If that sounds ridiculous to someone, I don't want to know that person.
When my Shepherd passes it's gonna be the saddest day of my life, and I've dealt with plenty of human deaths. Saddest thing, I have to be strong because my daughter will be hurting tenfold. That's her best friend (and partner in most crimes) in the entire world.
You guys are pretty good friends so....this isn't meant to be a pity party, just saying what happened:
Like I said above, I just found out Tammy has cancer she is 14 y/o and was in great condition. My wife was sick at end of February, early March and in the hospital for 40+ days. Obviously, we couldn't pay attention to Tammy like we normally both do. I guess it was 3 weeks ago that I noticed she had lost weight and her hind legs were losing strength. I wasn't sure if Pekingese's have hip problems or not plus she needed her usual yearly stuff. She always had great bloodwork, this Vet has been taking care of Tammy since she was 2. It was a shock when she called me and said her WBC was way above normal.
Now I am waiting on biopsy results to consult with a vet oncologist and see if there are any treatments. I would give her 10 years off my life if I could, she has without a doubt given me as much if not more than that. It's hard to describe the difficult days she made better as it's been a pretty rough 8-10 years for me, neither here nor there. I am hoping because all her internal organs are in good condition there might be something that will halt the cancer.