2007-12-10 06:22:51 · 8 answers · asked by Mary C 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Put it down...
2007-12-10 06:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by The Voice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister's cat had mast cell cancer for over ten years. This mast call cancer required periodic (somewhat) expensive treatments but the cat lived to a ripe old age. If you love your pet then money is not the issue but whether or not the cancer is treatable.
2007-12-10 19:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cat developed a large tumor in his stomach. The cost of treatment was more then I had. The doctor advised to take him home and, once he started to act poorly to bring him in and we would put him down. Murphy had about 2 more weeks with me. During that time I was sure to hold him as much as possible and to treat him to whatever he wanted. In the end he went peacefully. Having watched my mother suffer with cancer for almost 1 year...this was so much kinder!
2007-12-10 14:35:42 · answer #3 · answered by Ellen 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog had cancer and this is what I did.
when he got sick I took him to the Dr. who did an expensive test and then held him over for observation.
By the time Buck showed physical signs of bieng sick his whole insides were riddled with the disease, there was nothing to do.
He died that night in the vets office.
He was not suffering. But he was done for. If he was suffering I would have had the doctor end the suffering.
2007-12-10 14:32:20 · answer #4 · answered by Chup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on the age and how bad the cancer is I would put the animal down. Both the cancer and the treatment is very painful and very stressful to the animal and sometimes its whats the nicest thing you can do for him/her.
2007-12-10 14:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by Army Bride 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would find out all the information on treatment and prognosis. If it's treatable through surgery, I'd opt for that. If it was treatable only through chemo or radiation, I wouldn't put my pet through that.
I'd then provide only paliative care to insure they remained painfree, until it was time to let them go.
My cue for euthanasia is when my pet stops eating or drinking, or can no longer stand or walk without assistance.
2007-12-10 14:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by FishStory 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had to deal with this.
I made Shadow as comfortable as I could for as long as I could. Then when it was time, I had her put down.
I confess, I bawled like a baby afterwards. But it was better than letting her suffer.
2007-12-10 14:44:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my golden retreiver had cancer. we had her operated for removal and she lived to 14 years in good shape.
2007-12-10 14:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by Winnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