LexOctober192010

Last month (September), I was sitting on the couch with Lex. He loves it when we cuddle on the couch and I rub his belly and tickle him! My boyfriend was talking about the renovations that we were doing on our house. Then, I felt the bump! it was in the exact same spot that it was before…although much smaller, once again I was devastated,- my boyfriend stopped talking and said “what’s wrong with you” I told him that Lex’s cancer had returned. It was a Saturday, I had to wait until Monday to book an appointment for Lex.

I had to work the day Lex went to the Vet, my boyfriend ended up bringing him in. I called his cell phone when I thought their appointment was done. The vet had given us some options to consider. Removing only the cyst was no longer an option.
1) Put Lex to sleep.
2) Let the cyst grow, which would of course cause a great deal of pain.
3) Amputate his leg.
4) Chemo

I knew that I could not afford Chemo, but I still considered it. In my heart, I knew that we would have to have his leg was amputated, still I asked for advice from my friends and family. Most, said that they would choose amputation, some said they would choose to put him to sleep.

I thought long and hard about my decision–should I put Lex to sleep?…maybe he was suffering and I cannot be greedy. But, just the thought of putting him to sleep put me into tears–he is my baby and I love him!

I decided to amputate Lex’s leg. I had to wait almost 1 month for the surgery to happen–the anticipation almost killed me!

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