Buster

 

Ingrid, I hope this finds you well.  I have some very sad news.  I had to put Buster to sleep on Saturday.  I don't remember if I told you, but back on October 30th last year he was sort of sick and I took  him to the vet.  They told me then that he had a large splenic hemangioma (or that they thought that's what it was).  They did an xray and said it was huge -- about 10" long.  We talked about putting him down then, but I couldn't do it.  He didn't act sick and I just wanted to observe him for a few days.  He did indeed get better and has been mostly fine since then, but the  tumor has been growing and he had started to have accidents now and then in the house.  I  knew the tumor was pressing on his bladder and other organs.  On Friday when I got home, he  had had an accident and there was some blood on a towel by the door, so I knew it was either from his urine or stool.  I took him Saturday morning and had him put to sleep.

Between October and now, we have spent some excellent quality time together and I'm so glad we had it.  Many days, we just laid around, on the couch or in the bed and "snuggled".  I loved him so much, and it's so hard, but I didn't want him to suffer.  He had lost about 12 pounds, and had gotten to where he didn't eat much.  I don't think he felt bad... always seemed as cheerful as ever, but they said the tumor could possibly burst and being a blood-filled tumor, I knew it was pulling blood from the other organs and eventually his system would just shut down.

Buster was the best dog I've ever had and I appreciate you sending him to me.  I'm sorry to have to tell you - I know you loved him, too, and that you have had to put so many dogs down.  It's just almost too sad to bear. 

Please stay in touch from time to time.  I'd love to hear how you're doing now and then.

Thanks for being a fellow dog-lover and all you have done for our animal friends!

... Cindy  3/07

 

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