It is with a great deal of sadness and an extremely heavy heart
> that I tell
> you that our dear Arthur is gone. His degenerative myelopathy
> had progressed
> significantly since his eye enucleation surgery a few months
> ago. We had him
> on pain meds, anti-anxiety meds, back and forth to the vet, you
> name it we
> did it for him, but in the end his quality of life was significantly
> compromised and he was barely able to walk. This was causing him
> a great
> deal of stress and our vet certainly agreed it was his time to
> go. Our vet
> noted we had done more for Arthur than anyone else would have
> and this made
> us feel that we had indeed done right by him. He had been
> deterioratingsignificantly these last few weeks, but he "told"
> me this morning it was
> time. It was a very peaceful day for Arthur. He left this world
> after a huge
> breakfast, many treats, and a nice wee putter as best he could
> on the cool
> grass with lots of things to sniff. We held him as he passed and
> it was
> extremely peaceful.he finally looked relaxed and at
> rest.something we had
> not seen in him for a long time.he was a very very good dog and
> we loved him
> with all our hearts. I want to thank you Carol for all you did
> for Arthur -
> you gave him a chance when he really did not have one, and in
> turn gave us
> six wonderful years with the most amazing dog in the world.
thank you so much you guys for loving him so very well. arthur was a truly great dog....i know he is resting in happy peace.