I too have gone through it.My dog had bone cancer and right before we were about to start him on kemo, he died that mourning. MY whole family was standing around him crying him. He was practically my little brother, not to mention one of the smartest dogs I know. But lucky me he passed his knoledge onto the younger dog we had gotton a few months prior. But I'm happy to say, he died one happy dog. I hope everything goes over well, you never know, this could be prime time for a new song to come out of your creative fingertips.