CPace

Hi all, Just thought I'd post here and see if anyone has gone through a similar situation. ... My grey, Shark, is 11. Back in July of this year, he started breathing really heavy, panting, and wasn't able to sleep through the night. We took him to the vet, and long story short, found out he has cancerous tumors in his lung/chest area. We had a small sample analyzed and it's cancer. The vets think it could be mesothelioma, but we didn't undergo the more extensive (and pricey) procedure to have a larger sample tested to see what kind of cancer it is. We started him on chemo; 1 does every 3 weeks. In a short amount of time, he went from almost 80lbs to now 69lbs. Though he's still eating dinner and breakfast, and likes walks! The main problem is with the significant pleural effusion (liquid filling his chest). He's been tapped about every 2 weeks for the last 6 weeks now. Just going to the drs office is very stressful on him For now, we're just keeping him as comfy as possible and I'm bracing for the short future. If anyone has gone through anything similar, I'd love to hear. When did you know it was too much on your grey and it was time? I guess that's where I'm at .... Thanks, CP