goodbye Cubby

Cubby hadn't been doing well lately.

The first time it was determined he might have eaten a slug and was given medication.  And he seemed better.

But he got worse after that.

The first sign was that he wouldn't jump on me and lacked his usual energy.

He seemed OK for a while, but then got weaker.

When he seemed better, I tried to take him for a walk and he started shaking on the road and I took him home.

Later I took him out again and he walked for a little while but didn't have the strength in his legs and had to lie down.

He would still come running out when we came, but after a while he wouldn't even do that.

This morning, Duane came back from his morning walk with Coco and said he talked to Nalu.  It turned out that Cubby had a tumor that was in a position that was inoperable.  And that he might get put down today.

A little later, after bring Kimo out, I went up to see Cubby.  He was lying down without much strength and looked like he couldn't get up.  Nalu saw me and told what happened.  Cubby couldn't keep down his food because of the tumor.  Even when Nalu tried to give him wet food.

He said he's going to give his kids a chance to say goodbye to Cubby and was probably going to have him put down today.

I'll remember Cubby as being full of life and energy.

Goodbye Cubby.  He was only a little over a year old having been been born in January 2012 (or December 2011).  Much too short.