EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Last Friday we were sposed to be headin for Az bright and early, BUT I found a growth in my ol bulldog Jim's mouth. I run him to the vet when they opened and left town. Had a friend pickin him up. Got the results today and it's purty bad. A fast growin cancer that would require takin one side of his lower jaw off. The other option was an experimental vaccine that has been found to attack the cancer cells. I will be back home Monday and the vet will give me costs on the vaccine. Not looking forward to the decisions but I won't take a 10 yr' old bulldogs jaw off. He is a hell of a dog and one of my last links to good game dogs. His dam was off Blackjack and his sire was off Gator.  Gonna be stewin a lot on the drive home!

Sorry to hear that hope it works out for u

Sorry to hear that wayout...might consider collecting him to keep the line going...

Yes sir i would be storing some of his "stuff" if i were you. And good luck. Maybe the experimental vaccine will work out. Crazier things have happened. Whatever you decide i hope it works out for the best. Good luck sir !

Very sorry to hear that. We lost a daughter of Rapid Roy recently to an aggressive cancer. She made it to 11 though. Hard to lose the good ones. Let me know if you decide on the vaccine.

I collected him yrs ago only got 3 straws. I checked him about 3 or 4 yrs ago and he was shootin blanks. Krystale I will let you know if I try that. I have a friend up here with a Tatonka bitch that's 4 and she is dealing with a similar deal.

I got the skinny on the vaccine for this treatment. You still have to do the surgery which I didn't ck the price on but the vaccine is $500 a pop and they recommend 4 of them. This was diagnosed as a melanoma. They say the treatment will give another yr. Those with furbabies my drop this cash but from my view I am not gonna cut half my bulldogs jaw off and spend upwards of $3000 to give a 10 yr old warrior another yr. I will keep him till he lets me know he's hurtin and we will go for a last walk!

Wayoutwest- I don't blame you in your decision- I would do the same.

My favorite dog is coming up on 12 yrs old and she is till going strong- I don't look forward to the day I get the same news.

I think you are doing the right thing!

All good things come to an end one day, at least you had a good one!  Next chapter, easier said than done.   


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Iv been following this thread, and im truely sorry to hear what has to be done. But as jody said, all good comes to end. Again, sorry for the bad news and what has to happen.

Sad ending but he has lived a long good life.
All the srurgery, drugs and the anesthesia would cause him a lot of pain on his old body. 
Best way for him is what you've decided.

I think you're making the best decision as well. It boils down to quality of life....ol boy sounds like he lived a long fulfilling one......