[WidsMom]

Dena,

Something else I want you to ask when you go for her work-up. It's a couple of simple questions, but it often defines whether or not we should pull out all the stops in treatment.
Is whatever treatment offered going to change the outcome of her life? Is it extending it in a quality manner? How will xyz for treatment improve her life? Is xyz realistic for me to continue for an undetermined amount of time? How long will I allow her to be ill and undergoing xyz w/o improvement?

I've had two dogs in my life that I lost prematurely. I learned that my love, nor my money, would give them quality of life.