Hello everyone,My dog recently was diagnosed with fairly advanced lung cancer. Are there any methods of any kind anyone can share that will ease his suffering while he’s still with me? I understand that anything beyond that may be impossible.I just want him to help his coughing and get him breathe more slowly. Thank you in advance for the help!
>>42614977The best thing you can do is be strong for him and be your normal self. That’s what he loves. It’s easy to get sad and torn the fuck up about what’s happening. What you need to do is stuff that shit deep inside of yourself for now. Don’t be stressed and cry. That will stress him out because he loves you. Just be peaceful and normal. Medically speaking, there’s not much you can do. Maybe control the humidity in your house more specifically. Make sure the air isn’t too dry or wet.Truly, if there was anything that could help, your vet would have sold it to you.Once your friend is passed, it will be okay for you to let it out. Don’t burden your friend with your own suffering as he goes. He can’t understand why you feel that way and he’ll worry he can’t help you. Animals don’t see death the same way we do.Think back to stuff you did with him as a young pup/when you got him. Any things he really enjoyed that you haven’t done in a while? Simple things like watching tv in a specific chair or laying on the floor together in the sunroom for no reason. Do those things and they’ll comfort him.>forgot image first time. My bad
Cancer is like a black hole of informational density. You can’t close it once it’s beyond a certain threshold, but you can prepare your dog with love.Place your hand on his head. Gaze into his eyes. Let him know that your love is forever, and that it is enough to carry him through to the beyond. And let him tell you the same, for you will be following him eventually.As his time draws nearer, the message will be clearer: as your love carries him, let his love carry you, forever. On your own death bed, he will still be by your side — a good boy.
>>42615000So far I’ve only cried once in front of him about this. I’ve been going business as usual for him with an addition of giving him lots of bacon and ham. I think the naive part of me was hoping there was some sort of magic/ritual/metaphysical action I could take to make this easier. Thank you for the kind words.>>42615001
>>42615035Love is metaphysical, anon.Moments before my dog died a few years ago, he stood up, came over to me, rubbed against my arm, and then laid down one final time, no longer alive. He told me he loved me. Let your dog tell you the same. That’s enough.
>>42615035> I think the naive part of me was hoping there was some sort of magic/ritual/metaphysical action I could take to make this easierTears welled up when I read this because I wish I had something good to tell you. Whenever I lose a dog, it helps me to remember that people have grieved this loss hard enough to write it down since time immemorial > I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago.> Thou who passest on this path, If haply thou dost mark this monument, Laugh not, I pray thee, though it is a dog's grave. Tears fell for me, and the dust was heaped above me By a master's hand.> My eyes were wet with tears, our little dog, when I bore thee (to the grave)... So, Patricus, never again shall thou give me a thousand kisses. Never canst thou be contentedly in my lap. In sadness have I buried thee, and thou deservist. In a resting place of marble, I have put thee for all time by the side of my shade. In thy qualities, sagacious thou wert like a human being. Ah, me! What a loved companion have we lost!> [Myia] never barked without reason, but now he is silentThat one is very powerful.Anyway, this is a very human experience and it sounds like you’re doing great.
>>42615040>>42615050I hate to ask before he’s gone, but is there any known method in dealing with his remains that would preserve his essence more strongly? The thought of my local municipality handling this sickens me. I want to keep him with me and honor him. He is a very tough, martial, stoic individual and I don’t want him to be treated as anything less than that.
>>42615085In my opinion, cremation is probably best but that is definitely open to person interpretation. The problem with that is the remains you get back can be mostly… approximate. I’m not even necessarily insulting the process. There’s volume and it’s not a fun business, I’m sure. If you want purity of remains in this case, you’ll have to do it yourself. Cremating anything is not easy, however, and may be explicitly illegal to do depending on where you are. Do as you will but be aware of the law so you don’t fuck yourself over.There are then businesses who press ashes into diamonds for you.
>>42615085I have thousands of pictures, a paw print in concrete, a bit of his fur, his favourite toys, and a collection of his ashes, but he exists only in my memories, and that’s where I honour him. I honour him by living with him there.
My heart goes out, anon. Dogs are definitely the best friends we can ask for and I definitely know they're waiting for us on the other side. I was in a similar situation to you two years ago, and had to say goodbye to a shepherd of mine I had for 11 years - she developed cancer that we didn't catch until it spread. I tried to fight it with turkey tail and that dewormer and saw her tumors shrink, but it was too late and she was too old for surgery. Me and my other dog had to sadly say goodbye to her. I will say this, you and your compassion for your dog and being resolute in your love inspires many people who work in animal care. Stay with your dog till the very end no matter how heavy it all is - you're his world. God bless, anon.
>>42615239>you're his worldSo true. The most you can do is fill his world with love, and let him fill your world with love.
>>42614977Why would you come to the paranormal section of 4chan for help easing your dog's lung cancer??
>>42614977feed him nothing but raw beef and maybe he will recover. Maybe fermented beef too. Thats what dogs are suppose to eat, the dry food at the store is total slop that makes pets sick.
>>42614977https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/t/angelic-mantras/146744
>>42615452Doctors are shitheads who think they're gods so you need a higher dimensional understanding of their logic to be able to communicate with them.
