Mike has a response for everyone. He said that before he went to Desert Storm he hunted, but after he got back he couldn't kill an animal again, but God help the person who gets in his way if they are abusing an animal. Smokey is improving dramatically. This morning he got up and ate a cup of food (Dr. Byerley told us to cut back on the amount we are giving him at one sitting, but feed him more often...like about every 3 or 4 hours) and then at 7am I took him out and he pooped outside!!! (Only dog lovers wouldn't be grossed out by that! lol) He has finally peed too....we were concerned that he was so dehydrated that he had gone into renal failure. When I brought him back in, he jumped up on one of the chairs and we sat and cuddled for a few minutes and I got KISSES!!! He already looks 100% better than he did and doesn't want to stay in his cage all the time...he's getting a little adventuresome. Thanks to all for being interested!!