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Expensive vet care for old blind dog
Our 11 year Shih Tzu is blind from cataracts. At 3 he became very ill
from something unknown. He was hypercalcemic, lost weight, and lost his hair. After many tests and much cost, nothing was ever diagnosed and he improved. Since then he has never seemed very healthy. The vet recently did more blood and urine tests and they came out normal. She did note that he has lost his front teeth, needs teeth cleaning, and has some black spots on his gums that could be melanoma. They want to do a teeth cleaning, possible extraction, and biopsy. This will all cost around $500. We aren't sure this is worth the cost at this time. If he does have melanoma, the prognosis isn't good, so we would have wasted all the money of the teeth cleaning, etc. |
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Expensive vet care for old blind dog
Laxrunners wrote:
Our 11 year Shih Tzu is blind from cataracts. At 3 he became very ill from something unknown. He was hypercalcemic, lost weight, and lost his hair. After many tests and much cost, nothing was ever diagnosed and he improved. Since then he has never seemed very healthy. The vet recently did more blood and urine tests and they came out normal. She did note that he has lost his front teeth, needs teeth cleaning, and has some black spots on his gums that could be melanoma. They want to do a teeth cleaning, possible extraction, and biopsy. This will all cost around $500. We aren't sure this is worth the cost at this time. If he does have melanoma, the prognosis isn't good, so we would have wasted all the money of the teeth cleaning, etc. Well, do the biopsy first. Find out what the black spots are. If it were my dog and the prognosis were grim, I doubt I'd subject an 11 year old blind dog in already dicey health to anesthesia and extractions. If the news is bad, take your dog home and make him a very happy pup. Let him sleep on the couch. Hold him when he asks to be held. Let him have a tiny bit of whatever you're having, even if it's total junk, just because he asks. And finally, when his bad times outweigh his good times, you help him to go. Kathleeb |
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Expensive vet care for old blind dog
I think it might be time for a new dog. SOunds harsh, but been there,
done that.. 3 times. Life without a dog is MUCH too simple.. |
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Expensive vet care for old blind dog
Do what needs to be done...When your buddy looks up and wants to play do
it...When he gives you the look he needs help....Then do what needs to be done...Money at this point need not be the issue...Love and knowing when it's times are really what it's all about...My thoughts are with you...GG "Laxrunners" wrote in message ups.com... Our 11 year Shih Tzu is blind from cataracts. At 3 he became very ill from something unknown. He was hypercalcemic, lost weight, and lost his hair. After many tests and much cost, nothing was ever diagnosed and he improved. Since then he has never seemed very healthy. The vet recently did more blood and urine tests and they came out normal. She did note that he has lost his front teeth, needs teeth cleaning, and has some black spots on his gums that could be melanoma. They want to do a teeth cleaning, possible extraction, and biopsy. This will all cost around $500. We aren't sure this is worth the cost at this time. If he does have melanoma, the prognosis isn't good, so we would have wasted all the money of the teeth cleaning, etc. |
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Expensive vet care for old blind dog
You remind me of the thousands of folks who have babies with no money to
raise them properly. "Laxrunners" wrote in message ups.com... Our 11 year Shih Tzu is blind from cataracts. At 3 he became very ill from something unknown. He was hypercalcemic, lost weight, and lost his hair. After many tests and much cost, nothing was ever diagnosed and he improved. Since then he has never seemed very healthy. The vet recently did more blood and urine tests and they came out normal. She did note that he has lost his front teeth, needs teeth cleaning, and has some black spots on his gums that could be melanoma. They want to do a teeth cleaning, possible extraction, and biopsy. This will all cost around $500. We aren't sure this is worth the cost at this time. If he does have melanoma, the prognosis isn't good, so we would have wasted all the money of the teeth cleaning, etc. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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