At 21:02:28 on 09.04.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
Hey i know this is a horsey site but alot of horsey people have dogs. I would like to know ur opinion of our situation. i have and 11 year old toy poodle, he recently went blind very rapidly, an we went to see an eye specialist who said his eyes were perfectly fine for his age, suggesting that it was either a tumour, or SARDS. He said we should look out for other symptoms of tumours...he started walking around in circles when let out in the back garden and geting disorientated, we thot this was just because of his blindness but then he had 2 accidents in the house, and has never done this before not since we house trained him as a puppy. what is your opinion? we wouldnt be puting him through treatments for a tumour as it wouldnt be fair on him.

At 10:30:30 on 11.04.10, kibby wrote:
i just want to say I'm sorry to hear that and he looks like a gorgeous dog..

At 18:03:38 on 12.04.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
yea its sad but he has had a great life, most of it spent sleeping on a fluffy cushion lol he is very easily pleased, kinda like the dog verion of garfield, food and sleep :)

At 10:05:44 on 13.04.10, HorseVet wrote:
Hi So sorry to hear of your situation. It certainly sounds like there is something putting pressure on the brain that is creating the symptoms you describe. I'm not a fan of putting pets through chemo. There are lots of options that can be tried for dogs with tumours that are more natural. With tumours success depends on being able to stop it growing so it can be resorbed. Treatment may just slow the progression and delay the inevitable and that is for individual cases to decide on what is appropriate. Whatever route you decide - treatment or non-treatment - the important things is to recognise when the time has come to let your friend go with dignity. Both physical and mental/emotional considerations are important in this. For example a dog that is not necessarily in pain but has become incontinent and knows that's not what it is supposed to do can become upset and distressed. Best wishes HorseVet
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