Hi all...don't know if anyone reads these anymore, but just in case I have a couple watchers out there who are still curious...Aleksey passed away today. He was very ill and while he's been diabetic for a couple of years and his health was fading, this sudden cascade failure that happened in his body was fast and unexpected. I still don't even know exactly why it happened, but his body just shut down. Our vet kindly offered to come to the house to perform the euthanasia and so he passed in a place that was familiar and comfortable for him, surrounded by the people who loved him. I hurt terribly...I miss him with every breath...but I wouldn't give up even a moment I shared with him. I loved him and still love him more deeply than words can convey...even so, if you want a bit of the story of his life, I wrote this:

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/38695077/

I won't say goodbye, I'll only say "Until we meet again, my sweet, lovey 'bubba.' I can't wait to see you again."