In Sept Draco had adrenal surgery and his spleen removed.  Larry (our
vet) found that his liver and pancreas were full of tumors.  He called me
over to the surgical table and showed me what he found.  He then asked
what I wanted to do.  It took one second to make up my mind, I wanted
Draco to live so Larry put everything back in place and closed Draco's
abdomen.
 
Draco talked all the time, when he would eat he would make little mewing
noises, when he pottied he made big noises of displeasure but he never
seemed to be in pain, perhaps a bit uncomfortable though - his appetite
remained normal for him, which was ravenous, and he continued to totter
through the house from bed to bed.
 
Draco left us this morning at 6:30.  He was estimated to be between 8 and
10 years old - probably closer to 9.5, or as Larry put it, as old as the
hills.
 
Please, in Draco's memory, give your little ones extra cuddles and play
time.
 
hugs. tle
Troy Lynn Eckart, F.B.S.
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[Posted in FML issue 4783]