She has a good life. Good food and a comfy home. I do remember her being a lap dog till she hurt her hip a few years ago. The thing is she stinks so bad that it will almost make us sick being around her. I got her a big comfy bed to sleep on. She started bleeding from one of her breasts last month. They are really huge right with tumors. I am trying to keep her as comfy as possible. She follows me where ever I go. I don't mind, but really I can't stand to be around her cause the odor is terrible. I do pet her. I have to wash my hands right after.

I have noticed in the last few days that her daughter Gabby had been acting funny around Mitzi. Gabby doesn't lay with Mitzi like normal, but always is watching her. MItzi had a really bad, and I mean bad bowel movement the other day on the carpet. My husband was almost sick from cleaning it up.

She is still eating, sleeps most of the time. I just don't know what I should do. Putting her down is hard thing for me to do. She is the same stuborn dog as normal. The only thing is I don't think my house can take much more. I love her tons and it is really hard for me to even think about it.

Benpaws

Dear Friend,
Welcome to this site. I read your story and I can feel the pain and anguish you are feeling as you write about Mitzi.

Only you KNOW your dog and cancer is a "nasty thing" and steals from us our beautiful best friends who gave us so much in their brief lifetimes.

The ultimate decision to say "goodbye" is yours alone to make. It sounds as if Mitzi has indeed had a full and very good life with you and has certainly brought twenty lovely puppies into the world to be loved.

Perhaps you can find a vet who can help but the "bleeding" is definitely not a good sign and I know you do not want Mitzi to suffer.

I will pray for you and for Mitzi and I am very sorry. This news is always devastating. Hugs to Mitzi. sounds like a very special puppy.

Blessings,
Joanne & Shadow

jeanettesavill

yes it really is hard the love we all feel is unbeliavable and we all want what is best my dog the other night had a really bad night ithink the vet was suprisised he hung in on there yesterday .he as mass cell tumour in neck and is thought to to be not good prog . thats all i know is I took my dog in as a stray and he as always been there for me so i can only be here now .now he needs me.

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Benpaws

Hugs to Brandy. I know how you are feeling. Benny had the Mast Cell Tumours on his side and they got so big and bled a lot and that is when we decided to "let Benny go with dignity" and we said"goodbye." He had trouble moving, lying down, could no longer climb stairs or get up on the couch and his little ears would go back and he would make those "puppy sighs" and look at us with those big, beautiful, brown eyes as if to say:"Please help me!!" Very difficult day. I'll never forget it. I'll never forget my Benny who made every day a happy one for us all! Ten months, one week tomorrow since he was here.

Take care.

Blessings,
Joanne & Shadow

TJandDante

I am so sorry to see another person going through this. I had to put my beloved Dante to sleep 2 1/2 months ago. Up until the day I did it, I did not think I would be able to. But somehow deep inside, you know its time. I did a lot of internet research on how you know when your dog is telling you its time. Dogs hide their pain from people and other animals-its instinctual, because in the wild, animals that are injured or sick are cut from the pack or even killed. So we never know how much they are REALLY suffering. It was the hardest thing i ever did, and the most painful. You will question your decision but ultimately you will know it was right.
I had really hoped he would just die peacefully in his sleep one night but that was not to be. Knowing we gave him a wonderful life with the most love and best care was enough to get us through. With the help of many loving,varing people here, you will be able to get through this very very hard time,too.
TJ

Raymond

As bad as Mitzi smells may be as bad as she feels.