Just wanted everyone to know that we had to send Buck over the Rainbow Bridge Saturday morning. He was truly an amazing Lab. We adopted him from HOT Lab Rescue in 2000 when he was 9 years old. He grew ill after we had him for 6 months and we thought it was his time at that ponit. Our amazing vet, told us that he wanted to do exploratory surgery to find out what was going on. We were hesitant due to the fact that we didn't want him to suffer surgery and then to die days later. But the look in our vet's eyes told us to trust him. It turned out Buck had a torque (twisted) spleen and that was causing him to be ill. The vet removed the spleen and Buck led a wonderful life for the next 5 years.

I had tried to get him in the "got milk" ads due to his wonderful milk smile. Look at his picture and you'll see what I am talking about. He was a fiesty old man and kept up with the best of them for several years. He would greet us at the door and do this dance that looked like a bucking bronco. The last couple of years, he had started slowing down, developed cataracts and became more and more senile. He developed glaucoma which caused him so much pain that we thought it was best to let him go. His spine was fused causing him the inability to get around easily. He had other health issues as well.

I am grateful that HOT Lab Rescue allowed me to adopt such an extraordinary Lab and for Shandra and Judith for bringing him to Dallas.

Sincerely,
Dana Wichita