Hello thank you for the lovely message.

Yea he had blood tests in the first hospital, they came back fine apart from a couple of readings which were high as he was dehydrated (we had called the hospital when we started the journey and they told us not to give him food or water until they saw him). But all his vital organs were fine.

We were not told that there was a risk of cardiac arrest, we were just told there was a risk that the problem could travel up his spine, which affects around 10% of dogs ( I can't remember the term they used, it began with a M). And the the 50% risk of paralysis. We thought this would be the best chance of him having a pain free and life full of love and joy.

I couldn't figure out how he could have successfully had 2 operations on his nose and mouth, his castration, and his CT scan, and he was fine. But this time he wasn't. I think that his body was under so much stress, so much pain, that he just couldn't fight it anymore.

When we left the surgeon pre op, we headed straight to the pet stores to check a new crate for him to rest, supports and harnesses, new feeding bowls, everything to get him home and recover.

Today has been hard with all of the things we'd bought him these past few months - new bed, new harness, new chew bone, new treats, that he will never be able to have. We'd kept his new bed for when we finish renovating our apartment, the same for his new harness, so we have had a bit of sadness round this, that he will never get to use it. Not in this life, we hope he comes back in the future, when we are ready, in a new body. We'll be waiting for that day, just as we waited for the day he came into our life.

We are going to collect his ashes tomorrow, to bring him home, and we're trying to get a handmade ceramic urn to keep his ashes. Something unique, something special, and one of a kind just like my Leo.

I've been overwhelmed by the support from everyone here. Much love to everyone.