Rebturley
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I know I am not on here much, but I have an urgent medical matter that I thought I would share and seek assistance from those that might have been through this before. Our Bully's (Pearl) big sister Chimi, who is a Golden Lab, was just diagnosed with lymphoma yesterday. She stopped eating about a week ago, and by the time we got her in yesterday, she had dropped twelve pounds. They pulled some fluid from the lymph nodes and sure enough it was lymphoma. My vet is supposed to call me back tomorrow concerning some options for chemo, and whether or not he thinks she could handle the treatment, but I would love to get some advice from those that have tried chemo. (Whether that is good chemo stories or bad chemo stories, I want to be prepared.) What made you choose to do it? What side effects did your doggie experience? Was it worth the cost? She is 6 years old, so if we go through with the chemo, we would like to know that we have a good chance of having her around awhile longer. But ultimately, is it in her best interest....or would putting her down be more humane? Our hearts are breaking right now with the thought of losing our beloved family member, but I want what is best for her.
Also, with chemo comes high costs. I have contacted the lab rescue to see if they had any ideas on helping us fund the high costs. They have given me the name of a "Labrador Lifeline" so we are looking into that. But does anyone have any other resources or maybe ideas on fundraising that could help us cover some of the costs if we choose to move forward? Thank you all for your input and help with this matter. Thanks so much!!
Reagan
Also, with chemo comes high costs. I have contacted the lab rescue to see if they had any ideas on helping us fund the high costs. They have given me the name of a "Labrador Lifeline" so we are looking into that. But does anyone have any other resources or maybe ideas on fundraising that could help us cover some of the costs if we choose to move forward? Thank you all for your input and help with this matter. Thanks so much!!
Reagan