After posting on here in May about our 12/13 year old rescue dog ‘slowing down’ we took him to the vets where after a few tests they confirmed that he has prostate cancer, but also had an infection in his prostate. We are very lucky in that he has responded fairly well to the antibiotics (although if we stop them the infection seems to come back quite quickly so we have had 3 lots now) and he has painkillers for the cancer.
He is doing ok, at times running around like a puppy but sleeping a lot and wanting a lot of cuddles.
If I’m being honest, I don’t think he will go on for much longer but I just wondered if anyone on here had had a dog with prostate cancer and if so would you mind sharing how they were when they were towards the end. We are keeping an eye on him and he doesn’t appear to be in any discomfort currently but he’s clearly not getting any better as we have had to up the antibiotics for the prostate infection. It’s that fine line between knowing if he’s in any pain and making the right decision for him.
Thank you.