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[slfcllednowhere]

I just found out from my mom that my girl basset, Ana Ng, has cancer. The vet said chemo probably wouldn't help at this point so they're not even going to do anything for her. My mom said "oh she probably has a few years left." But she also said the vet said it's "fast-spreading." What does that mean? A year, a month? Will she still be alive when I

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I am not a vet

[rick_day]

You may only have months, unfortunately, if that long. And she is going to be in intense pain.

Treat every day with her as if it were her last good day. But one day soon, you are going to have to make the hard, loving decision to release her from her pain.

I wish you all the strength in the world. 8 years is a long time to bond with a friend.

[zeldabel]

I pray you and your baby get to spend more time together. You both look like you love each other very much.

[teal_cuttlefish]

It's never easy. It broke my heart when I lost one of my bassets at 12 years old. The one I have left is 14, and our other had lived to 14, so I felt cheated of two years. Give her all the love you can. I hope they will at least treat her pain.

[sixgun45lc]

I'm so sorry to hear that your little friend is sick. One of my dogs developed a tumor in her hip that couldn't be treated so they put her on pain killers and she had about four more good months before things got too bad. Positive brain-things sent to you and her.

[anastaziax]

I would suggest that you stay in close touch with your mom and have her let you know how Ana Ng is doing over the next few weeks and months. Once you start hearing more, you can decide if she will still be doing okay by Christmas when you are scheduled to go home.

While it might be nice to bring her to stay with you for awhile, if she is comfortable where she is now with both your mom and the wienie dog, it may not be fair to move her. Plus there will be extra work for you if she is not doing well that may not be easy if you are busy with school or work.

Also, don't give up hope. Our puppy basset Fred had an unusual disease and we thought he would not make it more than a few weeks, but he fooled us and his doctors by living a good life much longer than those expectations. And we gave him lots of love during that time.