I just found out my beloved 10 year old dog has bone cancer and has less than three months to live. Any ideas on how to make her last days the best they can be?

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Skip  Gentry
Skip Gentry commented
dragonfly, I'm so sorry to hear that. She is a beautiful dog. Give her all your love and attention. Play with her, cuddle her, be with her as much as you can.
dragonfly forty-six
Tyto, vet prescribed three pain medications and said to spoil her. Thank you for your comment,support and concern.
Thank you, Sincerity, Happy and Skip. I appreciate your loving words and support. Great suggestions frm all.
My most heartfelt appreciation for you all.
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avanda marco commented
So 4that dont lööse hope on how you can help your dog
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PJ Stein answered

I am so, so sorry you got such awful news. Go online and look for support groups for canine cancers. They can be a wealth of information and compassion. Look for holistic aids to help. And remember when they give you a timeline it is just a best guess. I had a dog they told me had days to live with a different type of cancer. After crying for the first few days, and he was just as happy as usual I got busy doing research. After changing his routine, adding supplements he lived for 20 more months, and most of his days were good ones. Please realize that 20 months is not the norm, but small changes can make big differences.

My heart goes out to you and your pup. Give her a hug and let her do as many fun things that she enjoys. (For my boy that was car rides with the top down.)  Remember she doesn't know how sick she is, so let her be happy, and try to be happy around her.

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Skip  Gentry
Skip Gentry commented
When I first read this question, I thought it was you asking it. I'm glad it wasn't but I feel so bad that dragonfly has to go through this difficult time. Our dogs are our best friends who we love so much.
dragonfly forty-six
Thank you for such a wonderful answer. You've helped me so much.
Cookie Roma Profile
Cookie Roma answered

All your dog ever wants from you is your love attention.  Perhaps you could buy some hamburger and cook up some burgers for your dog. They love that.

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Awesome Autumn answered

That's so sad! I'm sorry. Love on her as much as you can, give her treats, play with her. I know how you feel 2 years ago, one of my dogs died of cancer. It was awful.

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Rooster Cogburn , Rooster Cogburn, answered

Best thing to do is give her all the love you can and feed her anything she wants. My last Basset Hound got everything he could ever want before he passed. Steaks? Whatever. Just make her as comfortable as you can and spend all the time with her that you can. Like a man, the way to her heart is through her stomach ! At least my last Basset went happily and fat ! Take care !

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dragonfly forty-six
A fabulous idea! Because of your suggestion she will have anything she wants to eat. Thank you so much for your answer. Doing something to make her happy makes me feel not as bad. She's having sirloin for dinner. Thank you I will do the best that I can.
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Didge Doo answered

So sorry, Dragon Fly. All you can really give her is love ... And her favourite food, of course.

Our little dog is almost 16 and is just beginning to deteriorate, so I understand just how you feel. We're spoiling her rotten.

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Awe, I'm sorry to hear this. Give her lots of calming and soothing words and spoil her as much as you can. Food, gentle massages and hugs.

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