Please hold good thoughts for my girl

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  • I got some bad news yesterday regarding my newly adopted German Shepherd....am pretty upset. She’s had a terrible odor coming out her mouth for about a month as well as that side of her mouth was tender to touch. I didn’t think anything was terribly wrong other than maybe an abscessed tooth but couldn’t get her in til this week.  She would not let me open her mouth for anything so I couldn’t take a look myself.

    When the vet opened her mouth and looked in....he saw a tumor inside her upper right jaw, about the size of a golf ball....ran through her teeth, gums and over into the roof of her mouth. At first I didn’t understand what that meant, but as he went on to explain what it was...that it is more than likely cancer and not something that is very treatable unless you want to spend a lot of money and even then, results are not usually very favorable. My eyes teared up right there...and I could hardly say a word...I was devastated. He told me that he has had SOME good results from Cryosurgery, which is a freezing technique using liquid nitrogen. He asked if I’d like to try that treatment for now, and once we get the lab report back telling us what form of cancer this is, we’ll decide what do to next, if anything. If this is an aggressive, malignant form of cancer, it often spreads quickly to their organs and they die within months.

    I am trying to remain optimistic in that this isn’t that form of it...and that we can stop the growth of the tumor with a few Cryosurgery treatments. The main thing is that she is comfortable and not in pain, we just won’t let her go through that. After the procedure (they kept her for 2.5 hours as they had to sedate her), he sent her home with some pain meds and said to just keep an eye on her jaw for any additional swelling or excessive blood oozing out. We’ll have the lab results back mid week....for now, we have her scheduled to go back in two weeks for another freezing treatment. She’s doing pretty well at he moment, sleeping a lot because of the pain meds. This just rips my heart out. I have gotten so attached to her in just a few short months...and its not fair that she has to go through this, after coming here to live a happy life on the farm. On a positive note, she has gained about 10 lbs since she’s been here so that was a good thing as she was way too thin. And the fact she is gaining weight & not losing...is also good.

    Soooo....please hold good thoughts for my girl.

    (1st pic is of her sleeping a little while ago...pain meds make her pretty drowsy.  2nd pic is taken when she & I went for a ride to town one day)

  • Hi Hymacaw,

    I sat here and struggled to try to find the words to comfort you and there is just nothing i can say that is going to make you feel better. I read your post and my heart breaks with you. Then i saw the pics of your precious girl and my eyes filled with tears.

    The fact that she has gained weight is a very good sign and that's the type of signs to hold on to.

    She is a beautiful angel and i pray that God keeps her by your side for many more years to come. Please keep us updated and thank for sharing her pics with us, have always looked at them and thought she was absolutely one of the most beautiful Shepard girls i have ever seen.

    Take care of you and her. You are in my thoughts.

    Lips

  • Ohhhh :'( :'( :'(  I am so sorry.  HUGS

  • well wishes for your baby sent sad

  • I'm having trouble typing this through my tears... hymacaw all my best wishes and finest hopes are with you and your girl. She is a beauty.

    katt

  • You and your dog are in my thoughts today and for the week. Hope for good news....

  • She is beautiful. I understand your pain and heartbreak as one who, like you, loves my dog.

    Your girl is blessed to have you as her shepard/guardian angel- the love, compassion and commitment you have for her is so strong in your words.

    You will both be in my thoughts and prayers.

    a little humor: Not knowing how much you know about dogs; when I read you say that she had a horrible smell coming out of her mouth for about a month, my first thought was: .. are you sure you're checking the correct end of the dog?

    surfer76

  • So sorry to hear such sad news Hymacaw.  I hope she pulls through this as she deserves a bit of happiness with a loving family.  My thoughts are with you at this tough time.

    blue

  • Aww hymacaw, I am so sorry. It's definitely a good sign that she's gaining weight. She's a gorgeous girl and I hope she gets well.  kiss

