Oh Nancy...I am so sad for your great loss. How long did you have Rocky? I would like to see some photos. {{{ HUGS }}} Sending bright healing light to your Dad.
Back in 1998, Wizard's dam Star was very sick. After trying to treat Star for a few weeks with my local Vet, I finally took her to the U of MN Vet Hospital. This was on a Monday morning. While trying to load Star into the trailer my little Sheltie dog Freeway had a stroke. So I ended up also taking Freeway to the U of MN with me, so she could be checked out. We were at the U of MN...for about 10 hours. Star was admitted, Freeway and I went home. When I got home, I went to check on Baby Jo, my 8 year old house bunny and found her dead....by my chair. I just lost it!! I remember walking out to the back 40, to where Dan was out baling hay. When I got near the tractor, I just fell apart, I sat there in a row of hay, just cried while my hubby hugged me and told me that maybe I should just go back into the house as he didn't want to be jinxed by me....while baling hay. BTW...Star crossed the rainbow bridge a few days later. She was such a good girl, the best mama to Wizard. Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.