Sophie, my cocker spaniel, died from this when she was 14. She had been poorly for a few days before it was diagnosed and vet did not think she would survive surgery so we had to help her to the Bridge.
My last cocker, Ellie, was diagnosed with this very suddenly when she was eleven and a half. We had been out walking and she seemed fine, but when we returned home and she lay on her back on the bed I noticed her belly was a bit swollen. I took her straight to the vet and they thought it was a tumour on her spleen and as they had operated on another cocker with this and he was doing fine, we decided we had to give her a chance.
Sadly when they operated it turned out to not be her spleen, but multiple tumours on her liver which were bleeding and I had to let her go under the anaesthetic, which devastated me to this day that I couldn't be with her.
I know how your are feeling and my heart goes out to you. It was so sudden with Ellie that I felt she was just snatched away from me. I wish now I had not put her through the surgery but I had to give her a chance. It took me a long time to get over losing her, well I never have really, but in time the cocker shaped hole in my heart was helped by Rosie who is now 2 and a total joy.
I hope with all my heart that you are able to welcome another cocker into your heart and home. It is the only thing that moved me along. I feel so sorry for you as I know the pain you are in and if I could take it away I would.
Thinking of you.
Gaynor xx
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