Sad Day

Yesterday I was reading one of the boards where I have been participating in a thread about dogs with nasal tumors. I have corresponded by e-mail with three of the people on the list, one of them has a dog named Nickleby. I had sent Amy, Nickleby's mom, an e-mail because she was using the nasal infusion on Nick and I wanted to find out more about it. The last time I checked the board, about two weeks ago, Nick was doing great. Yesterday I read that she had had him euthanized on the 17th. Apparently within a six day time period, his tumor grew to the point where he was in a great deal of pain and couldn't breath. Nick is a very handsome four year old Cocker Spaniel. It came as such a shock and was definitely a reality check that even though for now Clancey seems okay, things could change at any moment. God speed Nickleby and I just know that you are having a good time at the rainbow bridge while you wait for your family to join you.