Just want to update everyone on the passing of our dear little Butch. It was heartbreaking to watch his demise from a bouncy boy to a walking cadaver. Finally it was just too apparent that the best thing for Butch was to help him pass over, so my son and I held him as he took his last breath. We buried him in our back yard. I just want to thank everyone who helped us on this difficult journey - you know who you are. Never have I met more compassionate, generous people. I keep thinking that if only the whole world were like that - with people, with each other. The world would be a perfect place. So now we go back to life: we still have Fuzz, and the cat and our two dogs. And I have my incredible son, who is chronically ill, but tended to Butch's every need. My son has one of those diseases that there is no cure for, and our life is difficult, to say the least. And I am doing it all by myself. Even though I have hunted everywhere for help with him, it is just not forthcoming. I definitely see more kindness for animals than for people (sorry to say), and that makes me so sad. But I don'[t want to end this on a negative note. Maybe the compassion starts with the animals. Maybe the animals are teaching the people how to treat each other, and someday, they will treat each other with kindness and generosity. [Posted in FML 5635]