Two PTSs today. I work a few hours a week at a veterinary clinic.

[spiderpig]

6. My family was nuts when it came to human relationships

but they were all crazy over animals. I remember my grandfather uttering only three words in his lifetime. "Marilyn Monroe died" while he was puffing his pipe. But he rescued dogs and orphaned squirrels after tornadoes.

My parents didn't argue over custody of their kids, but they sure did over our dog. My sis and I always call him the best dog ever. At age 10 or so we saw that not only his breathing was labored, but he couldn't lie down. Then the edema in his paws was so bad that they were bleeding. No question - I took him on his last ridey and was holding him during his peaceful exit.

We did the right thing, but I still cried my eyes out.