Poor lil pooch what is wrong with him? Hope he is on the mend.

Actually it's The Big C.

Three things have to go right now to give him three years.

1. Ultrasound needs to come back with no obvious signs of mass spreading of the tumour.
2. Removal of as much of the tumour as possible is successful.  It's in a REALLY bad place, and removing all of it and surrounding healthy tissue is not an option, so some of the cancer cells will have to remain.
3. First year of medication works in holding the cancer at bay.

JEFF10307 said:

What very kind eyes he has...

All the better to stare at you patiently until you give him a treat.

His appetite has fully returned.

That was genuinely scary.  I always thought that the day he refused his dinner was the day he laid down and died.

He's a cutie-pie, but also a bad-ass.

(That's my mum in the background).

I'm so sorry, Jen.  We lost our Brandy that way, it's heartbreaking.  We did the tumor removal surgery and participated in a clinical trial that gave him an extra year.  During that year he didn't seem to suffer, just had a major stroke and seizure one night and died as I held him on my lap.

Give your baby all the love and attention you can.  He's worth it.

He is so darned CUTE!  I can see the little scoundrel in his eyes tho.  Love his little hoodie.  Our Bo is huge through the head and shoulders and trim from the waist back.  There are no doggie clothes to fit.  Have tried little boy's T-shirts, they worked but he hates it.  Our grandson wasn't so thrilled that we used his surfing shirt either.

oh how very sad for both of you! I dont know what to say iit is such a shame that  poor animals have to go thru this and their owners suffer to see them suffer.

What a lovely photo