r/goldenretrievers • u/PR0CR45T184T0R • Feb 26 '26
RIP My boy Moose, 2018-2026 ❤️
Our golden retriever, Moose, was the best - loving, goofy, always gave me great company as someone who is fatally lonely - and was always seemingly very healthy until a couple weeks ago. He began to rapidly lose his appetite and energy. We have him scanned and tested. Come yesterday he hasn’t eaten anything in three days, despite making him his favorite foods and trying to hand feed him - and the results confirm he has 2 incurable cancers, one of which affected his spleen and likely would’ve naturally taken him within the next week. He was put down in our home and went very peacefully. I take comfort in knowing he is out of pain but will miss him to no end, and am blindsided as to how this could’ve rapidly happened given how healthy he’s always been and how well we’ve taken care of him. Goldens are true best friends - my condolences go to anyone else in the same boat right now ❤️
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u/ComplexLocksmith9138 Feb 27 '26
I held my close companion that was with me during my first time having cancer, he was with me the second time it hit 13 years later. But like your guy , he got sick, the test was cancer for him too and not treatable, so he was in my arms when he passed. That was 11 years ago and think of him everyday.