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Hello,

I am sorry for what you and your horse are going through, You know, no one can say if your horse is going through pain or not, but only he can tell you through his body language and his manerisms…

As hard as it is right now to even think of putting him to rest, it may be the best thing now when he isn’t showing signs of suffering, because he isn’t going to get better, just worse and his suffering will get worse as well.

Prolonging the horse’s life isn’t benefiting the animal, it is benefiting you and in actuality isn’t really, because you can’t enjoy your pet as you would normally knowing the torment he may or may not be enduring, and keeping the animal alive is in a way selfish because as much as you love him/her, keeping the horse alive isn’t helping the situation…

I would make arrangements and say your goodbye’s and live your memories you have now, rather than later when your horse is clearly showing signs of physical torment, after he/she is gone those are the memories you may dwell on… and that isn’t a way your beloved friend should be remembered… there is nothing you can do, and the sooner we accept that the easier saying good bye will be…

Take good care of you…
Shannon

I’m really sorry to hear that. This may be hard to read…but look into his eyes and see what they look like. Does he have the same look he’s had for years? Or does he look sad, or depressed, or worried? If its the second one, I’d put him to sleep. Be there for him though, even though it’s going to hurt. Have a friend there for those last moments, so you have someone to comfort you. Its really hard to say goodbye, and it will hurt. Giuve yourself time to grieve and remember, he probably loved you in his last moments.
Take a lot of pictures, because, well, you’ll need them.
I’m really sorry to hear about this, and I hope you make it through all right.

thank you for your help, but he has passed away.

im so sorry to hear that. I hope that you feel better I’d give you a hug…but…yeah.

Awww sorry to hear of your loss…

how big is the tumor and where is it??