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Mattiassmallus

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  1. Hey guys! Just wanted to get some thoughts on a situation that I am currently in with my beautiful Rottwieler, he is coming up to 9 years old and is such a beautiful soul, he was trained really well and loves being with his dad, it's his favourite! He has had hip dyplasia since 1 and a half but hasn't really had too much of an issue but has been on painkillers for the past 3 years. About a month and a half/2 months ago he began to get a lump on his head, he began to not really do much, stopped following me everywhere and constantly trying to leave the house when I was going to leave which I thought was odd - then his 3rd eyelid came out from under his eye and began to get bigger, which seemed everyday. He went to the Vet and at this point had begun reverse sneezing, the vet said that this may be an abcess which was treated with antibiotics and antiinflammatories - on the second day of these Ralph began to bleed from his nose, this went over the course of the night, getting blood all over my parents carpet and floor, it was very hard to watch him go through. But after that he seemed to have bounced back and seemed fine! The eyelid went back down and he seemed really good, he still had a bump hut not too much. Then came the quick decline - ralph stopped taking his tablet, he would only take his tablet by catching it in the air which by this point he let it just hit him in the face which was again hard to watch. We worked hard to trying to get him to take his meds trying a few different strategies to no prevail. He went back to the vets and was put back on the same meds but for a longer period of time. At this point he was not eating all his dinner, then maybe in a day or 2 ralph could not open his mouth at all. Screamed in agony when he tried to eat - winced and ran away from the sight of any food suggested to him. We went back to the vets and at this point the lump on his head was really big, his muscles in his face were deteriorating really fast and an abcess just didn't fit the bill. The vet had a 50 minute chat with my and my partner, back and forth trying to figure it out which he was convinced it was immuno-related and gave him a shot of Predisone as well as tablets. There was so much pain and misery and it was so difficult difficult watch, he hasn't been officially diagnosed with MMM (masticatory muscle myositis) but he fits the profile to the 'T'. I just want to know what recovery is like for this, if anyone has had a similar experience with an older dog? I can only find stories of younger dogs, I dont have high hopes and was going to say goodbye to my beautiful boy on Friday as I'm scared he will get worse and be in pain - even on the steroids he still doesn't look happy when he's laying down, only when I'm feeding him treats or he's on a walk... I'm terrified of saying goodbye to this boy, he's been by my side since I was 19. Any advice of thoughts would be amazing, I just want to know if the choice I make will be a good one. Thanks - Mattias
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