Farewell to Otis

Today we lost a true and faithful friend--our dog Otis.  We have had him for 7 years this Thanksgiving. Dan andCody got him from the Animal Shelter here in Vernal. He has been the best buddy we could have ever asked for.  Boxers tend to get cancer easily, and recently he has been having bloody noses.  I took him to the vet, who found a mass that was most likely a tumor in the left sinus cavity.  He told me that as the tumor grew, it could cause Otis to lose his balance, or have seizures and other problems.  Last night he had two grand mal seizures.  Today he has had difficulty breathing, and we decided he shouldn't suffer any longer.  Our vet is a very kind man, and he came to the house and took care of Otis very patiently and compassionately.  It's never easy to make this kind of life and death decision.  I hope we made the right one.