On the morning of February 28, 2007, Salem passed away in his sleep. He had suffered from hyperthyroidism. He didn't appear to be in any pain in the last few days or hours of his life and his final resting place is in Roswell GA. We are still in shock and miss him very much. His mommy has posted a tribute for him here, http://blog.myspace.com/jodygretchen. Salem's mommy and daddy greatly appreciate all of you who were his friends. He is now at the Rainbrow Bridge waiting for us.