Prince

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Prince died today, following his long battle of improving and falling back again. We cured his skin condition and his hair grew back, soft and lovely. The bloating in his kidneys went down, but he started to eat more fussily. He just wasn't getting any stronger though. The vet gave my dad the option of giving him a few months more, on condition of giving him a blood transfusion. We do have Xsara to give blood, but she's almost ten and in absolute prime condition; none of us would have been willing to take a risk on Xsara's wellbeing just to give a few more months to a dog who has been on the way out for a long time. The blood transfusion would have given him back his strength but his failing organs would have simply sapped it from him again over time. So, we chose to have him put to sleep.

I'm not sad. I'll miss him, but he was sick for a long time and it's always more relieving to know that the dog has died before real suffering began.

R.I.P. our Prince!