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Thanks for the support, everyone--I genuinely appreciate it.
Kyle and I cried about it and talked about it, and we decided that we owe it to Simon and to ourselves to speak to a vet oncologist to get their opinion before making the toughest choice for Simon.
It's selfish on our part, I know, but at the same time I feel like there's still hope. If the specialist says that Simon probably wouldn't respond well to treatment considering his age (he's 17 or 18!), then we'll know that it's time. At most, we're only putting the decision off by a week.
Is this wrong to do?
:::Sigh.:::
If anyone's interested, Simon's pictures are here.
Again, thanks for the support everyone. It makes me feel better knowing there are others out there--complete strangers, even!--who are keeping us in their thoughts and prayers right now. It means a lot.
Daniel
P.S. BTW, the original point of this thread was about making preparations for when a pet passes away. Our vet here in Chicago pointed us to St. Francis Pet Funeral Services and Crematory, if that's ever of use to anyone. We'll be using them when the time comes.
Kyle and I cried about it and talked about it, and we decided that we owe it to Simon and to ourselves to speak to a vet oncologist to get their opinion before making the toughest choice for Simon.
It's selfish on our part, I know, but at the same time I feel like there's still hope. If the specialist says that Simon probably wouldn't respond well to treatment considering his age (he's 17 or 18!), then we'll know that it's time. At most, we're only putting the decision off by a week.
Is this wrong to do?
:::Sigh.:::
If anyone's interested, Simon's pictures are here.
Again, thanks for the support everyone. It makes me feel better knowing there are others out there--complete strangers, even!--who are keeping us in their thoughts and prayers right now. It means a lot.
Daniel
P.S. BTW, the original point of this thread was about making preparations for when a pet passes away. Our vet here in Chicago pointed us to St. Francis Pet Funeral Services and Crematory, if that's ever of use to anyone. We'll be using them when the time comes.