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Hi all,
I just wanted to come back and give a final update. Upon further investigation, I better understood that the mass they found was not on the lung but rather in an area of the chest where there should really be nothing. It was also determined to be metastatic and we saw that Aspen had cancer in other places as well. With him having been unable to eat for over a week, we made the very difficult decision to put him to sleep.
Thursday, we brought him home from the vet. We were able to give him very small bits of mushy food and small doses of water all day Friday while our kids (and us) spent our last bit of time with him. Friday night, we brought all of the kids and our other boxer to our room and had a slumber party on the floor with Aspen. He was loved and cuddled all night while our kids laughed, remembered, sobbed, and said goodbye. Saturday morning, my husband and I did the hardest thing we've ever had to do and took our beautiful boy to the vet where we held him while he left us peacefully.
We're still in shock at how suddenly this all happened. Two weeks ago, he seemed fine. He was truly the most loving, loyal, and special dog you could imagine. He will be forever missed by our family and all who knew him. I'm thankful for the time we had with him even if it was shorter than we ever imagined or wanted. We will certainly treasure the time that we now have with our other boxer (6 yo Enya) even more. Thanks for your advice, thoughts, and prayers. Hug your boxer babies a little extra today!
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