His stomach became even more bloated and he tired easily. He began to wet himself and was reluctant to get up. Finally the vet took an x0ray and found cancer in his pancreas and possibly his liver. The time for putting him down had come. I was not at all prepared for this shocking news.
Cancer is ruthless.
In humans it takes our dignity before our lives. In dogs, it leaves us humans only with shock and surprise. The warning signs are so slight even the professionals are puzzled. We usually can't tell anything is wrong with our dogs until it is too late to help them even if we knew how. Dogs are naturally reluctant to show weakness of any kind.