I hate to dredge up the bad things of last week but I really want to thank everyone for their comments and the wonderful feeling of support. It has been pure hell here lately and I really needed the encouragement to go on.

A little note about Tubby. Since he was alone I put this goofy stuffed animal in with him so he would have something to snuggle with. Some pups had chewed on the head section of this toy and it no longer had stuffing in that part. Tubby sucked on that part of it all the time. So I cut a couple of slits in the empty part and would slide the nipple of his bottle through them so could feel like he was nursing on his momma. He slept with and cuddled with that thing all the time. Even after his bottle days were done. We called it momma. I took momma with us when the time came for him to go and he made happy feet, purred, and sucked on momma while he went to the bridge. It was buried with him so he will have her forever. It was one of the most heart wrenching moments of my life.

He is gone now and I hope he is the happy little boy that he was before he got sick. He sure has plenty of company from here to make him feel at home.

Thanks again everyone and please keep the prayers and good thoughts coming that this is now over.

Jan,
I'm so sorry you are experiencing tragedy as well. My heart goes out to you because I sure know how you feel. It's very hard to hang in there some days but I guess somehow we will get through it. The easiest thing to do would be to quit but I've never done the easy thing and I'm not ready to just yet.