[Ta2rose59]

Hello, I am Ta2rose59. I have two beautiful yorkies. One is 14 yrs old (male-Rudy), little female(Gracie) is 7. They love each other so very much. My little male, Rudy is sick. He had been coughing for the past 2 months, it progressively got worse. We went to the vet to find out if it was a collapsed trachea. As it turned out, when we had xrays and blood work done, we found he had two masses. One on his heart that is pushing on his trachea, causing his cough and the second is in his stomach. I love my little Rudy, but I don't think he could withstand the surgery, which might not work anyway. We are keeping him comfortable, as much as we can. He is just wearing himself out. He still eats, potties, and walks, a little bit, maybe 15 steps before he has to stop. Someone please help me understand when it is time to stop putting bandaids on his illnesses. He has been diagnosed with an enlarged heart, he has pancreatitis, the chronic cough, the two masses, and fatigue. He takes a cough suppressant, he takes the diazepam to help him stay calm, and although his blood work shows no infection, we're doing an antibiotic just to fight any infection that may occur. I am so heartbroken. He has been my best friend for 14 years, I don't want him to not have any quality in his life, I do not want him to be in pain or suffer. Please help, Please.