  • Hi Hymacaw, I'm so sorry to hear that.;(( I had a few years ago a shepard mix girl and when she was 5 years old she got a Tumor in her nose. I went to a special hospital in Zürich where they are able to fight against the cancer with chemotherapy and irradiation. They told me she will have a chance of maybe 50% . It was horrible to see that for me. It did coast nearly 12'000 Swissfrancs and we did fight over 9 months. But at the and we lost this fight and she did only eat and drink because she did know i can't let her go. At this point i decided to let her go, but it was so a hard decision after all we tried. Please if there is not a really good Chance for your Hunny to get healthy again, please don't do that to her, it isn't it worth to do that with her in the last time you have with her. I'm sad for your hunnygirl:(( Goodluck to you both!!!!

  • She is a gorgeous pup, sweetly sleeping and those loving eyes, i would be an emotional wreck with this news. Our pets are miracles more then what meets our eyes and hearts. In any event i'm sure she is cherished by you and has all the love and care she needs, you give her the best as much as she gives you. All hopes and best of thoughts in her treatments, healing and recovery.

  • Thank you all SO very much for the kind thoughts and words.  I'm just doing my best not to worry so much until we get the lab results back in a few days as this could very well be treatable.  My sis is a former vet tech and wanted to be "real" with me, not to bring me down of course but to just tell me in all her years working beside good veterinarians, there were very few good outcomes when dogs came in with tumors in their mouths, especially as large as this one.  So....I shall still remain hopeful...pray...pamper my girl and keep her as comfortable as I can while we wait. 

    Last night she slept for a few hours on the floor beside my bed.  She woke me up in the wee hours this morning for a potty break...and the smell coming from her mouth just about made me vomit.  The vet told me that there would continue to be oozing and an odor because of the dead tissue caused by freezing the tumor but I was certainly not prepared for that toxic smell this morning!  Poor baby...it must taste as putrid as it smells because she kept licking her lips due to the oozing goo, with a very confused look in her eyes....wish I could give her some doggie mouthwash to make it better for her.  I just want it to go away sad

    Thank you ALL....such kind and wonderful friends.

  • Do keep us updated Hymacaw.  I hope you can post some good news soon.

    blue
     

  • Don't give up hope and i am sure your baby girl will fight the fight. Her picture is so cute i could just squeeze her and wish i had healing powers, would surely run straight to this loyal animal.

    Lips

  • Heard back from the vet yesterday on Millie. She has squamous cell carcinoma (ironically, the same form I had removed from my leg a couple months ago). He said this form of cancer has the capability of metastasizing quickly through the body, often with fatal results. This is the most common one of the cancers dog get. These tumors grow very rapidly and typically invade nearby bone and tissue but they do not usually spread to other organs. He asked how she was doing and whether there was still a lot of swelling. I told him her energy level was actually pretty good, she was eating normally (if not even more) and that the swelling looked like it had reduced some. In addition, she let me lift her lip to look inside a little, which she’s never done before so that tells me the pain is a bit less for her too. We are going to proceed with the next freezing treatment for now. He said on a scale of 1 –10 for being a pretty serious tumor, she is a 7. I’m hopeful that the freezing will kill off the cancer cells but it will likely regrow, maybe elsewhere in her mouth, and we’ll just deal with that situation if it arises. As long as she is not in pain and can live a fairly normal doggy life, for now, we’ll do these treatments.

    Soooo, that is where we’re at.  Just don’t know any long-term prognosis at this time, will just be one of those wait & see kinda things while we hope & pray for the best for her.

    Thanks so much for all the concern, thoughts & well wishes for Millie.

  • It is good to hear that Millie has had some relief from the treatment already. I hope she continues to improve. I keep thinking that she came to you so that whatever her old life was she does not have to go through this in that situation. That she now has you and your loving care is a blessing and will help her whatever the outcome. My thoughts are with you and Millie.

    katt

  • I'm glad to hear that the pain has eased for her which is definitely a step in the right direction.  Lets hope your vet can pull this off.  Thank god she has you.

    blue

  • Good Wishes for both of you.

