What sad news especially when we thought all went so well. And having already gone through surgery makes the decision even a bit harder. It's only human nature to think "I've already gone this far, I've already done this much, how can I quit now?", but the bottom line is the pain from the "ulcer". If the prognosis for receovery were better, than the trouble of tube feeding and force feeding would be worth the effort, but I do not know if a year of time for Luba with most of it in pain from the stomach is QUALITY OF LIFE. If the decision were mine I'd allow her the comfort of going to the RB (with a LOT of tears). {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} to her mommie and my sincerest sympathies for this no-win situation.