Palliative Care of Cockapoo

When an issue arises with our dogs our first step to treatment is a trip to the veterinarian to diagnose the problem. 

To diagnose the cause of Monroe's recent lameness we took him to a nearby veterinarian hospital on October, 28th, 2024 and he saw a vet there. 

( Unfortunately, the vet's office in our town was swamped and said they could not see him for 15 days.)

In Monroe's case, the vet looked over his history, looked at his current condition, and took x-rays and the vet reviewed those.

We did not receive a definitive diagnosis but the X-rays showed his bone was not broken but was dense. 

Palliative care isn't something we had thought about until the vet brought up Monroe's being a senior dog and told us we would want to consider humane euthanasia when ready. *At that time I said I wasn't prepared. (He went home for Palliative Care.

We are medicating and focusing on Monroe's day-to-day happiness and interaction. Our 3 other dogs are treating Monroe as they normally do.

We have requested a 2nd opinion from other animal hospitals and are awaiting a callback. In the meantime, Monroe is still eating, drinking, pottying outside, and taking short walks on his 3 legs.