Otis on the shore

[entropic_system]

A little over a month ago, I noticed that Otis had a couple hard lumps on the right side of his neck, tucked up near his jaw where they were hard to detect. A little nervous, as he's a twelve year-old dog, I brought him in. Running labs on it, they came back as benign basal tumors. "Keep an eye on them, but not usual for a dog that age

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[celisnebula]

Ah man. I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing a fur baby is always horrifying. *hugs*

[entropic_system]

Otis was slowing down, faster than Maesi at least, and I was thinking this might be his year, but...not like this. And not this quickly.

[bukephalus]

I followed some of this on Instagram, but it was nice, if heart-wrenching, to read this account in all its eloquent detail. You are lucky to have had such a wonderful companion for so long.

[entropic_system]

He was a really great kid - he'll be missed.