re: When people can’t put their pet down when the pet is suffering

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That's a tough one. Personally I don't think I could put an animal through chemo, so much pain and they just don't have the capacity to understand. Had two dogs die of cancer, one we made the decision not to go the chemo route after the first tumor, second we made the decision, but dogs brain literally melted before we even could tell the vet.

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My 5 year old dog has fibrous histosarcoma. Had a back leg amputation and just finished his chemo (lomustine).

Dogs do way better with chemo than people do. There was no upset stomach, hair loss, any of the misery that we associate with chemo in people. We had to monitor his white count and put him on some occasional antibiotics because it suppressed his bone marrow. But that was it. He rolled through that like a champ. Appetite actually seemed to increase a bit.

If he seems to be remotely uncomfortable, I’m getting a vet here to put him down after a big steak. But I’m giving him every chance I can. He’s never let me down. I’d feel like I was letting him down if I didn’t do everything I could for him.