Miko was our loving dog that my parents adopted after we lost Orion. They had gone to Pets Inc looking to adopt an older dog and found Miko and my mom instantly bonded with him. He never left my mom's side. He was a very quiet dog, and it took months before anyone even heard his first bark. He loved going on walks and when we let him off leash, he kept an eye on us and would circle us as we walked never going too far, but stopping to check out any interesting smells and sights. He never chewed on anything, even when we encouraged him with any chew toys. He became fast friend with Zoey when we adopted her.
We found out he had a tumor on or near his spleen. We believe it's been there for 2 or 3 years. We had no idea. We thought he was simply overweight, and any vets we saw seemed to agree. I knew something was wrong when his belly looked even bigger and we knew he had lost weight.
He was starting to suffer. Eating was becoming very uncomfortable for him and he always seemed hungry but couldn't eat very much.
Saying goodbye to Miko on Dec 5, was probably one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Surgery was an option, but the tumor was so big and had been there for so long. In doing research, we discovered his chances of surviving surgery weren't that great.
We all miss him terribly.
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