B.P. I pray that your buddy will come home and make a full recovery. It is always a sad event to lose a four legged family member. We lost our old dog in 2005 to lung cancer. She was 11 years old and it hurt so bad my wife and I agreed not to get another dog. About 6 months ago we got Jack, a put out, just as our Sassy was and he has been with us ever since. On the third of this month we had our old 17 year old cat put down. It is the saddest thing we have ever had to do. So- I feel your pain. Please know that your family is in our thoughts and prayers.