my dog also passed away at 10 years old on the 2nd of july, :( because of both late stages of liver and lung cancer that we didn’t find out about until a week before his death. he had a year to live but we needed to pump him with painkillers daily, and on top of that he had joint problems (german shepard) so he’d have moments where he couldn’t even walk for too long or bring himself to stand up after laying down, we had to physically pick him up for potty or he would do it all over himself, so we had no choice but to put him down. we couldn’t bare to see him in that condition for selfish reasons, i didn’t have the heart to let the cancer take over him as much as it already did.
i understand exactly how shocking it is to find out that your poor baby is suffering to that extent, and if you ever need to stop writing for a bit to take a mental health break we’d understand <3 (i know i would lol i’m also a writer that your mutuals with but i’m keeping this anonymous cause it’s very personal to me and i’ve never shared about his passing to the blog.) if you ever feel overwhelmed of the amount of words you have to write for the next chapters please don’t be shy to take a breather! unless it distracts you then very understandable <3 but i hope you don’t feel pressured to write new chapters every week. we love the series & eren but we love you more!
Oh deer 🥺 That makes me so sad to hear, like you're saying cancer can be so stealthy... It was the same with Milo, we did find his cancer relatively fast like we had done tests only like 10 months prior, but even then his liver had a couple satellite cysts located centrally on the liver and i know im yapping too much with my doctors talk but when there are multiple small cancerous cells additional to one large tumor, it's hard to remove all of them and when they're placed laterally it's easier to remove than when they're central so we decided to let him live his life out 🥹💜
The symptoms of your dog sounds very similar to what Milo went through, too. When dogs get to that stage that they can barely walk, they lay down more which puts pressure on their joints and Milo also struggled getting up his final days. And mine was a Shetland Sheepdog, they have similar joint issues as German Shepherds, but German Shepherds are known to get joint issues so I can't imagine how hard it must've been for you to see him like that 🥺
Sounds like you had the same reasoning of letting him pass as we did, though. We learned of Milo's condition 2025 in January, and he lived 1.5 years happily until his symptoms started showing and they sound very similar to your dogs. I had the exact same thought as you, that I didn't want the cancer to take over him and change who he was. I think it's our way of showing them mercy by not forcing them to live in a way that's not good for them. Like I mentioned, when he was happy and energetic the last day I selfishly wanted to keep him alive, but it would've eaten me alive if he had passed from a seizure or acutely and I know deep down that he didn't want to live a life he didn't enjoy anymore and I find some comfort in that 🥹
Thank you so much for your kind words 💜💜 I did take a little break the days after he passed, but I deadass couldn't be alone with my thoughts or alone in the empty space he left behind so fortunately writing and this blog is still my little world of escapism <3 I'm very thankful for it
I appreciate you reaching out so much, I'm sorry for yapping so much it just feels better to talk about it... I understand you want to be anonymous, trust me I'm the biggest preacher of that just this thing with Milo I felt like I needed to write bc I've been struggling talking about it to friends and family so I was like wth imma just use my blog for this this once, I usually try to keep everything very fanfic and anime related on my blog and tiktok but this got to be an exception...
Always feel free to DM me if you need to speak with someone, I feel your grief I truly do!! My tumblr DMs have been blown up for a while now I promise i'll get through them 😭
<33 I appreciate your kind words and that you love the series, love Eren and that you love me (!?)
I love YOU 🫵 even more !! Take care my love ilysm 💜 Sending hugs and kisses to you and your family