I'm not sure what I'm going to plant on his memorial. My friend brought me some really pretty yellow african daisies, those will definitely go there. I'm going to get a memorial plaque as well.
For those that asked, bloat is something that can happen to all dogs, but is very prevalent in the deep chested dogs, great danes, boxers, mastiffs, labs. They get gas stuck in their stomachs and can't release it. They start drooling, trying to throw up, and they start panting, which makes the gas worst. As their stomachs grow bigger from the gas, the linings touch and they are slippery and the stomach can twist and "torsion". That cuts off the blood supply to both ends of their body killing the stomach and possibly the spleen. It's a horrible, painful, horrific death. It was best he didn't have to suffer through it. It happens that fast. If you have a dog make sure you have maalox or gas-x on hand and you can buy "bloat first aid kits" that have large needles and tubes to release the gas. I'm wishing I had one now. He had bloated about 7 years ago and I gave him maalox and it stopped it- it didn't work this time - it doesn't work if they are heaving (obviously).
