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Hope it goes better than for my oldman...he turned 14 in early November and 3 weeks later he woke up with a terrible limp. After tests and xrays it was concluded he had a tumor in his leg and since he weighed in at 45kg and his age would set some for an amputation. So he went to sleep 6 days ago...
again, hope it works out for you and your little buddy...
Thank you
Sorry to hear your loss. Im sure you gave him the best life.
I was unprepared for the heartbreak. I thought i would be better at handling it but im a blubbering mess.
I believe i did. he was a rescue and we entered each others life when he was 1 year old. He went to sleep the day after his gotcha day.
i thought i was ready...but i wasn't...