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<DIV>We've know this day was coming but there is no way to prepare for the grief of sending our Sir Chewey ob de Mountains on his journey to the bridge yesterday afternoon. Had an appointment with our vetman in the morning and he said Chewey's mouth was full of ulcers and either fluid or cancer metastisized to one lung. The tumor was closing off his throat and had grown out the side of his mouth too. He had to be masking terrible pain, I know how much a stupid canker sore hurts. He was now losing weight too. He has held on so long and so valiantly. Everyone who knows us and him has called him a miracle dog. the vet thought he would be gone by Christmas. We had hoped he would just slip away one night in his sleep but that wasn't to be. The house is so empty, other than us drowning in tears. Today was better than yesterday. I know so many of you have endured this lately. No easy answers but getting through this. Hug on your hounds and
thank you all for sharing our love and joy and exasperation at times, with these funny hounds. He sure leaves a big hole behind.</DIV>
<DIV>blessings, Wayne and Lauraine and Sir Chewey ob de Mountains ATB. Woofer ATB too.<BR>Lauraine Snelling<BR>author of The Red River Series<BR>Daughters of Blessing<BR>One Perfect Day and more<BR>Web site: www.laurainesnelling.com<BR>Web site: www.blessingND.com<BR>Twitter: laurainesnellin<BR></DIV>
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