Our beloved pet dog, Smokey, passed away today.
He was a couple months past 20 years old, that's about 110 in equivalent human years. He was an old dog. He went in for surgery to remove a skin cancer/tumor on his rear leg. When the surgery was over he did not wake up as quickly as usual. When they did get him up he had trouble maintaining his breathing and body temperature. The vet suspects the Smokey a had stroke and that part of the nervous system that maintained his breathing and such was damaged. Katherine was able to call me and get me to the vets in time for us all to say our last goodbyes.
It was a sad day - it felt like the end of an era. Smokey was a loving pet and a special friend. I will miss him dearly. Even so, I can't help but smile thinking of him during his life. He had a wonderful, happy and long life.
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