On Thursday, my baby was fine. He went on a walk, ate breakfast and dinner, and everything was normal. Friday morning he looked like he was in pain and struggling. He couldn’t get up. We put a bowl of water by his bed and he chugged it like I’ve never seen before. He wimpered when we touched him so we picked him up and brought him to the emergency vet hospital. Within 30 minutes I’m being told my 12 year old dog has a huge mass that has erupted and he’s internally bleeding. They said you can do surgery but he wouldn’t survive longer than 3-6 months. They recommended euthanizing him to end his suffering. I asked what if I didn’t do the surgery and brought him home? They said he would die from internal bleeding and didn’t suggest it.
I didn’t know what to do, but I could tell my baby was suffering really badly. I decided to euthanize him and I’m a mess. I don’t know if I made the right decision. I wanted him to come home so badly but I didn’t want him to feel any worse and I couldn’t stand seeing him like that. We held him in our arms as they injected him and he passed an hour and a half after getting to the hospital. My baby was okay just the day before. I don’t know how I can handle this. The only thing making me feel somewhat better is connecting with stories of other people who have had the same issue. I know I’m never going to get over this pain, but please let me know if it ever gets better.
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