  • When I initially posted about my German Shepherd, Millie, developing a cancerous tumor in her mouth, I was hopeful that we could beat it into submission with liquid nitrogen treatments (freezing it).  However, those treatments failed to stop the tumor from growing and it is now aggressively spreading through the rest of her mouth, even bursting through the skin in her cheek.  Her behavior this past weekend proved to me that it was time to let her go.  I am crushed but know this is what my responsibility as a pet owner often entails.  I will be taking Millie to my vet tomorrow for one last exam, mainly because I want to know for sure that we have done all we can...and if she is now suffering from this.  Most likely, I will be bringing Millie home and burying her next to my little Yorkshire terrier that I lost several months ago to kidney failure.  

    Just isn't fair.  She finally gets a chance to live a happy life on a farm...running freely instead of being kenneled all day long...and she gets her life cut way too short from an ugly tumor.  I am thankful for the 4.5 months that I got to share with her.

    Sooooo sad :'(

  • I'm so sorry hymacaw. sad 

    I lost a german shepherd years ago and it is still so very sad.
    She's a beauty who is at least very lucky to have had you.

  • Omg hymacaw i can't even tell you or express how sorry i am. I have thought of you and that dear baby of yours often and have wondered how she is.

    Being an extreme dog lover i can so relate to your broken heart and if only i could say something to relieve the pain i would surely do it.

    All i can say is God put her in good hands and that is you. She found her final rest place and enjoyed the final days roaming free on a farm and you took care of her and are now unselfishly going to let her go with no more suffering.

    She is a beauty and sometimes the best ones of all go first and are taken from our lives.

    I light a candle for sweet sweet Millie because she captured my heart from the moment you put her picture up.



    My thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

    Lips
  • Oh hymacaw I am so terribly sorry. What a gorgeous dog. Take comfort that you've have done everything in your power to keep her comfortable. That is such a tough decision to have to make and we love our pets so much. My thoughts are with you and your baby girl.

  • I am so sorry for you and your baby girl... to let her go now is one of the hardest things to do in this world. My thoughts are with you.

    But, the bitter sweet part of it all is that this wonderful, precious girl of yours did get to spend her last days on the farm, running free! To even think of her going through this in that kennel, mostly alone, and in no way cared for as you have done, is too hard to bear. You both were blessed to have had this time.


    katt

  • So sorry hymacaw!! sad

  • This is such sad news to read Hymacaw. 

    You gave her the best few months of her life and nobody can ever take that away from you. 

    It's a very hard thing that you have to do now and very sad too.

    Thinking of you at this very difficult time.

    blue

  • :(

  • its sad to hear that hymacaw

  • condolences hymacaw, you did what you could.  :'( :'( :'(

  • geneco, I love your avatar.

  • This is not how I am going to remember Millie....I have much better pictures but I wanted to show you what the tumor has done to the right side of her face.  It is extremely swollen this morning and alot of gooey fluid is oozing from her mouth.  She is favoring her right shoulder and leg as well.  I enjoyed pampering her last night in the house (we don't let our big dogs inside the house every night , especially when it has been raining as heavily as it was here) and gave her some pain medication to ease her discomfort.  She and my other Shepherd had a special breakfast today, which will be Millie's last one.  It will be all I can do to just get through this day I think.  Her appointment is 4:30 today....my hubby will meet me there and then help me bring her home to put her in her final resting place under a tree that overlooks our pond.  She SO loves the pond.....

    Thank you all for being so kind and thoughtful to me as I shared Millie's last few weeks with you.  I am going to miss her so.

  • Oh hymacaw...that pic breaks my heart. I can't tell you enough how sorry I am and how strong I think you are. I'm glad you had a good night with your baby.

