Sorry Prudie, I only saw your first post. I hope it doesn't come to that. A friend of ours have a dog. A few months back he started to lose weight, wouldn't eat and was in a really bad way. They took him in and they were told pretty much what you have been told. In the event, the vet removed a non-malignant lump the size of a grapefruit from his insides somewhere. The change in him is remarkable. Not ALL lumps are malignant. non malignant lumps can have a pretty devastating effect on an animal because unlike us humas who wouldn't feel right and would tell the docs, the animal can't tell you until he start exhibiting horrid signs. I just want to give you a little hope. x