No Good Choice

Oh friends. My heart is breaking tonight. I hate it when you are faced with choices--none of which are good ones. Frankie has a very aggressive tumor on her leg. It was removed, but had "fingers" and is potentially life threatening. We are faced with the choice of leaving it alone and praying nothing will come of it {it has been diagnosed as a stage 2}, however there is a good chance she will get very sick and die. Or we can amputate her leg which has a better chance of getting the whole tumor out. A better chance she will live longer. Obviously, I want her to live longer. Though she is 7, Frankie still has some 'go' left in her. If she were very old, I may just let things happen, knowing she was old and uncomfortable anyway. Still, it makes me sad to think of my little furry baby hobbling around on 3 legs. Brent says dogs don't suffer emotionally in the same way we do and that she will bounce back. Part of me just feels so bad about taking that leg from her. Thankfully, our Vet is a sweet friend of ours who has talked me thru all the options thoroughly and with great sensitivity. The worst part is, there are no guarantees any way we go. Man, this is the worst. I think we are leaning towards the amputation. It is going to happen very soon if we go that route. Tomorrow or Friday. I am asking you to pray that we have absolute peace in this decision. Maybe you are a dog-lover and maybe not. Frankie has for sure taken a back-seat {literally and figuratively} to our human children the past 3 years, however, this is my first puppy. My first dog. My first take at responsibility. My cuddle partner when Brent is away. And a very quiet and loyal friend. Don't even get me started on what she means to the kids. Especially Mug. I just don't want to say I didn't try to help her. If we amputate and she still gets sick, at least I know we did feasibly all we could for a pet.
I googled 3 legged pugs tonight and this one popped up. It does not seem so bad. Kinda cute. Please pray for our family and especially for little Frankie.