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<DIV>I want to thank everyone who has written to me about our loss of
Lexie. It means so much to hear from other basset slaves. I
still am having trouble realizing that she isn't here with us anymore. We had
been worried about Rocky since he had a mast cell tumor removed a few months ago
and the doctor said there was a good chance that would recur and then a couple
of months ago we had a scare with him and a liver problem. He is now
taking liver enzyme pills and is on a special diet but he is the one we were
worried about health wise. And then little Lexie got so sick so fast and
was gone. It is so hard. Rocky is handling it better than we
expected. I think he is still looking for her and goes off by himself
sometimes which he never used to do but I think he is grieving in his own
way. We are thinking we will be getting another girl in a few weeks but
need some time first to get over losing Lexie. Thanks again for all the
messages.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carol</DIV>
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