WOW!!
Two real sad stories.
If the can did eat a poisoned mouse then he did get some of it.
He did luck out.
I wish they ban exterminators from putting out bated food for mice.
Some cats for some reason can never be 100% nice although the'll never leave you.
A girl I knew told me her cat never purred and I told her I can get him to purr.
Well I did the for no reason at all he bit me LOL
About the dog,
When they get sick (I know it hurts) but do them a favor and put them down.
Our SAR dog died just a few days short of 1 year after the 9/11 attack.
He had so many infections from all the cuts.
The shot they give the dog didn't work so Capt. Shields held him in his arms until he passed.
You can read all about Bear here by clicking on different links
http://www.bearsearchandrescue.org/
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