My best friend of 9 years died yesterday of heart failure. Rudy was the best dog anyone could ever hope for... and now that he's gone my heart feels so empty and raw. He was happy and jovial right up until my mom took him to the emergency room two days ago, after our friend /groomer alerted us to large spots of blood under his skin, hidden by his curly hair. His gums started bleeding, and mom threw him in the car on Saturday night and took him to the vet. Yesterday the vet called and told us we should come see him, they had given him a blood transfusion in the morning, and he recovered momentarily only to crash even harder. We got there just