  • how was your baby?? best wishes and hope to hear more good news... smiley

  • I will think of you and Millie today at 4:30. I know it is one of the hardest days for you and your LCB family is with you in spirit.

    Big hug of comfort to you.........

    Lips
  • This is so sad. sad Stay strong Hymacaw!

  • Hymacaw, my thoughts are with you and I am so sorry you had to say goodbye to your dear Millie today. The picture made me cry for Millie and for you. Be strong and know you both gave each other your best.

    katt

  • Millie is gone...I cried most of yesterday, still crying this morning.  I don’t think I’ve ever cried over losing an animal so much and its just so bizarre because I’d only had her 4.5 months. She & I just connected from the get go and there was something special between us that no one else could see.  My hubby did his best to be comforting yesterday and I know he felt pretty bad about the whole thing and for disliking her so much (because she was so obnoxious to our other Shepherd). I sure appreciated that he took such care in burying her and showed her respect while doing so.  Doc said it appeared to him that the cancer was spreading into her lymph nodes.  He said he hasn’t seen this aggressive of a cancer in a dog in quite some time.  The staff were wonderful, all of them said that Millie was one of the gentlest and kindest German Shepherds they’d ever had as a patient.


    A friend sent me a beautiful poem this morning.  Thanks to all for your comforting words, thoughts and prayers.  I am going to try and get outside to enjoy the beautiful day we are having here today and think fondly of Millie.

    Don't grieve too long for now I'm free. I'm following the path God set for me
    I ran to Him when I heard His call, I wagged my tail and left it all.
    I could not stay another day, To bark, to love, to romp or play
    Games left unplayed must stay that way. I found such peace it made my day.
    My parting has left you with a void, So fill it with your remembered joy
    A friendship shared, your laugh, a kiss; Oh, yes, these things I too shall miss.
    Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow
    My life's been full, you've given so much - Your time, your love and gentle touch.
    Perhaps my time seemed all to brief, Don't lengthen it now with undue grief
    Lift up your heart and share with me. God wanted me now, He set me free.

    Author unknown
  • I'm so sorry Hymacaw.  I don't think any words I can offer will help with the pain.  Just know that I'm thinking of you at this very, very sad time.

    blue

  • I found a pic that was posted by someone else who recently lost their dog.  I thought it was rather thought provoking.  I'm sure Millie will be going on about you for 50+ years.  kiss

  • Im sorry for your loss hymacaw.

    I know too well how it feels to lose a dog...

    Zuga

  • I'm so sorry Hymacaw.. during this difficult time its hard to find words that express to you the sympathy we all feel..... you love her and she loves you and that will always remain true.. shes no longer is suffering and is being well taken care of.. resting in peace.. and in time your pain will subside leaving only those wonderful memories both you have shared...

  • THANK YOU everyone!!  You have all made me feel such love and warmth.  I could hardly think or talk about Millie yesterday without tearing up.  The clinic sent Millie home wrapped in one of their blankets on Tuesday.  I washed it and returned it to them yesterday.  The girls in the office gave me a hug and said many times how very sorry they were.  I know they have to deal with those situations often and are SO caring to those of us who have to let our pets go.

    Blue, I lOVE that cartoon and am going to print it out...pin it on my desk so I can think about that each day...lovely!

    When my hubby got home from work yesterday, we did our farm chores and then he whisked me away to our land based casino an hour away, to get my mind off Millie.  He's very kind that way.  Had a pretty nice time and came home with $500...$200 more than we started with.  Oh...and a newborn baby calf in our pasture.  One of our mama cows gave birth while we were gone.  Springtime is always one of my favorite times of the year because we are blessed with new life here on the farm.

  • Awww that is wonderful husband you have and it looks like Millie is already your guardian angel with a nice neat profit at the casino.  smiley
  • Your hubby sounds like a very kind and caring man and to come home to a new born is just priceless.

    I'm so glad you liked the cartoon; I'm sure it made you smile, just a little.

    blue

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