Hi, I'm new to this forum and I would say I stumbled upon this forum due to the fact my 12 year old baby Pumpkin has just been diagnosed with Instestinal cancer.
My husband I are devastated. We started with steroids to see if that helps, but the vet says if there is not improvement in 2-3 days there is really no hope. Chemo would probably not help. She stopped eating on her own two weeks ago and she's been force fed ever since. She's no longer vomiting but I can't help to think if this is the wrong thing to do. Am I holding on for selfish reasons? Am I holding on to false hope that the steroids might work?
I've never had to make the decision to put an animal to sleep and the thought of having to make this decision tears my heart in two. My eyes are practically swollen shut from crying and I'm just miserable. I feel so sad and want to do the right thing for my baby. I can't even tell if she's in pain, she looks depressed and the vet says she is having some discomfort in her belly by the way she is sitting.
I'm just so distraught I don't know what to do with myself.
Thanks for listening if you got this far.
Alison
My husband I are devastated. We started with steroids to see if that helps, but the vet says if there is not improvement in 2-3 days there is really no hope. Chemo would probably not help. She stopped eating on her own two weeks ago and she's been force fed ever since. She's no longer vomiting but I can't help to think if this is the wrong thing to do. Am I holding on for selfish reasons? Am I holding on to false hope that the steroids might work?
I've never had to make the decision to put an animal to sleep and the thought of having to make this decision tears my heart in two. My eyes are practically swollen shut from crying and I'm just miserable. I feel so sad and want to do the right thing for my baby. I can't even tell if she's in pain, she looks depressed and the vet says she is having some discomfort in her belly by the way she is sitting.
I'm just so distraught I don't know what to do with myself.
Thanks for listening if you got this far.
Alison