I had exactly the same problem with my much loved lurcher Fly last year. Although 13 years old she was healthy and active in every other way. Because of her age the vet thought that it wouldnt be fair to put her through an operation. we decided to try to keep her as comfortable as long as she was pain free so they put her on a mild dose of steroids. which incidentally gave her a new lease of life! After 7 months she was still the same but the tumour began to ulcerate and burst every 10 days or so, this was obviously uncomfortable for her. I took her back to the vet who was amazed that she was
