Final plans

We had the bad news over Thanksgiving that Groucho Too has cancer of the liver. He had a cancerous cyst on his spleen that burst so they did a spleenectomy and had the spleen biopsied. It was cancer. They also saw nodes on his liver during the surgery. So....what to do? He has the stitches out tomorrow, so we have decided to tell the vet we want plenty of pain medication for him when he starts to be bad and we have decided to have him put down at home. There is a traveling vet who will come to the home to do this. There is also a pet crematorium in our little town who pick up corpses and take them for cremation. We will have him put down at home, cremated, and the ashes buried at home. We have even picked the area for his final resting spot. We are ready to lay our beautiful goldendoodle to rest.

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Permalink Reply by Lori, Quincy & Frankie on December 19, 2013 at 4:40am

Making good memories! Glad he is feeling good and enjoying himself.

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Permalink Reply by Lynette Main on December 20, 2013 at 3:49pm

I'm so sorry...I'm sure he had a wonderful life with you..

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Permalink Reply by Lynda Kamrath on December 22, 2013 at 8:47pm

Update on Groucho Too - He is doing great. Staples are out, hair is growing back, incision looks great, and he is happy and active. We even took him for a walk and run with the bike today. It was just like old times. Beautiful day, sunny and warm, and happy dogs.

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Permalink Reply by DJ & Chance on December 22, 2013 at 9:11pm

Such good news, Lynda.

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Permalink Reply by Ricki and Tara (doodle) on December 22, 2013 at 9:25pm

So glad you and he are able to enjoy this precious time together

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl and Finnegan on December 22, 2013 at 10:21pm

Lynda, that's just wonderful. It sounds like a happy day for all of you!

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Permalink Reply by Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo on December 23, 2013 at 6:57am

And a happy heart! Such great, encouraging news!

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Permalink Reply by Robin and Libby Louise on December 23, 2013 at 7:46am

So glad he is feeling good enough to make more good memories. It's so devastating to hear about all the young doodles with terminal illnesses - it's not enough time! But I wish you and Groucho Too many, many more days of love and fun - doodle kisses from Libby Louise and me!