We had a huge zoo over the years of 53 marriage. We lost our last horse of 27, 3 years ago. When she went down in the pasture and my husband called for the vet to come, I stood in the rain with her (she was lying on the ground) and held the umbrella over her face because I didn't want it to rain in her huge, beautiful eyes. It took the vet 45 minutes to get there. It was so hard but I stroked her face and talked to her because she wanted to get up and couldn't. I cried for days. We lost our 13 year old Jack Russell Terrier (rescued), Patches, 7 months ago. She was in renal failure and we didn't want her to suffer any longer. I can't seem to bring myself to have another fur baby just yet. I have loved reading all your stories and seeing your pictures of your beautiful "zoos". Thank you so much for sharing...