HI I WANT TO SHARE THAT MY DSH PEPPER PASSED AWAY AT HOME ON JAN 15- THURSDAY. I CONTACTED A DOCTOR WHO COMES TO THE HOME OR APARTMENT AND ASSISTS WITH LAST WISHES FOR RELEASING PETS FROM THIS WORLD. PEPPER WAS 16 YEARS OLD, AND GENERAL OLD AGE JUST MADE ME WANT TO GENTLY RELEASE PEPPER BEFORE HER WEAKNESS GREW WORSE. SHE WAS EATING AND DRINKING SO I THOUGHT SHE WAS OK, BUT SHORTLY A DAY OR TWO- AND SHE STOPPED. SHE WANTED TO GO OUT, AND NOT COME BACK IN THE BITTER COLD, AND I KNEW WHY- BUT WANTED TO HANG ON ANOTHER DAY OR SO. I AM GLAD PEPPER IS FREE OF PAIN AND WEAKNESS. SHE WAS A TRUE DIVA- IN CHARGE KIND OF GAL. . GOD BLESS HER, SWEETHEART SUSANSWATLIN518