With much sadness, we decided to say goodbye to our sweet Bandit. Bandit was 16 years old and was starting to really show signs of deteroration. About 4 years ago, we thought he was a goner when the vet said that he had a tumor. He spent a week at the vet and they couldn't do anything else for us. We took him home so we could spent one more week with him - little did we know that we would have four more years with him!
Last summer, Bandit and his bad old-man eyesight wandered into the street and was clipped by a car's tire. We thought he wouldn't make it that night, but he came out of it miraculously! At the time, the vet was more concerned about his enlarged heart, which we had no idea about.
That enlarged heart has led to alot of coughing since his heart kept squeezing on his lungs. In the past few months, he coughs alot more and in the past week he laid around alot and was having a hard time walking. We knew it was getting close but just didn't want him to suffer anymore.
Bandit had a great life! He loved car rides, going fishing with Scott, chasing the geese in our old back yard and just playing with the kids and the cats. He was so patient with the kids and was my little shadow! I hope Smudge is chasing you around again in heaven, Bandit!
