If you
read my post about our first day here in Switzerland, you already know that
Trevor had a rough start here. What I didn't mention in that post is that
Trevor already had some health problems before we left the US. His most recent
blood work had shown some abnormalities specifically related to his liver
enzymes. We learned this about a week before we left Colorado, so it didn't
make any sense to look into it further until we got to Switzerland. Our vet in
Colorado gave us some medicine and supplements to improve his liver function,
and the plan was to have a vet here look at the test results and help us
understand what could be wrong and what we could do about it.
When Trevor had his stomach surgery, the surgeon in France saw the problem areas on his liver and took a biopsy. We got the results about 2 weeks ago that confirmed he had liver cancer. The vet was somewhat vague about how far along/severe it was, and suggested that we find an English speaking vet closer to our new apartment to talk us through our options.
We had an appointment scheduled for September 8 to have him checked out more thoroughly, but last week Trevor became very lethargic and lost interest in his food. Andy was able to take him in for an emergency appointment September 4, where they let us know that the cancer was too far along and there wasn't anything that could be done. We scheduled a follow up appointment for Monday, September 7 to have him put to rest.
We spent the weekend cuddling with Trevor and giving him lots of belly rubs and whatever he wanted to eat- his snack of choice this weekend was sliced salami. Trevor passed away in our apartment Sunday night while Andy scratched his ears.
Trevor was easily the most chill, happiest dog I have ever known. All he wanted in life was a porch to lay on in the sun - he would do it for hours. He ADORED Andy- both of our dogs obviously belong to both of us, but Trevor made no effort to hide that he preferred Andy. He would follow him all over the house in the morning as he got ready for work and always preferred to lay next to his feet. He had excellent manners- he was very polite about taking treats out of your hand, and loved to shake hands. Second to laying on the porch, his favorite thing was belly rubs- he loved to lay on my legs and fall asleep while I scratched his belly.
We keep talking about how we wish things could have gone differently- we hate that the last month of his life was stressful and chaotic for him, moving across the world and away from everything familiar to him. But we know that we did the best that we could with the information we had, and he (along with Sam) are the most loved dogs in the world. We only had Trevor for 2.5 years, but he quickly became our second fur child, and we’re so thankful for the time we had with him. We choose to believe that dogs do in fact go to heaven, and he's on a huge porch in the sun getting a belly rub right now.
When Trevor had his stomach surgery, the surgeon in France saw the problem areas on his liver and took a biopsy. We got the results about 2 weeks ago that confirmed he had liver cancer. The vet was somewhat vague about how far along/severe it was, and suggested that we find an English speaking vet closer to our new apartment to talk us through our options.
We had an appointment scheduled for September 8 to have him checked out more thoroughly, but last week Trevor became very lethargic and lost interest in his food. Andy was able to take him in for an emergency appointment September 4, where they let us know that the cancer was too far along and there wasn't anything that could be done. We scheduled a follow up appointment for Monday, September 7 to have him put to rest.
We spent the weekend cuddling with Trevor and giving him lots of belly rubs and whatever he wanted to eat- his snack of choice this weekend was sliced salami. Trevor passed away in our apartment Sunday night while Andy scratched his ears.
Trevor was easily the most chill, happiest dog I have ever known. All he wanted in life was a porch to lay on in the sun - he would do it for hours. He ADORED Andy- both of our dogs obviously belong to both of us, but Trevor made no effort to hide that he preferred Andy. He would follow him all over the house in the morning as he got ready for work and always preferred to lay next to his feet. He had excellent manners- he was very polite about taking treats out of your hand, and loved to shake hands. Second to laying on the porch, his favorite thing was belly rubs- he loved to lay on my legs and fall asleep while I scratched his belly.
We keep talking about how we wish things could have gone differently- we hate that the last month of his life was stressful and chaotic for him, moving across the world and away from everything familiar to him. But we know that we did the best that we could with the information we had, and he (along with Sam) are the most loved dogs in the world. We only had Trevor for 2.5 years, but he quickly became our second fur child, and we’re so thankful for the time we had with him. We choose to believe that dogs do in fact go to heaven, and he's on a huge porch in the sun getting a belly rub right now.
And like any proud parents,
we take way too many pictures of our adorable children – below are just some of
our favorites.
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| He hates car rides but loves chicken nuggets |
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| He had frequent disagreements with the rug |
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| He wasn't supposed to get on the couch - found him like this pretty much any time he thought we were going to be gone for awhile. |
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| Staredown with a deer in our front yard |
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| During our kitchen renovations, they were confined to the living room...and super happy about it. |
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