I've never posted on /an/ before, but I find myself in need of some advice.
My family's oldest dog, a Golden/Collie mix of nine and a half years has come down with, what the doctors believe is, stage 5 lymphoma that's spread to his bone marrow (tests come back Wednesday but I'm basically resigned to it).
I'm not really giving him more than ten days and dealing with that my own way, but what I'm worried about is our other dog. She's a pure Pit Bull we rescued from neglectful owners with separation anxiety, and a big part of her getting better and happier has been living with another dog.
tl;dr: Anyone got any advice for helping one of my dogs not be depressed after the other one who she's known almost her entire life dies pretty soon?
I don't have any advice but I'm really sorry to hear about your sick dog, anon. I hope you plan to make his last days amazing
Spend quality time. Excercise. Walks. Runs. New toys. Keep your surviving dog engaged. Eventually get another conpanion dog when everyone is ready. I am
Sorry for your loss. I lost my 17 yr fur baby gew months ago.
>>2422585
That's the plan, but we have to get him home first. Poor boy went from "totally normal" to "bone marrow cancer" in about 5 days.
>>2422593
Thanks Anon, I'm going to be the only one home with her at the end of the month and the last thing I want is for her to get super sad because I sleep during the day.