PETS ISSUE
How Far Should We Go to Save Our Pets?
Brain surgery, kidney transplants, pacemakers. Thanks to expanding veterinary treatments, end-of-life decisions have never been more wrenching.
(Globe Staff / Mark Wilson)
Joerg Mayer administers anesthesia to Boswell, a
2-year-old goose undergoing cancer
treatment at the Cummings School
of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts
University in North Grafton.
(Globe Staff / Mark Wilson)
Mark Podlaseck
comforts Boswell
during his vet visit.
ENTERING THE SERENE, SKYLIGHTED ONCOLOGY SUITE, I IMMEDIATELY SEE the goose standing on the tile floor: large, gray, and stately. His bill and legs are orange-hued with subtle gradations to rose, and the slate-colored plumage of his upper body gives way under his tail to bright white. He is elegant for such a full-bodied creature - built like a handsome ... (Full article: 2751 words)
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