Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Caesar and his vet visit
It's official. I took him to the vet and Caesar is in heart failure. He is now on Lasix and a cardiac medication and will probably be on medication for the rest of his life. It was so sad to see him gasping for air and coughing this morning, I had to overdraft my account to take him in, but it was worth it. I'm just waiting for the Lasix to start working!!
The vet said they usually don't live longer than one to two years after symptoms start showing, even with medication. I guess this next year Toby and I will do everything we can to make Caesar happy!!
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Sorry! How old is Caesar? One to years sounds pretty good compared to the alternative.
ReplyDeleteI like this new background! Very fall-ish!
Caesar is about 14, but I'm not sure because my ex picked him out for me at the pound!! He's the best little dog, and while he's old and maybe wouldn't live longer than that anyway. . . it's not a way I would want anyone (animal or person) to die. Drowning in your own fluids would be torture!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the background too!! When I saw it, I knew I had to figure out how to get it to work!
I had to put a dog to sleep once who had bone cancer. Hardest thing I've ever done! I did it while he was still "healthy" because they told me eventually it would spread to his lungs and kill him slowly too. So sad and I'm so sorry to hear about Caesar!
ReplyDeleteDIdn't you guys have a dog named Louie when we were kids?? What happened to that dog. I liked that little fluff ball! I don't think he liked me though.
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