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So, the diagnosis on my 9yr dog has basically come down to leukemia as the only thing left possible, acute lymphocytic leukemia most likely. We've already decided against chemotherapy as we don't feel like it would be fair to him for what little time it might buy us, so we're currently doing basically hospice care to make him as happy as possible.
He first got sick at the end of last month and has had some ups and downs since then, had his spleen removed, was on a ton of medications, had three blood transfusions.
As of yesterday his hematocrit has crashed back down to 15 and we're not expecting him to live through the weekend. He's on cerenia, prednisone, and some pain medications right now, we've taken him off everything else, and he seems to be feeling pretty good all things considered.
Anyone have any ideas of how to make his last few days as enjoyable as possible? He had ribeye for dinner and has been having free run of the house without the other dogs (his bff is still here with him but we boarded the hyper puppy), but we're thinking we want to do a really special day or two just for him.
He first got sick at the end of last month and has had some ups and downs since then, had his spleen removed, was on a ton of medications, had three blood transfusions.
As of yesterday his hematocrit has crashed back down to 15 and we're not expecting him to live through the weekend. He's on cerenia, prednisone, and some pain medications right now, we've taken him off everything else, and he seems to be feeling pretty good all things considered.
Anyone have any ideas of how to make his last few days as enjoyable as possible? He had ribeye for dinner and has been having free run of the house without the other dogs (his bff is still here with him but we boarded the hyper puppy), but we're thinking we want to do a really special day or two just for him.