My avatar is ill.

For awhile it seemed that Chaucer was holding his own, but unfortunately things only got worse. Last Tuesday he stopped eating and on Wednesday he just stayed in his bed and kept wetting himself. He'd get up for us to change his bedding, but just stand there and watch us until we were done. On the few occasions he went outside, he just stood there looking uncomfortable. Thursday morning I took him to the vet again and they kept him overnight on a catheter and IV. Friday afternoon the doctor called me and said after reviewing Chaucer's X-Rays and tests with another vet, he didn't think there was any real hope for recovery. I left work that afternoon and went to see him. He was so miserable, he didn't even look at me. I couldn't bear to put him through any more suffering and I made the inevitable decision. I held his head while he went to "sleep".

As much as I know that it's the right thing to do, it's still never easy.

Thanks to all of you for your good wishes and prayers.