I was thinking how envious I was of all of you at the symposium. The funds were not available for me to attend and it turns out it was not meant to be anyway. My Vada died at the vets today. I took her in yesterday, she wasnt eating well, had diarreaha(sp), and was losing weight. She had a broken off a tooth and I scheduled her for an extraction and bloodwork (while she was under) An attempt to draw blood was made but couldnt be done without gassing her so the vet decided that would be done Friday morning to keep from stressing her more. Turned out after the vet got in there she didnt think the tooth was that severe and she left it in. Fluids/glucose were given. She never woke up from anesthesia. I asked for a necropsy and I am waiting for the results. Losing them is never easy but it hurts worse when you dont expect it. Looking forward to a symposium in the future Rita [Posted in FML issue 4290]