Magdalyn58

I am so, so sorry. I am sending prayers and hugs to you all.

Some of you may remember that our beloved Border Collie was diagnosed with malignant melanoma of her upper gum line last summer. Since then she has had monthly debulking procedures to extend her life. The last one was almost three weeks ago and the tumor had traveled to her throat. The vet thought that it might hemorrhage but we went through with the surgery anyway, knowing that there was no other choice than to just put her to sleep, as she was having trouble breathing. She survived that surgery and came home happy and wagging her tail. She has been failing though over the past week. This morning, she refused to eat for the first time and is drinking very little. I know that these are signs that her life is coming to an end. The tumor has now invaded her nose and probably back in her throat. It is relentless and horribly aggressive. However, she does not seem to be in pain and even though she isn't eating, she still follows me around the house, albeit very, very slowly. She's getting weaker and I know that she will be leaving us soon. I'm having a terrible time dealing with losing her. It's not as if I haven't been prepared for this. Our vet told us that he never, ever expected that she would still be alive and happy eight months from this horrible diagnosis. She was "supposed" to only live a month or two. But Mittens is the best dog ever. She's tough and brave and she is my best friend in the world. How do I get through this? It is very, very important to me that she pass away as naturally as possible at home, as long as she is not suffering. So it seems that our very sad vigil has begun. I can't stop crying. Sometimes it feels as if it is unbearable.

Sending lots of prayers for Yaz.

Godspeed Dear Echo. I will be counting on you to greet my beloved Mittens, as I'm pretty sure she will be crossing The Bridge soon as well. Jen, I am so, so sorry for your loss. Sending you wishes for peace in the days, weeks and months ahead.

Sending prayers and lots of hugs for you and your Sophie.

Sending my deepest condolences on the loss of your sweet Louise.

Sending lots of love and prayers for your Ava, and for you.

I'm so, so sorry.

Sending many prayers and good thoughts to you, your DH, and of course, Sara.

Sending lots of prayers for Clark.

I am so, so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful girl. Please accept my deepest condolences and wishes for peace and comfort for you as you go through this sad time.

I am sending many, many prayers and positive thoughts for James from Pennsylvania. And hugs for you as you go through this with your boy.

Do you have a vet near you that has does laser surgery? Our Mittens was diagnosed with very, very aggressive malignant melanoma of the upper gum in July. Our first vet recommended that we put her to sleep. Because it is on her upper mouth, surgical resection was not an option. I then searched in our area for a holistic vet and found one who does laser surgery. Mittens has been going back once a month to have the tumors shaved by laser and she is still alive and happy, although her condition is terminal. : ( But she has been given an additional seven months (so far) of a happy life, which would not have been possible without laser surgery.

Sending prayers for Bijou that all goes well with her dental...

Sending prayers for Ben.

I am so, so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful Luna. Sending wishes for peace and comfort in knowing that you gave her so much love while she was here.

I am so, so sorry. I was so hoping and praying that she'd get better. She was a beautiful girl.

I am so, so sorry to hear this news that Grover passed away. Please accept my deepest condolences on your loss.

I am so, so sorry for the loss of your beloved Onyx. I had hoped and prayed that she would get better. Sending many hugs to you.

I am so very sorry for the loss of Flash. Sending wishes for peace for his family during this sad time.

Sending lots of prayers and good thoughts for your sweetie.

Daisy had very large areas of complete baldness, which are now totally gone after about 8 weeks on melatonin. She feels like a different dog when I pet her--she is soft and shiny now. I recently started Teddy on it for the bald areas on his neck.

Sending prayers and good thoughts that it is something treatable. Waiting is awful....

Oh Ducky, I am so, so sorry for the loss of your boy, Bandit. Thank you for the gift of love that you gave to him while he was a member of your family.

I am so sorry for the loss of your beautiful girl, Angel.