Just Came Back From The Vet And Terribly Sad

[Alfie02]

Im so sorry to hear about your loss Your dear Sophie will be waiting at rainbow bridge for you. It is never easy to lose someone you love so much.

Hugs to you :D

[indigirl]

Saying goodbye to your heart dog is so very hard. Even more so as it was so unexpected. Try to remember the last thing Sophie knew was her mums arms around her and your voice in her ear. She left knowing she was loved.

Another beautiful golden is now waiting at the bridge with my Ripley. We WILL see them again

RIP Sophie :D

Thinking of you Moselle xxx

[*Avanti*]

Sending my condolences for the sad and sudden loss of your girl Sophie Moselle. :D

I lost my heart dog 5 years ago and still think of him most days (he's the one in my avatar atm). I doubt the love we feel for them ever dies.

Take care at this tender time.

[4Kelpies]

I'm so sorry to hear this. You have done the right thing for Sophie even though it breaks your heart. You gave her the best life you could and when you had no other choice you gave her an easy death and didn't let her suffer. :D I hope that in time all your happy memories will help you.

[Ellie]

I'm so sorry to hear that your beautiful girl is gone so suddenly. :D

Our dogs become a part of us, even the ones that are no longer with us we carry in our hearts always.

RIP Sophie, there will be another beautiful old golden waiting to help you across the bridge.

[MelodysMum]

Moselle, I am so very sorry for your loss. You must be absolutely devastated. It will take some time to get over the shock and the grief.

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult and sad time. RIP Sophie, wait for your mum at the bridge. :D

[sheree_e4]

So sorry for your loss Run free at the bridge Sophie :D

[labsrule]

I am so very sorry for the sudden and terrible loss of your beloved Sophie my heart goes out to you RIP Sophie, free from any more pain :D

It sounds like it was Splenic Haemangiosarcoma and unfortunately Goldies are at the top of the list of breeds that this very aggressive cancer is most common with and German Shepherds, Boxers and Labradors are up there too unfortunately .

I lost my beloved 10year old black lab boy last year to this awful cancer He went for an ultra sound at the Vet Specialists after blood tests done by my vet showed he was anaemic and a large mass was found on his spleen which the specialist said could be hemangiosarcoma. I was given the surgery option to remove the spleen and mass as there was a risk the mass could bleed out and he could die a terrible death without the surgery or I could PTS. I chose the surgery to be done by the specialist surgeon to give him the best chance and I was told very clearly that there was a risk he could bleed out in surgery or the mass could be so widespread that it would be kinder to PTS. It was all so sudden and i was reeling from the news and they wanted to book the operation for later that day, but I was so devastated at losing my beloved boy, I told them to book the operation for the next day and that my boy was coming home with me for the night as just in case this was his last night, I wanted him to spend it with me in his home. This gave me an opportunity to say my goodbyes and I spent the night cuddled up to him crying my heart out and it was an extremely emotional night. However, the next morning I felt at peace as I had this beautiful night with him and it helped me cope with the stress of his surgery. He survived the surgery and the mass hadn't spread to any other organs and even though it was major surgery and he spent 4 days in intensive care at the specialist centre, he recovered extremely quickly once he got home and the specialist surgeon was wrapped that he recovered so quickly and so well and said he would use my boy as a perfect recovery example.

When the pathology results came back a few days later diagnosing it was hemangiosarcoma, I was absolutely shattered and I did opt for chemotherapy, even though with chemo he was only given 4-6months survival time but only 60days if he didn't have the chemo and I couldn't put him thru the surgery and have him recover so well and do nothing more for him, so I proceeded with chemo on the proviso that I would stop if it knocked him around. The chemo did knock him around after the 3rd treatment, so he one more treatment after that and then I stopped it as it was all about quality of life, not quantity and I had to put him to sleep when the cancer spread to his lungs close to 5months after he was diagnosed with this cancer

Take the time to grieve for your beautiful girl as I know how much you must be hurting right now in losing her so unexpectedly, but take some comfort that she is no longer suffering

[Danois]

Sorry for your loss - it is always harder when it is sudden :D

I don't think it matters on here whether you're popular or not when it comes to the lose of a dog - it is the great leveller of us all and something you would not wish on anyone

[~Anne~]

:D RIP Sophie.

I am so sorry Moselle.

[White Shepherd mom]

Moselle, I am so sorry for your loss. What a horrible thing to happen. The only positive is that Sophie enjoyed a good, pain free life right to the end. It's the most any of us can ask for for our beloved animals.

My thoughts are with you.

Rest in Peace beautiful Sophie.

[Bow Wowy]

I am so sorry for your loss :D Take care of yourself.

[Golden Rules]

Such an awful day for you Moselle :D You did the right thing by Sophie in taking your vet's advice. She will be resting easy now.

I lost my first Golden to cancer suddenly as well, I didn't expect to leave the vets without my dog either. Heart wrenching, I so feel for you.

[Bilbo Baggins]

Moselle

RIP Sophie Run free :D

Although sudden at least she did nor suffer. You did well.

[Rusky]

so sorry Moselle, nothing ever prepares us and that is dogs for you stoic to the end while making us feel we should have known, should have noticed, should have seen something...but they carry on as normal for a long as possible especially when there will not be any discernable symptons..you poor thing, your heart must be broken but she has no more pain and is running free

My heart goes out to you Moselle, some of us have been where you are now.

Run free now Sophie

[Erny]

Sorry for your loss - it is always harder when it is sudden

I don't think it matters on here whether you're popular or not when it comes to the lose of a dog - it is the great leveller of us all and something you would not wish on anyone

Hear hear. The loss of a dog by one is a bridge to the heart of many people.

I'm really sorry for your loss, Moselle.

RIP :D Sophie. She joins the other of our heart dogs who play aloft in the warm sunshine and on the soft grass whilst they patiently wait our proper turn to meet up again.

Edited November 13, 2010 by Erny

[lilli_star]

How absolutely devasting for you. As somebody else wrote, nobody ever expects that when they take their dog (or any pet) to the vet, that they won't be bringing them home afterwards. Reading your post and others' made me cry and my heart ache. Your loss is shared with anyone who has ever loved a pet. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Run free Sophie :D

[Kirty]

I'm so sorry Moselle. :D RIP sweet Sophie.

[~Shepherd~]

So very sorry, my beloved Squid died of the same thing the week of his 8th birthday. I had his Spleen removed, but after further exploration it was everywhere and I had them give him his wings there. If I had brought him home he would have had no longer than 3 weeks. It was sudden and they hide it so well. I had no idea either until the day he died. So very sorry. Hope you will be ok.

RIP beautiful Sophie :D

[poodlemum]

I can understand how you feel - my Heart dog, Niki, also had a tumour - his was in his stomach, the Vet operated but Niki did not survive the aftermath of the operation - he was older than your girl (11) but still it was a shock to me - I expected to have him around for so much longer. I went into a very deep depression for about 3 months afterwards - I hope you will be OK - all I can tell you is that you gradually learn to accept it, you never REALLY get over it.