Hmmm. This is a tricky one. The young hound has just been found to have a significant tumour in her bladder. I say young, the bitch is about 12 and a bit.
If it is confirmed (Dick Vet visit to come, ultrasound or MRI) the prognosis isn’t good. Six months if you leave it and 12 to 18 months or so if you get bits cut out. And the obvious risks of surgery on a dog that old.
No obvious distress to the hound so far.
Cost is not a difficulty.
My partner tears up even discussing it. As do my parents.
So. Do you throw money at the problem, knowing it will make little difference. Or do the palliative bits and say goodbye.
My friends are divided on the issue. The one that would have given me the bluntest advice (Borders farmer’s son) has just died himself of a monstrous stroke.
And for what it is worth I have been described as a cold-hearted b’tard. But that was when I was acting as an Expert Witness in a repossession case.
The hound in question -