Bill, My sister's and my thoughts are with you. We wish the best for Slink. If the time comes where you *do* decide to put him to sleep, just remember it's to end his misery. I was faced with a dying relative recently. The decision not to have resuscitative measures taken was relatively easy, but talking about the time when we would take action to end his suffering was much harder. Fortunately, he died before we had to face that decision. But we hope Slink really recovers and gets his strength back. [Posted in FML issue 0280]