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Discussion Thread 🍌🍌 Monday 4 August 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 week ago by RustyRaven@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 13 points 6 days ago (6 children)

So, G has just passed. I'm glad we could see it coming. May he live on through my aunt's other dog's jumper.

The thing I wish I got about cancer is how it happens. What happened in G's body? Was it something he ate, something in the environment or something in his genetics? What made those cells sneak through the cell cycle checkpoints? Early detection is the key, so could we have prevented it?

I will probably never know the answer to these questions in my lifetime.

But I'm so grateful for the time I got to spend with him.

[–] Eagle@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago

Oh that is sad news. He was such a cutie.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago

oh 😔, so many many hugs

and it's just a part of life even tho it's so cruel

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago

It's always hard when a pet passes, they're part of the family.

Cancer is difficult with dogs too, because their heart beats so fast it can spread through the body quickly. On the flip side, I heard it means they can recover from strokes quickly as a result

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 6 days ago

I’m so sorry. It’s one of those things where there are contributing factors but we never really know why

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

So sorry. Loosing pet is so hard. Hope you are being kind to yourself. There’s probably nothing more you could have done, animals often don’t show symptoms until illness is advanced.

[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Oh no.

So sorry to hear that.