Our darling staffy who we have had since a pup has been slowing down , he is now 12 .
He seems hungry all the time after a tummy bug about a month ago .
He has lost 4 kilos in weight :(
Took him to very nice vet today who said he was anemic ..... she has done full bloods and we have an appointment tomorrow night to talk about the results .
Vet is saying he could be bleeding internally from a cancer :(
Don, t think life will ever be the same if we lost him... just can, t believe it as we have a 16 year old staffy as well and always thought she would go before him .
He is our life , he is our son and brother for our dd .
We are both gutted and worried about what tomorrow will bring , vet is talking scans after blood test but how far do you go to save your pet without it being about you and how far do you go so they don, t suffer . The whole family love this dog soooo much .
If you're worried about your pet's health, please speak to a vet or qualified professional.
The doghouse
will this be the beginning of the end
furbaby · 23/04/2013 21:06
Oh furbaby I am so very sorry for your loss. 
I know it's no consolation, but he spent the last couple of weeks totally enveloped by your love and he will be at peace knowing how truly loved he was.
((massive hugs))
sorry to hear that furbaby.
I completely understand you not wanting to put him through a vet appointment, you have to do what you feel is right for him. ((hugs))
Sounds like he is being well loved and pampered though. 
We've been keeping busy, trying to keep our mind off things. Took lurcherboy out to a VW show at the weekend and he enjoyed saying hello to dogs of all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately, he started howling at night again at the start of the weekend and I had to be firm with him, as I've tried everything else. It seemed to do the trick though and he's stopped again.
Just taken him for an hour and a half's run with lots of ball chasing to try and exhaust him, because I've been invited out to lunch and it's the first time I've left him for longer than the 10 minute school run since the day we lost oldgirl.
He was very vocal on our walk this morning. Lots of barking - in a come and play with me kind of way - whenever he saw another dog. I had to do lots of clicker reinforcement of 'quiet' to get him to stop, I think he's really missing having someone to play with. He got over it after a while and enjoyed chasing his ball though and is now spark out on the kitchen floor.
Hi furbaby
So sorry to hear your babies are no better and your boy is still being sick. It's so upsetting the way the atmosphere in the house changes isn't it?
I have finally got lurcherboy to pick up slightly. Bought one of those fling and fetch tennis ball chucking sticks and have been going in the garden to play with him lots, as it was too sad watching him just standing there not knowing what to do. He's enjoying the playing now, but still just as sorrowful when he's in the house.
I think we've decided we will get another dog, but not for a few months. I can't bear to see lurcherboy so lonely and I tend to think dogs aren't happy living in isolation from their own species, iyswim. I can't imagine living on my own with another species of animal and not being able to understand a word they say, let alone their weird behaviour and habits and that's what I imagine it's like for dogs living with humans. I suppose I feel the least we can do is make sure they have a canine companion so that they can relax and have someone they can communicate with.
Poor lurcherboy he must be so confused .
Its good that you have found a way to keep him happy at night .
You must be missing your darling girl so much :(
I hope you enjoy your weekend away at least it gives you something to look forward to :)
All a bit sad here old dog is camped in her basket all the time , seems like she knows how ill our darling boy is .
Darling boy has done short walks in field for last 3 days which is great but he, s lost his spark ..... he, s like a different dog .He is in pain , not all the time but painkillers don, t seem to help much .
He has had 4 small meals today and been I kitchen banging his bowl around so guess he wants more 
Always hungry but throwing it back up if we give him too much :(
Well, nothing positive, but nothing worse either then I suppose. Sorry it wasn't more positive though.
Good to hear he's settled, eating well and keeping it down at the moment. I'll keep on sending positive vibes.
Lurcherboy is continuing his sentry duty by the front window, but the combination of DAP spray and baby monitor seems to be helping him to settle at night. He keeps going in the garden and just standing there, like he doesn't know what to do with himself without his old friend out there with him. She was a tough old thing, still chasing her toys around right up to the end, so I think he's missing having someone to play with.
Mind you, he's not impressed with me today, because I've been ill, so he's still waiting for his walk. Dh is going to take him when the dcs are all in bed though, so he'll probably get a longer walk than if I'd managed to wobble up the road to the park with him.
He went to the vets last night for his vaccinations and was wholeheartedly unimpressed at having his kennel cough vax squirted up his nose. Unfortunately he had to have it, as he's booked into kennels for a weekend in a few weeks. It will be the first time he's been there alone, so another worry, but they are lovely, lovely people who totally spoil him so I'm sure he'll be fine. In actual fact he loves it there so much that he pulls more on the way in than he does on the way home.
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