Greetings:

I'm sorry to announce that Louie was put to sleep at approximately
10:00 AM this morning. All week he was having a terrible time with
seizures and fainting spells. I even rushed him to the emergency clinic
at midnight on Tuesday. He tried two different kinds of heart medicine,
but he wasn't getting any better. This AM he had very labored breathing
that was not remedied with extra oxygen. After consulting with several
vets, it was determined that nothing else could be done for him. I
struggled tremendously with whether or not to be with him when he was
put to sleep, but ultimately decided that I couldn't handle that. My
vet said Louie was so out of it that he wouldn't even know if I was
there, anyway.

I'm very sad to lose him, but this has been a terrible week, and I
didn't want him to suffer. Because this is a congenital problem, there
was no way it could have been prevented, and we did all we could. Louie
had a lot of problems throughout his life, and probably lived much
longer than he was ever meant to. I will miss him, but I'm glad I knew
him.

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and concerns.

Best, Amy