This weekend at Blockade Runners

[dbarham]

hang in there coach my pets are like family and they are priceless!

[coachlaw]

Bad news y'all. Slider is not going to make it. Her guts are already in trouble. They said the surgeries would be between $1400-$1600 plus months of aftercare. I asked the doc for a survival percentage and he said she has about a 25% shot and I will be putting her through a lot of pain. I think it's best to let her go. I'm a bit of a basket case right now, just trying to make it through the day. I will get to say goodbye to her and hold her when she goes. - Sandy

[007]

Sorry to hear that bro.

[Unclehandy]

Bad news y'all. Slider is not going to make it. Her guts are already in trouble. They said the surgeries would be between $1400-$1600 plus months of aftercare. I asked the doc for a survival percentage and he said she has about a 25% shot and I will be putting her through a lot of pain. I think it's best to let her go. I'm a bit of a basket case right now, just trying to make it through the day. I will get to say goodbye to her and hold her when she goes. - Sandy

I have had to do that too, Sandy. Its hard, but it sounds like it is the best thing for her.

[Robalo]

Sandy:

Sorry to hear about Slider. You made her life good so the fact you saved her once already is pretty dang great of you.

[bountyhunter]

Sandy, sure sorry to hear that news. Hang tough, everything happens for a reason even if we don't understand why.

[Milkjug]

Sorry to have that happen Sandy, I've been thorugh it before and it's hard. I think you did the right thing, and you had already given her a great life.

[coachlaw]

Slider is gone.

[Seaweed]

Sad to here coach, it's never easy when it comes to our other kids..I've got a 13 year old lab that was my "first" dog I still got him, and the last 2 summers I've said he aint going to make it but he still brings me the shoe everyday

[FlatoutFishin]

Sory bro! Been there and done that unfortunately, so I know how you must feel.

Sliders kickin in a better place right now! Go to the pound and get Fat A a friend...it's the best medicine.

[coachlaw]

I thought of getting another Monte, but Fat Albert has FIV, and it wouldn't be fair to another cat to expose them. Slider was lucky never to have caught it, but that doesn't matter now. Funny thing is, I've dug a hole twice for Albert and each time he pulled through. I didn't think slider would go for a loooong time. But now I've got another hole to dig as the rain filled in the old one pretty good.

There's a lesson for us all. If you have dogs, cats, or children, make darn sure you dispose of any loose fishing line. I just wasn't careful enough. I must have tracked it in from my garage somehow.

[FlatoutFishin]

Accidents happen, at least you didn't like run over your cat then have to explain it to two crying 6 and 8 year olds. That was tough.

Anyway, busy this weekend, but look for me down that way the following. I'm ready to try those lights out. Wonder what 2 sets of 4 would do for lighting that place up?

[dbarham]

Slider is gone.

sorry to hear that bro hang in there you did all you could.

[Explorer21]

Sandy, sorry to hear about Slider. My wife and I do not have children, so our two dogs are our family. We use to have two cats that my wife loved very much and both pasted away within a year of each other and she was a basket case for months. All I can tell you is vets have a way to pull at your heart strings and usually people pay the money regardless of the success rate. I was $ 5,000 into with one of our cats and then they told me she needed chemo and I said forget it, because it was not going to be pretty for the cat.

Sometimes you just have to say goodbye, but that does not mean you have to forgot! Hang in there and think about the good times, not the last few days.

[WestEndAngler]

All Cats Go to Heaven



A cat dies and goes to Heaven. God meets him at the gate and says, "You have been a good cat all of these years. Anything you desire is yours, all you have to do is ask."

The cats says, "Well, I lived all my life with a poor family on a farm and had to sleep on hardwood floors."

God says, "Say no more." And instantly, a fluffy pillow appears.

A few days later, 6 mice are killed in a tragic accident and they go to Heaven. God meets them at the gate with the same offer that He made the cat. The mice said, "All our lives we've had to run. Cats, dogs and even women with brooms have chased us. If we could only have a pair of roller skates, we wouldn't have to run anymore."

God says, "Say no more." And instantly, each mouse is fitted with a beautiful pair of tiny roller skates.

About a week later, God decides to check and see how the cat is doing. The cat is sound asleep on his new pillow. God gently wakes him and asks, "How are you doing? Are you happy here?"

The cat yawns and stretches and says, "Oh, I've never been happier in my life. And those Meals on Wheels you've been sending over are the best!"