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 :'(I am in pain and can hardly stand it. It has been just over 6 months that I have had my Rottweiler cross Brandy that I adopted from our humane society.  Sadly, she has has some recent medical problems such as diarrhea (sp?) and vomiting.  She was not eating and was worrying me a lot.  Our vet thought that she might have gotten a stomach virus from me since I had been sick the week before and gave us antibiotics to cure the problems with her stomach.  Well, the virus left, but in it's place we were surprised to hear a heavy cough accompanied by vomiting or just wretching.  My husband took Brandy back to the vet seeing that she was having problems with her breathing.  The worst thing that a mommy can find out is that her baby has cancer.  Her liver is completely consumed by the tumor and it has spread to her lungs.  One lung is completely filled and the other isn't doing well.  She has a hard time breathing and sometimes with every breath, she whines.  I know that the vet gave her about 2 months, but it has advanced rapidly and I have come to the realization that my Brandy-bean will not be with us very long.  I feel like I am torn up inside and am having a very hard time with this one.  I have in the past had 3 other dogs that have had cancer.  One, Daisy a welsh corgie cross, had anal cancer at age 13 and the other,  Booda a Great Pyrenese cross had bone cancer at age 7.  Another dog, Sadie, a norweigan elkhound cross had a severe urinary tract infection that later proved to be cancer at age 13.  Of all the dogs that I have had, This one seems to be the hardest to deal with.  She is only 8 years old and had a hard life before we adopted her.  She had been in the shelter for about 6 months and her mate/brother (we're not really sure) had been separated from her and adopted out later.  I am hurting so bad about having to let go, but I know that her body will not repair itself.  Today, my husband made the appointment for Monday to release her of her pain.  I love her so much, but I have to say goodbye and it's killing me inside.  My only thought is that if she stayed at the shelter she would not have been here as long as she has. 

Shena