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Originally posted by Bean@Feb 3 2005, 05:59 AM
He is a great little guy that started aimlessly wandering around the house all of last night bumping into things and what looked like suffering some balance problems. He would endlessly pant and although he had a bit of an ear infection; I thought it that everything had to do with that.
Turns out he lost the battle to a brain tumour and would either spend the rest of his days without an appetite and blinded without a sense of direction or ended prematurely as painlessly as possible.
As the Topic title reads, we did put him down and boy is the family feeling the effects. Would any other pet owners in similar situations be able to provide any advice? I know that in the larger picture, things will be clearer, but my sister is taking this very hard since she had a major role in raising him as a pup and he was our first dog. (he was only about 6 years old)
R.I.P. Chris
Thanks,
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Whoaaaaaaaa does that hit close to home.
I have a dog who lost almost all sight within the last year and a half, is prone to panting excessively, has very bad balance and a verrry erratic appetite. I thought it was just bad eyesight + growing old. Now I am quite worried that it could be more.
How did you find out the extent of what was wrong with your dog? I would be absolutely crushed to lose mine...and I am sure you are as well....my condolences...
My dog is 9 and a half though, golden lab. Not sure if that makes the symptoms any more realistic?