My border collie was recently diagnosed with lymphoma. The vet said that she has a few months. In a few weeks we want to travel to go see family during thanksgiving. We would bring her with us if not for the fact that my aunt has a cat. We are thinking of just leaving her with a woman who has kept her in the past. She is a certified vet tech, but we are still nervous about leaving her on her own.Any advice for owners of dogs with lymphoma? What do you do if you want to travel? Leave them or take them?
I wouldn't, there will be more thanksgivings... but there wont be more time with your dog. Its how I feel, I'd rather be with my dog as much as i can in his last few months with me and aliveAny advice for owners of dogs with lymphoma? What do you do if you want to travel? Leave them or take them?
First of all I want to say that I'm sorry about your dog. I lost my dog to lymphoma last year. It was very hard on us. We got some good advice from the vets at the U of MN. Don't take your dog with you because traveling can be stressful, especially for a sick dog. And if you leave your dog at home with someone else she will get very stressed because you're not there and you don't want to stress out an already sick dog. Make her last months as comfortable as possible. Also if she passed away while you were on vacation you may never forgive yourself for not being there for her in her last hours. Make every day count. Spend every possible moment with her. She needs her family to be there for her in this difficult time. This will be her last Thanksgiving and you can always see your family next year. I say you should stay home with her. Good luck.
gee with only a few months left to live I'd be taking the dog everywhere with me.
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