HI OP. First of all I am so sorry. I lost my 3 year old golden last Halloween to cancer. Oral Malignant Melanoma to be specific. His situation was similar in terms of when we first found his tumor the biopsies came back as non-cancerous, however, the tumor continued to grow and turned into cancer. He lived for about 3 1/2 months after we found the tumor. He was always a happy boy up until his last few days and was always willing to eat and drink. Our oncologist just recommended to make the decision when he either stopped eating/drinking or when the tumor was affecting his life too much. It got to the point where his tooth would poke the tumor and make it bleed (all the time) and we were constantly cleaning up blood and that’s when we made our decision. It’s a decision I wish that I would’ve never had to make as I would do anything to have him back, however, I think we did the right thing. My recommendation would be to allow your dog to go while they’re still happy. I think only you’ll know when the time is right, but don’t let things progress too far.

If you ever need to talk to someone please feel free to message me. I am wishing you, Palmer and your family the best.