Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Our last dog dies from cancer less than 2 years ago (which of course still hurts like hell to think about). She never complained about her cancer treatment and hung on to the end, until it was too much. She struggled to play even the night before, chasing and biting bubbles. Fortunately our elder daughter was able to come home just in time... On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> wrote: > Dogs and cats are remarkably stoic, and I make the decision sooner rather > than later. A math colleague could not bear to euthanize his lab. The last > time I saw her, she was on her side and struggled to wag her tail once or > twice against the floor when she heard her name. Heartbreaking. A selfless, > faithful pooch. Don cried bitterly while digging her resting place. > > Sent from my iPad > > Jeffery L. Smith > New Orleans, Louisiana > USA > > On Jun 22, 2012, at 4:25, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks for the info. The vet did say that the other one that died that > the > > tumors are likely benign. She wasn't suffering but had lost quite a bit > of > > the motor control, especially in the last few days. Our daughter has a > > friend that has many pet rats and she recommended that we euthanize her > > because she said rats tend to linger for quite a few days and suffer > while > > they are dying. > > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:21 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Looks like a lipoma, which is benign (just fat). My big pooch Judy has > >> one. Causes no problem. She appears to be suffering? > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> Jeffery L. Smith > >> New Orleans, Louisiana > >> USA > >> > >> On Jun 21, 2012, at 22:52, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Our daughter rescued two rats from a classroom at the end of school > year. > >>> Both have tumors and the high school kids weren't too gentle with them. > >> But > >>> they are actually quite nice and gentle. Unfortunately one of them got > >> too > >>> ill a couple days ago and we have to put her down. The kid is very sad > >>> about that but at least she had a good two weeks with us. The other > one, > >>> pictured here, is still doing well. > >>> > >>> > >>> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20120611-L1015468.jpg > >>> -- > >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>