All of Steiners' siblings have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Bytes developed undiagnosed liver disease, which was exacerbated by thyroid surgery, and joined Mocha on February 18, 2003. Without warning Bad Boy experienced heart failure and a clot that paralyzed his back legs and followed Bytes on October 30, 2003. Brenna crossed the Rainbow Bridge on January 15, 2004, having developed undetected tumors in her abdomen and lungs. Bandit survived a double thyroidectomy in 2001 and removal of a cancerous growth over one eye in 2005, but succumbed to cancer similar to Brenna's on November 13, 2006. Brave survived not only the removal of bladder stones in 2003, squamous cell carcinoma in his mouth in 2006, and a lump of Grade 2 fibrosarcoma on his back in 2008; but also radio iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism in 2007, arthritis in his legs, and the gradual onset of kidney disease. In the end, he succumbed to an ailment that may have been viral, causing him to lose his appetite and develop severe congestion. Shawna said goodbye to him on January 9, 2009. Bits had a "lion cut" in early June 2009, and started sleeping on Shawna's chest again. In the month that followed she gained a few ounces she had lost since January, and then gradually stopped eating and became very unsteady on her feet. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge on July 6, 2009.