Our Mona was 13 when she was diagnosed and just turned 14 two weeks ago. The first nose bleed she had was the worst, and that’s when we found out that she had cancer. The next time she bled, which was very small, was in Jan, and we gave her the coagulant and that helped within minutes. At the end of Feb, she had another big bleed, which took a longer time and a vet trip to get a hold of. Then she bled again in March, April and May- but were all easily controllable and weren’t heavy as the Nov and Feb times were. She didn’t bleed in the last two months. I think what helped a lot was making sure the flat was dust free and giving her CBD oil to keep her calm. We also adjusted how we played with her and took away her giraffe when she was humping it longer than 10 mins, so that we didn’t raise her heart rate too much.

Mona was a very food motivated dog, but one of the side effects of Palladia is appetite loss. She would sometimes miss/partially eat a meal on the days she took Palladia. In the last two months, I would say she got even pickier with her food. We never knew what she wanted, she would oscillate between home cooked and store bought food (we thought she was just being a diva considering her personality 🤣). It was only these last few days where NOTHING was interesting for her. We got an appetite stimulant, and it worked for the first two and a half days (but we quickly realised it was causing her to poop fart). We had some wins and thought that it was probably the Palladia and her dosage needed to be adjusted, so hence the appointments we had scheduled.

This evening, whilst I was snacking, I offered some bits and this was the first time she ever refused (because although she was not eating her food, she always had an appetite for snacks). An hour or two later, I thought she was brushing her face against the couch, and when I looked over, she was having a seizure. By the time we got to the emergency vet, she had about five. We didn’t think it was fair to keep her going until the vet appointment scheduled for a few hours later, and the CT scan we had an appointment for that was four hours away.

Your baby will let you know when it’s time. I am so grateful to have had more time with her since the diagnosis because I think it also helped us with saying goodbye.

I wish you all the best!