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I would like to share my story of my beautiful Dobermann, Tanya.
Tanya is 12 and a half years old and has had an amazing life with me and Graham. We have raised her from 8 weeks old. Tanya was the runt of the litter and I fell in love with her immediately. She was very thin, sad and left out. Advice is not to go for the runt of the litter and I am so pleased that I ignored that and had her.
Tanya's has an absolutely fantastic personality. She is beyond soft, very affectionate, loyal and has been an absolute joy, she has brought laughter and tears along the way....
When she was 8, she developed a malignant tumour in her shoulder, which was removed and we were told she had approx 18 months as the cancer was aggressive, 2 years later it came back, we had it removed again and were told that may be the last time they could remove it. Months later, what started with a limp, we discovered that she had a tumour in her toe, the toe was removed and she coped exceedingly well. Approx 3 months ago, she started with a cough, antibiotics were adminstered over a period of 2 weeks, the cough didn't clear and she looked very sad. We took her back to the vets and the cough still hadn't cleard. A chest x-ray was done and the news has shook me to the core, she has a tumour in her lung and there is nothing that can be done as her lung is riddled with tiny tumours too.
Tanya is currently on steroids, which are keeping her nice and comfortable, she is fine in herself, still playing, eating and exercising well. As I said earlier, she is 12 and a half but we could get away with saying she is 8.
The vet told us that she hasn't got long and to enjoy her, which we always have done. We took her on holiday last week and she loved it, it was a very bitter sweet feeling.
I am at the stage where the emotion hits me like a tonne of bricks, it comes and goes.
Tanya has had to be on an extendable lead on walks for years. When she was on a scent, we didn't exist, she would just take off for a while and the concern came when she ran over a road, the decision was taken to keep her on a lead, what a shame. We tried everything to no avail. Her nose and ears didn't work together.
We don't have any children, so she has had the joy of having her own bedroom, complete with a 2 seater settee.
I have a fantastic relationship with my husband, which will help when the time comes to say goodbye to her, he, like Tanya is amazing. Graham walks her every day, twice a day, we do go together on occasion but not always. His routine has been the same since we had her, that will be hard for him to get used to when she is no longer with us.
I wanted to share my story with people who understand how heart broken we feel.
Thank you for reading my thread. Haley x :thumbup:
Tanya is 12 and a half years old and has had an amazing life with me and Graham. We have raised her from 8 weeks old. Tanya was the runt of the litter and I fell in love with her immediately. She was very thin, sad and left out. Advice is not to go for the runt of the litter and I am so pleased that I ignored that and had her.
Tanya's has an absolutely fantastic personality. She is beyond soft, very affectionate, loyal and has been an absolute joy, she has brought laughter and tears along the way....
When she was 8, she developed a malignant tumour in her shoulder, which was removed and we were told she had approx 18 months as the cancer was aggressive, 2 years later it came back, we had it removed again and were told that may be the last time they could remove it. Months later, what started with a limp, we discovered that she had a tumour in her toe, the toe was removed and she coped exceedingly well. Approx 3 months ago, she started with a cough, antibiotics were adminstered over a period of 2 weeks, the cough didn't clear and she looked very sad. We took her back to the vets and the cough still hadn't cleard. A chest x-ray was done and the news has shook me to the core, she has a tumour in her lung and there is nothing that can be done as her lung is riddled with tiny tumours too.
Tanya is currently on steroids, which are keeping her nice and comfortable, she is fine in herself, still playing, eating and exercising well. As I said earlier, she is 12 and a half but we could get away with saying she is 8.
The vet told us that she hasn't got long and to enjoy her, which we always have done. We took her on holiday last week and she loved it, it was a very bitter sweet feeling.
I am at the stage where the emotion hits me like a tonne of bricks, it comes and goes.
Tanya has had to be on an extendable lead on walks for years. When she was on a scent, we didn't exist, she would just take off for a while and the concern came when she ran over a road, the decision was taken to keep her on a lead, what a shame. We tried everything to no avail. Her nose and ears didn't work together.
We don't have any children, so she has had the joy of having her own bedroom, complete with a 2 seater settee.
I have a fantastic relationship with my husband, which will help when the time comes to say goodbye to her, he, like Tanya is amazing. Graham walks her every day, twice a day, we do go together on occasion but not always. His routine has been the same since we had her, that will be hard for him to get used to when she is no longer with us.
I wanted to share my story with people who understand how heart broken we feel.
Thank you for reading my thread. Haley x :thumbup:
