- Joined
- Apr 11, 2022
- Messages
- 19
- Purraise
- 42
Hello everyone,
Yesterday we had to put our sweet girl, Lucy, to rest.
She battled an awful, fast growing tumor since September. It attacked the left side of her face and eye. Whatever the cancer was it was fast growing and aggressive. We opted not to biopsy and pursue treatment due to her age and extreme dislike of the vet's office so she lived on Palliative care for the last couple months. She was so spoiled - she ate about 15 different food types, got warm baths and wipe downs as she couldn't groom herself easily, and had the coziest blanket with her own little space heater for warmth. I started noticing issues with her in March but they presented as severe stomatitis and tooth issues so we had almost all of them extracted. The recovery was very hard for her but she made it through and returned to normal for a short time. Not long after she started having issues with her right eye...a hypopyon formed but eventually went away. The issues with the left eye started in September. First, it was watery and it went from that to corneal ulceration and then a tumor could be seen protruding from behind the eye. It is so bizarre how it all happened so fast...I almost wonder if she had some form of Lymphoma or SCC (but there was no tumor inside her mouth). She was so healthy her entire life up until this year! I was diligent with giving her her medications (Mirataz, Prednisolone, & Gabapentin) and they worked well up until last week. When they stopped I knew it was time to let her go.
I took her in around 4pm and once the meds were injected she went instantly and peacefully. She was so tired and ready to go. She would have turned 17 in March. My husband and I adopted her from our local Humane Society together when we were in our early 20's and she was such an important part of our family. She lived with me when I was in college and has been there for every major milestone in our lives....marriage, deaths, new homes, and births. Our kids, ages 7 & 9, saw her as their furry big sister so they are taking it very hard. She was always so feisty and fun...and caused lots of drama at times. She even got stuck in a wall at my parents' house once (long but funny story) and we had to cut out a huge chunk of sheetrock to get her out!
Please send love our way. This is going to be an extremely hard transition for all of us. I hate to say this but this loss makes me more upset than when I lost my grandparents. I am thankful we got one last Christmas with her and send all my love to those who are also dealing with the same, sad thing right now. <3
Yesterday we had to put our sweet girl, Lucy, to rest.
She battled an awful, fast growing tumor since September. It attacked the left side of her face and eye. Whatever the cancer was it was fast growing and aggressive. We opted not to biopsy and pursue treatment due to her age and extreme dislike of the vet's office so she lived on Palliative care for the last couple months. She was so spoiled - she ate about 15 different food types, got warm baths and wipe downs as she couldn't groom herself easily, and had the coziest blanket with her own little space heater for warmth. I started noticing issues with her in March but they presented as severe stomatitis and tooth issues so we had almost all of them extracted. The recovery was very hard for her but she made it through and returned to normal for a short time. Not long after she started having issues with her right eye...a hypopyon formed but eventually went away. The issues with the left eye started in September. First, it was watery and it went from that to corneal ulceration and then a tumor could be seen protruding from behind the eye. It is so bizarre how it all happened so fast...I almost wonder if she had some form of Lymphoma or SCC (but there was no tumor inside her mouth). She was so healthy her entire life up until this year! I was diligent with giving her her medications (Mirataz, Prednisolone, & Gabapentin) and they worked well up until last week. When they stopped I knew it was time to let her go.
I took her in around 4pm and once the meds were injected she went instantly and peacefully. She was so tired and ready to go. She would have turned 17 in March. My husband and I adopted her from our local Humane Society together when we were in our early 20's and she was such an important part of our family. She lived with me when I was in college and has been there for every major milestone in our lives....marriage, deaths, new homes, and births. Our kids, ages 7 & 9, saw her as their furry big sister so they are taking it very hard. She was always so feisty and fun...and caused lots of drama at times. She even got stuck in a wall at my parents' house once (long but funny story) and we had to cut out a huge chunk of sheetrock to get her out!
Please send love our way. This is going to be an extremely hard transition for all of us. I hate to say this but this loss makes me more upset than when I lost my grandparents. I am thankful we got one last Christmas with her and send all my love to those who are also dealing with the same, sad thing right now. <3