So the other day my dog max slipped on stairs trying to avoid hitting our pug (Max is a yellow/golden lab). He broke his front right leg really bad. took him to the vet and got X-rays and he broke his leg in 4 spots and also had a tumor. So the vet said there were three options. 1. If the tumor is not cancerous then try to fix the leg with surgery, but given his age of 10 and weight his leg would not heal. 2. If the tumor was cancerous then they could remove the leg and he would have to learn to walk on three legs, but given his weight and arthritus he might never get up. 3. Put him to sleep, the vet said that would probably be the best option for him.
Max had his tumor byopsied to see if it was tumorous or not and we should find out monday. However he is not recovering well at all and already looks to be giving up. They said he would be able to walk between 24-36 hours and it has been over 42. He has only had a few bites of cake within that time frame and doesnt drink much at all.
It is sad day for me and my wife, we got Max from the pound in Colorado Springs when I got to my first duty station. We went into the room to check him out and he lept right into my wifes lap and we decided then to take him home. sense then he has literally been the best dog I have ever known or had. He was very house trained and loved to go outside and play fetch with the ball. He had so much energy to, he would play fetch even after he was exhausted, if i threw the ball he would run after it.
He loved to be sprayed in the face with the hose and get a snowball in the face. He loved to swim and definitely loved to eat. Tomorrow we will call around and see what our options are but tonight will probably be our last night with him. My wifes heart is broke and so is mine, its hard to imagine what life will be like without him in our lives in the future. We thought he would be around when we got a third dog and he would be a great role model, and also when we had our first child cause he is protective but all he has is love.
Christmas will not be the same this year and Max got to open his gifts early....... As much as I do not want him to go I hope we can schedule it quickly because it hurts me to see him in such pain.
