Hogan is in Doggy Heaven.

Hogan

Age 11, September 05, 2000 - June 04, 2012

Hogan was the best dog. More then a dog, a brother. Forever our first and favorite doggy <3

We got Hogan when he was 6 years old. We had never had a dog before and didnt know really what to expect. We fell in love right away and wondered why anyone could have wanted to ever give Hogan away. The vet told us when he was about 9 or 10 that he could possibly live till he was 17 because he seemed so healthy and the breed of him lives for a long time. 2 years later on memorial day 2012 we found Hogan struggling to go down the stairs, jump on his favorite couches and beds and not wanting to play, just sleep. We took him to the emergency vet later that day because he wasn't himself. He got x-rayed and blood work and we were told that he has a huge mass near his abdomen filled with other masses and there not sure if it was cancerous. The blood work showed that if they were to open him up to take it out, he possibly wouldn't have enough red blood cells to keep his alive. We were heartbroken. We decided to take him home and spend a couple days with him and spoil him. 4 days later on Friday we took him to our main vet to have him checked out again and see if we hear the same results. That vet told us the same thing but she was more sure Hogan had cancer and it was spreading all threw his body. We didnt know what to think because he seemed so fine since Monday, he was back jumping on the couches and beds barking at dogs, eating fine and going to the bathroom. She told us even if we were the richest people in the world we couldn't make him perfect. She told us even though the spleen doesnt feel pain and Hogan was not feeling pain that the mass could rupter and leave us to watch our dog bleed out every end and gasp for air and cry before he died. We then decided we needed to put him down a few days later on Monday. Rest In Peace our first and favorite puppy in the whole world <3 never forgotten or replaced.