I apologize for the long emptiness of posts here recently, but things have been a bit draining. My faithful companion of 14 years, Saber, was having a really hard time...he was in a great amount of pain with his hips and back legs (which have been an issue most of his life) and was only eating now and again. The new medication the vet put him on caused other issues, including trouble with his bowels, too much blood, until he finally stopped eating all together. I stopped giving him the medication, but he still wouldn't or couldn't eat. He ate only 3 days out of his last 10. Finally I couldn't do it anymore...I couldn't bear to see him in so much pain and distress...so I made one of the hardest decisions in my life. I decided to have my friend put down. I cried for days before I even made the decision, as I knew that was where all this was leading, and I cried the whole day of. I stayed home from work to be with him. We sat outside for awhile and enjoyed the nice br