Re: For Stinky's Mom & Dad

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Michelle, Yes, Bear was on steroids, but he was also started on chemotherapy almost immediately after diagnosis. I don't know if treatment is different in dogs, but despite his PCP, the oncologist believed his only chance was to start chemo right away. ( I still "question" whether it was the right decision...watching him go thru chemo was heartwrenching) After Bear, I made a promise to all my furbabies, that unless "a definite cure was guaranteed", I would not let them suffer further from the toxins of chemo.... At the time I let him cross The Bridge, he was on 23 pills daily, could not walk, had ulcers in his mouth, so I had to "tube feed" him... I knew it was time to let go. I realized how "selfish" we caretakers can be, refusing to "give up". It was a valuable lesson learned, now I let my babies let me know what they want...... Some have chosen to fight, others have quietly just looked in my eyes & with their own eyes, have given me the message..... (After almost 10 years after losing Bear, I am sitting here, crying uncontrollably...I still feel "guilty"..) Patti