I knew this day would come. I just didn't expect it now, and so abruptly. Our 12 year old Basset Hound is on her way to the vet to be put to sleep after being diagnosed with Lymphoma(cancer) last Saturday.
It all started last week when one of her eyes had swollen up. She could barely see through it. The next day, both of them were like that. My mom took her in and the vet said all of her lymph nodes were swollen, the size of lemons. He was worried about Lymphoma and called us over the weekend to confirm it was what he thought.
She's been getting worse and worse everyday. Honestly, she acted relatively normal the first day her eye was swollen. We thought maybe just an infection. But as the days went on, she stopped eating her food. She stopped asking to go outside. She wasn't waiting for us at the door when we came home. She wasn't in the kitchen hounding for food when my mom is making dinner. And this morning she could barely move to go potty outside.
My parents made the decision to put her to sleep. I tried arguing treatment, but there wasn't much available and it would've only prolonged her suffering. It's unbelievably tragic. I'm having an incredibly difficult time just typing this. She was a perfect dog. I couldn't have asked for anyone better. 12 years is a long time and I was blessed every second she was here, and I know she lived a great life. It's just not fair, though. She didn't deserve to go out like this.
RIP Baylee
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It all started last week when one of her eyes had swollen up. She could barely see through it. The next day, both of them were like that. My mom took her in and the vet said all of her lymph nodes were swollen, the size of lemons. He was worried about Lymphoma and called us over the weekend to confirm it was what he thought.
She's been getting worse and worse everyday. Honestly, she acted relatively normal the first day her eye was swollen. We thought maybe just an infection. But as the days went on, she stopped eating her food. She stopped asking to go outside. She wasn't waiting for us at the door when we came home. She wasn't in the kitchen hounding for food when my mom is making dinner. And this morning she could barely move to go potty outside.
My parents made the decision to put her to sleep. I tried arguing treatment, but there wasn't much available and it would've only prolonged her suffering. It's unbelievably tragic. I'm having an incredibly difficult time just typing this. She was a perfect dog. I couldn't have asked for anyone better. 12 years is a long time and I was blessed every second she was here, and I know she lived a great life. It's just not fair, though. She didn't deserve to go out like this.
RIP Baylee
Image in the spoiler, it's huge though. I have no idea how to resize it.
Spoiler
It's one of the hardest decisions to make, but she's not suffering now and is in a better place.
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