The one thing that really needs "vibing" (other than the whole sudden death) is the cross cut issue.

We really don't want that to happen.

That is really the major concern right now. As it is, they will have to cut acrossed the stomach, maybe from hip to hip. There is a chance that they will also have to cut from sternum to hip, forming a cross cut. If this happens, healing could take forever, literally, as the section where the four corners meet splits back open with the slightest twinge. This would be very, very bad. We don't want this. (Or sudden death) Don't get me wrong, I'd be glad she lived even if this happens, but taking a year or so to heal and all that goes with that would be bad. It would make our lives excedingly difficult, and I am not sure if I am physically capable of caring for her in that state.

She should probably be in bed right now, but she is eating a few last cookies before midnight, spending some time talking to the dog, and listening to the Beatles. (I Am the Walrus)

The dog is not well. She is so attuned to our states of mind. I don't know what to do for her. When we get stressed out, she gets stressed out. I don't know what we would do with out her. Thank God for hounds.