Ted has been puny for several months lots of coughing and dry heaves. So I took him to the vets and he has congestive heart failure. The two x-rays were definitive.
He was started on 3 medicines. The vet says, “One month or two years life expectancy, you choose.”
Pretty easy choice to make.
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I hope Ted has a long life and gives you lots of good companionship. The two years will be too short also. Rub his head for me!
You visiting Iowa? Call me and we’ll get together. Crow