“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” HAMLET 1.2   This afternoon we put Phantom to sleep. His condition had deteriorated to the point where it was clear he was suffering and no longer enjoying any quality of life. He had stopped eating and drinking water, he was having trouble keeping his [...]

Never having had a pet before, I have never had to face the awful possibility of losing one. Forming an attachment to any living thing, person or animal, inherently holds the possibility of loss. But “no risk, no reward,” and the reward of interspecies love is a profound and subtle joy. Phantom is only one [...]