Don't blame yourself. I started to do the same thing about Sage's unneeded surgery (which the vet recommended and I opposed, but oh well, here we are today and Sage has a huge cut down her belly for nothing!) We're supposed to trust our vet...heck we're putting the lives of our beloved fuzzies into their hands. We need to trust their judgement in thise situations. And usually, for the good vets, the outcome is favorable and our trust has been well placed. But there are bad vets and we don't always see them for who they are until it's too late. I'm sorry you lost Angel, and I send my condolences. Please do not blame yourself, there simply is no reason to. Take care, Sage and I send love and raisins. Brittany and Sage [log in to unmask] I'm wild, I'm free...I've got the power of music in me! [Posted in FML issue 1478]