My cat is an 11 year old domestic longhair overall he is usually pretty healthy (aside from his IBD) and his dental problems, anyway last summer he was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and he was prescribed Prednisone. We noticed that he was vomiting 4-5 times a day and he wouldn't eat, so we took him to the vet and that was when he was diagnosed with IBD. He takes Prednisone once a day and he takes a whole 5 mg tablet of it, for a while he was doing great, he was having vomiting episodes on and off but aside from that he was showing signs of feeling better. As of Saturday ( 10/31/15) his condition is worsening, he always has gotten sick from time to time but this time he was worse. He won't eat, he has bad diarrhea, and he he seems to be somewhat lethargic., however he does drink water, and he acts just like himself. We took him to the vet on Monday and the vet said that she could feel a mass in his stomach/ colon/ intestine. She said that they could do an exploratory surgery to see what the mass is , she suspects that his IBD has developed into Gastric Lymphoma. Very early on we were told that he could have this, and that it was a possibility that he could develop this from his IBD. In the beginning we were told that if he were to develop lymphoma that we would just have to increase his steroid dosage. On Monday, we were told that we could have the surgery performed, we could euthanize him or we could just take him home and let him live out the rest of his life. We opted to take him home because i understand that a suffering animal should be euthanized, but in his case i just cant do it. My cat acts complete like himself behavior wise, he still greets me, he has the same energy level and he is still comes to me when called. Aside from diarrhea, vomiting and refusal to eat he still acts like himself and i just can't euthanize him knowing that he really isn't suffering. I do not like the vet that we go too, the only reason we go there is because they are the only vet in my area that usually have appointments available, they also offer a 24 hour emergency service, This vet doesn't seem to care about animals, i realized this after my last visit. I talked to some other people who take their pets to this place and they agreed with me. At this point i don't know what to do, i cannot in my right mind euthanize an animal who may still have a chance at life. So where do i go from here? As stated before he currently has diarrhea vomiting, and refusal to eat anything. he doesn't do anything that dying cats do, he still enjoys my company, he sleeps about the average amount, he isn't hiding, and he has lost some weight at the moment he has only lost 8 ounces. So what should i do now?