FOXSYLVANIA

I had to have one of my two dogs put down this past weekend, who was a victim of lymphatic cancer that was largely asymptomatic.  It was a fast and aggressive cancer that knocked him down quickly.  At a routine vet check-up earlier in the summer, he was treated only for allergies and cancer was not detected or treated.  The only symptoms discerned less than a week ago were swollen glands in the neck, motor clumsiness, and then failure to eat.   The vet gave him less than a week at that time, and was unfortunately on target.  The dog within days lost all mobility and weakened quickly due to failure to take nourishment or fluids. 

I believe that the lethal injection I allowed the vet to gave him was ultimately more humane than a slow death from dehydration and starvation, but the decision was agonizing to make even though it was the course that I would have chosen for myself had I been the one afflicted…and humans are not allowed to choose this option for themselves.  

Rest in peace, dear friend with whom I was privileged to share life for a time…

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