tatespeeps,  I'm so sorry, I haven't been on the forums in a while and did not know that Tate had passed.  I am so sorry for your loss.

I hope my comment to mistysmom was not the reason for making you crabby.  I agree with you completely on what you said about prevention versus luck — we can try to do all the right things and cancer may still get us.  My comment wasn't meant as an editorial about anyone else, it was about me — most people I know from day to day would tell me that I was crazy or selfish to spend as much as I have on Percy's treatments, so I just don't talk about his illness with them and most don't know that my dog is getting treatment.  I felt a little better knowing that I am not the only "crazy" and selfish one around.  I'm really sorry if that came across sounding badly, I should have just not said anything about that at all.

That's a relief, thank you for letting me know.  I was worried I had accidentally said something insensitive.

You are right…it seems like every once in a while, things happen that remind me that "life is not fair".  No matter how much you try to do the "right" thing, unfair things will happen.

I made some drastic changes to our canine diets and am very happy. Miss Pegz doesn't have cancer (that we know of) so everything I did was for quality of life ONLY. But we have dealt with "evil squirts" in this house for a long time. This new routine has produced amazing poop…of which only a mother could be proud.

We are doing half high-quality commerical food and half home-cooked diet with salmon oil, chondroitin and multi-vitamins. I also do not give them tap water any more. Our city tap water smells like a chemical meltdown…how good could that be for them? A gallon of spring water costs less than $1.

As my Grandmother (Irish immigrant) used to say…."they (the dogs) are all full of piss and vinegar". Can't tell what is brewing within…but for now they are healthy, happy and spunky. :)

Yes! This is what I was trying to post…but it is my fault, so no worries! Sometimes I am a danger to myself on this computer.

I think one too many treat crumbs slipped into the keyboard and I have issues with losing stuff. :D

I will  check out Wyatts info…thanks!