| Kathy -thanks for the kind thoughts. I never imagined I would come to love a dog so much. I went back to my local vet today (the diagnosis was made at a specialist centre) and she said that the progression will be very rapid now. When the cancer can actually be felt, as it can in Artie's case, it grows very fast and it may only be a matter of days or a week or two and that she almost certainly has the cancer in her lungs. she also said that dogs who are in quite a lot of pain may still eat well as it's such a basic drive, so I shouldn't use that as a guide. She said that dogs often only go off their food when they are feeling vomity.
I guess we both have to trust them to tell us when it's time. Nic.
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