<p>hugs, I am very sorry. Think you did the right thing, but it is still painful.</p>
<p>More hugs.</p>
<p>He had a good life and was well-loved. A dog can’t do better than that. </p>
<p>Hugs to you and your family, mom60.</p>
<p>Hugs all around.</p>
<p>Ohhhhhh so very sorry 
Sending you warm thoughts and a BIG virtual hug!</p>
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<p>Awwww…so sorry</p>
<p>mom60: Hugs to you. It’s always a painful decision, but you did the right thing.</p>
<p>Here’s hoping he responds to the meds.</p>
<p>Oh, so sorry you had to make a hard cchoice. So sorry for your loss.</p>
<p>I am sorry to hear this. I wish our dogs could live longer lives – I miss my Sheltie (my first agility dog) terribly, but I think that my current Sheltie, while she’ll never take the place of #1, is going to be another special dog.</p>
<p>I wish for you another puppy to love someday!</p>
<p>Mom60, I don’t come to the cafe often but I just found this thread and it brought back memories so I clicked to see, and was hoping for a different outcome. Our 14- year-old Scottie had a seizure too. Then another. She was doing things strangely before that, but they hadn’t been seen as issues- like, she would bark to go out, and then bark immediately to come in.
Like your buddy, she had a brain tumor. We spend a few thousand dollars trying to treat it with radiation. It didn’t work, and eventually she simply could not stand up. I think I should have let her go sooner, although tears are pouring down my face as I type and its been 7 years now. Anyway, just wanted to tell you I think you made the right call and I am so very, very sorry. I agree with cpn55 above- they just don’t live long enough. A vet once told my parents something I am trying to live by. He said, with regard to putting them to sleep, “Better a day too early than a day too late.” Given that from our perspective, any day is too early, I think that’s a good way to look at things for our furry friends.
Giant hugs to you and your family.</p>
<p>Just want to express my sympathy and my agreement that you made the right decision. We are presently treating our dog with chemo for lymphoma. Going well for now, but I know that I will be in your position sometime soon. Doing what is best for the dog is always the right decision and I hope I have your strength when we reach that day. My thoughts are with you and your family during this very sad time.</p>
<p>My dog has had epilepsy since 18 months old. I had hope she had out grown it this year since the last one was in June but she had another this month. I will not medicate until she has them more than once a month. </p>
<p>Usually in older dogs it tends to be a medical issue like a brain tumor. I do wish your family luck and the dog peace not matter how it resolves.</p>
<p>ETA: I am sorry for you loss. I just notice your update.</p>
<p>So sorry to hear about that outcome Mom60. It is so hard to let them go, but it sure sounds like your pup led a very loved filled long doggy life. We can’t really ask for more, can we? Hugs to you and your family.</p>
<p>I’m sorry for your loss… he’ll be waiting for you someday - and in the meantime he’ll have lots of squirrels to chase and treats to eat…</p>
<p>Mom60, I opened this thread hoping it was about dogs that detect seizures. As soon as I read that he was a 12-yr-old golden my heart sank.</p>
<p>Several years ago, our 8 yr old golden developed seizures, which immediately turned out to be caused by cancer. It is, unfortunately, all too common. He went downhill very rapidly, and died on Valentine’s Day. His diagnosis actually arrived after his death, since the lab lost his first biopsy. </p>
<p>Now our younger golden–also at the age of 8–has just been diagnosed with aggressive histiosarcoma after having 2 lumps removed last week. We have made the decision not to attempt to treat it, since this type of cancer does not respond well to chemo, and the effort would be virtually certain just to make her last days miserable. For now, she seems to be feeling fine and is behaving normally. I asked our vet what she would do if it were her dog, and she said, “I would treat her like a princess for the time she has left.” We are so sad.</p>
<p>Mom60, hugs from a dog lover in the Valley.<br>
So sorry.</p>
<p>Oh, consolation! I’m so very sorry to hear this. These dogs are so wonderful, and I’m sure that yours is very special.
Right now, our 10 year old Lab is sleeping by my feet. Tomorrow he goes to the vet for a well-check, and a look at a little lump he has on his cheek. At this age, every little lump brings worry. Your story, as well as Mom60’s, hits home. Big hugs to you both.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for sharing.
Moonchild-A lovely picture comes to my mind of your sweet dog sleeping at your feet. hope the vet check goes well. Consolation-Give your princess a big hug.
I know that he was lucky that it was so quick. He had the normal age related issues of a 12 yr old large dog, soreness and hip pain but otherwise he was a very healthy dog. I think until the last 3 yrs he never went to the Vet for anything but his shots.
He had a great last few months. My older D is home for the first time in years. She took him for nice long walks and gave him lots of attention. I am trying to concentrate on the positive. Watching old video of him with my younger D having him go over jumps like he was a horse. Lots of pictures. He had a good life.
Ebeeee- he had a great visit up to your neck of the woods on New Years Day. He wandered 20 acres with our extended family of dogs.
We still have two dogs at home but boy does the house feel empty.</p>