The Dog Pic Thread

[David Chaus]

The resemblance is uncanny.

 

[Monique]

Cooper's still losing weight. At this point, we're talking about palliative care. Please keep him in your thoughts.

 

[Jenny]

Awww, sorry to hear this. I was hoping no news was good news.

 

[Carolinacub]

So sorry to hear Monique, I haven't said anything earlier but I've been keeping track here on your journey with Cooper.

 

[VickieH]

Oh no, @Monique! I am so sorry to read that. I was hoping he had quietly and steadily been improving. My thoughts are with all of you.

 

[LiquidFeet]

@Monique, I am so so sorry to hear this. I've been wondering how things are going with your fur baby.
Hugs to you and yours.

 

[Bad Bob]

Only you and Cooper know when the right time is. Cooper trusts your decision making. Nothing but good and kind thoughts headed to your home.

 

[Coach13]

Cooper's still losing weight. At this point, we're talking about palliative care. Please keep him in your thoughts.

That’s heartbreaking. Prayers to you both!

 

[pete]

sorry to hear this, hoping Cooper stays strong as can be and beats whatever it is ... wishing you too minimal stress.

 

[JeffB]

I'm so sorry @Monique. Crap time of year for such a turn of events. Prayers for you and Cooper.

 

[Monique]

I'm trying to get a good picture with his new stylish jacket, but he's not feeling very well.

...

You can see it in his eyes. He's hurting most of the time. He did rally for the vet techs when he got his ultrasound. One commented, "He is quite the charmer with the ladies." He has large masses and/or scar tissue on his liver, and a big mass on his adrenal glands (or something like that). He has an ear infection, he has discharge from one of his eyes, and every time he eats, his tail tucks between his legs afterwards. It would be possible to do more procedures to find out exactly what is wrong, and maybe there's some chance it could be treated, but at this point I just want to stop poking and prodding this poor guy, who is clearly in pain the majority of the time, and who is getting weaker and weaker. I don't want to wait until he can't walk by himself or is just clearly miserable and doesn't even take joy in the outdoors anymore.

So my plan is to take him to some of his favorite places (well, the places where I have fond memories with him) over the weekend. And then next week, say goodbye.

 

[Shawn C.]

I'm so sorry to hear the news, Monique. My thoughts are with you and Cooper.

 

[laine]

@Monique - I'm so sorry to hear this. You have given Cooper a wonderful life and he knows he's loved. My heart goes out to you and Cooper.

 

[LiquidFeet]

So sorry. You're a good mommy. He's lucky you're there to see him through this.

 

[Michael Kane]

+++vibes+++

 

[VickiK]

I'm so sorry. Hugs to you, @Monique . Many hugs.

 

[Monique]

Thousand pardons for the influx of photos. I took Cooper to the vet today for his final visit. I realized over a sleepless night that he was suffering too much to put him through another several days, and I wanted it to be with his beloved vet, not with a stranger, no matter how nice they might be. My boyfriend says that if reincarnation is real, Cooper might reincarnate as the Dalai Lama, because he surely earned enough good karma to skip a few steps. I'll only embed a couple - see all the attached if you'd like. They're certainly not all my photos of him, but a lot of the good ones.

 

[VickiK]

:-(

 

[oldschoolskier]

We’ve had several dogs put down over the years to end needless suffering (all lived to very old ages).

Now I wish we could treat humans with just as much compassion as we do for our pets and animals.

My hearts with you.

 

[pete]

lovely photos, very sorry to hear but know he's loved.