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thank you stellnme ;)

He had a very bad night last night (panting and licking his lips lots), hes finding it hard to toilet now (no 2's)and just looking so listless .. our heart is breaking. i couldn't sleep much last night.. hopefully tomorrow the specialist will know whats going on.. hes not meant to have any painkillers until hes seen the specialist but we going still give him a small dose.he cant have nothing! frown.gif his eye procedure he had done hasnt even been successful.. poor little man..

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Hi everyone, thanks for asking..

nothing is conclusive yet but the specialist did lots of diagnostic tests and is pretty certain its not his spine as previously thought but there could be other things going on like a tumour pressing on his spinal cord ( towards the neck) another possibility was he could have a tumour in his brain.

None of us are keen to do a MRI on him at this stage, given his age and hes not good with GA. and couple other factors.

Hes given us some things to think about, but the outcome does not look good at all crying.gif He did suggest we bring him back for a day to spend with him so he could observe him over x amount of hours. Our heads are still spinning..

He was quite thorough and spent a lot of time doing non invasive tests on him all over..

He checked his heart too and said it was really good ! so that was one positive thing, even tho we knew that already :)

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Thank you Trish :) x

I'm bit puzzled why they wouldn't have run some blood tests still ? especially if cancer is a suspect..

He had this tiny fit thing this morning and sort of fell to one side but recovered very quickly within secs

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Thank you Trish :) x

I'm bit puzzled why they wouldn't have run some blood tests still ? especially if cancer is a suspect..

He had this tiny fit thing this morning and sort of fell to one side but recovered very quickly within secs

Not all types of cancer will trigger changes in the blood count. If the type of tumour suspected is a fairly self-contained one then blood tests may not show anything. And, sadly, the other reason not to order blood test may be that the specialist feels that it is too late for treatment so does not wish to cause more distress with tests.

The small fit would mesh with the growth on or very near the brain theory. If you have seen the foremost specialist in your state, I wouldn't even suggest a second opinion, just to enjoy the time he has left and do your utmost to ensure that it is quality time.

I know it is easier said then done, but please try not to grieve while he is still here. He will be a much happier boy if he does not sense your distress. Hugs to you.

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Jules, I kept this little piece some time ago and it has helped me with loved and ill dogs along the way.

"It can be helpful to bear in mind that this is your animal's journey as well as your own. Eventually we may need to respect the fact that the time has come for us to let go and say goodbye, so each day is to be treasured. Our animal friends live for the moment, one day at a time, - a valuable lesson they can teach us."

I hope it isn't time for your boy, but treasure each moment you have with him. Thinking of you and hoping for the best and gentle hugs for Joey.

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Thank you Rural Pug, Pers, Char, Rach and Stellnme thanks.gif

He's doing Okish atm, theres times he looks a bit alert and wags his tail, and other times hes just way too quiet.. He toileting ok (he just had the one accident recently inside with no 2's). We have decided that we will start giving him soft food for his tea because we don't want him if he starts getting any worse with his sensory ,choking on harder food.. He does take longer to eat now which is not like him.

It is difficult to know what else to do/try and its an ongoing battle we have going on in our heads every day.. could/should we do this.. There is one vet (not close by) that does Acupuncture but she only does it Mondays and Tues, so thats out for us.

I guess at the end of the day, we are just going make him as comfortable as possible for how ever long he still has with us.. the sun is shining so we taking outside more to just graze on grass and let him enjoy plodding around.

We will do our best by him whatever it take within our means but we won't be putting him through the stress of lots of invasive tests or any operations.

The Neurosurgeon did recommend he stays with him for a day at the clinic for more observations , but don't think we are going put Joey through that. We think hes better home with us than stressing him out somewhere hes not familiar with..

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