I went through this in March with my Miniature Poodle, Cali. She was 11 1/2 years old. She had an episode of violent vomiting and then a semi collapse. By the time I got her to the vet, she seemed back to herself albeit weak. Bloodwork showed her to be extremely anemic. A week later, an abdominal ultrasound revealed a mass on her spleen. My vet said she was bleeding internally and that the spleen could rupture. There was no way to know when that would happen.
At her age, I was not going to put her through a surgery. I could have put her on Metacam which had been shown to slow tumour growth and hopefully keep her a little longer. My vet said that she could give me some medication to keep on hand so that if the spleen did rupture, I could administer the medication which would basically knock her unconscious until I could get her to the vet to be euthanized.
I had her put to sleep the day after I got the ultrasound results and talked them over with my vet. After seeing the pain she was in when she initially collapsed, I just could not take the chance of her spleen rupturing and her experiencing even worse pain. She was such a wonderful dog, she didn’t deserve to go like that. I opted for a swift, peaceful passing.
Only you can decide what is best based on your own dog’s condition. I’m so sorry for what you’re going through right now. I have a lovely new puppy, but the pain of losing my Cali girl is still with me.
At her age, I was not going to put her through a surgery. I could have put her on Metacam which had been shown to slow tumour growth and hopefully keep her a little longer. My vet said that she could give me some medication to keep on hand so that if the spleen did rupture, I could administer the medication which would basically knock her unconscious until I could get her to the vet to be euthanized.
I had her put to sleep the day after I got the ultrasound results and talked them over with my vet. After seeing the pain she was in when she initially collapsed, I just could not take the chance of her spleen rupturing and her experiencing even worse pain. She was such a wonderful dog, she didn’t deserve to go like that. I opted for a swift, peaceful passing.
Only you can decide what is best based on your own dog’s condition. I’m so sorry for what you’re going through right now. I have a lovely new puppy, but the pain of losing my Cali girl is still with me.
