Aase - Doggie talk: Was: Re: Benadryl and pets...

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Aase,

I am so sorry to hear about Shanti. I do not know what I would do

if I ever lost one of my babies. I have a matice (tyler) and a

bisch frise (zoey). they act like brother and sister and are so

very cute. they are always there for me when i am having a bad

day. Zoey loves to cuddle up with me when i am in pain. it is like

she can sense it and just comes over and kisses me and the cuddles

up.

It is very interesting that Shanti had the stone. My inlaws have a

yorkie and she had that problem as well. they had to do surgery, it

went okay except they accidently cliped something, so now she can

not control when she has to go pee. she wears a diaper now, it is

cute!

i really liked those shoes you have posted. i just might have to

get a pair for each of the babies. they have an array of clothes.

take care of peanut, she sounds precious.

hugs

jen

> Hi Lana,

>

> I went to the vet with Shanti, not because she appeared to be

sick,

> but she seemed like she wasn't as happy as she used to be. She

used

> to be one of those dogs who was so happy she was jumping around of

> joy all the time... So I went to a nice female vet at that

clinic.

> She took X-rays of her, and a tiny stone appeared to be in her

> intestine. The vet wanted to give her a lot of oil and sort of get

it

> flushed out. But then her boss appeared, saying that it was much

> better and safer to make a little hole on her tummy and get the

stone

> out. I told him that she was the dearest I had in my life, asking

him

> if he was totally sure that that would be what was best for her.

He

> said yes. Later that evening I got her, she was cut from far up on

> her chest down to her genitals... She was in so much pain, crying

> (she never did that, she hurt her hip badly and not one cry)... He

> said he had given her all he could, if I wanted to, he could let

her

> stay there and he would go check on her a couple of times during

the

> night because now she just needed to rest. I asked if it wasn't

> better that I took her home then, because I would for sure stay up

> with her. So I layed beside her comforting her all night while she

> was crying. At around 7 a.m. she finally got some rest. At 9 a.m.

we

> were back, she should get pain relief and antibiotics. She was

still

> bleeding from part of the incision, because he had not sewn her

> properly, so they had to put in more stitches. Now it was his

female

> colleagues who were at work. I was to fetch her at 3. At around

1:30,

> I heard her twice here at home. So when I got to the clinic, I was

> pretty freaked out. My heart was pounding. But the vet came out

all

> cheery, saying that I should get her with me home. I asked her

some

> questions about how to check the gums for shock, I checked her all

> night and they appeared to be fine but I did not know how they

would

> look if they weren't. She came back with Shanti under one arm and

a

> book under the other. I was shocked when I saw her. I told the vet

> that something is wrong. She looked at her again and said that

maybe

> it would be best if she stayed a little longer, she would call me.

> She lifted her lip, and the gums were all white and yellowish... I

> went out scared out of my wits, don't know how I made it home. I

> almost went nuts at home. Then I suddenly saw her walk past me in

the

> hallway... I freaked completely... As soon as I managed to pull

> myself together, I called them, thinking that I should at least be

> there with her. Then the male vet who operated on her came on the

> phone saying " But the dog is dead " . He didn't even say he was

> sorry... He was so obnoxious. Said that if I wanted to see her, or

> wanted her cremated, I had to let him know within 30 minutes and

be

> there at 8 a.m. to pick out an urn and pay for it. That was it...

> Later I sat there and I just knew... I have never been more sure

of

> anything in my whole life... He spilled contents of her intestine

in

> her belly... I have talked to other vets afterwards, and they say

> that is probably what he did. And not sewing properly may have

played

> a role too. But she was completely fine all night and she was fine

> when I brought her in in the morning. When I got there the next

> morning to pick an urn, the female from the day before was there.

She

> was shocked that i was there at that time, and asked me why. She

> seemed so shocked over what he had said to me. Maybe he was afraid

> that I would make a scene or something, so he didn't want me there

> when they normally opened for the public at 9? The female vet was

so

> sorry. She took me into a room and told her that she had never

felt

> so bad before, that this should not have happened etc. She did not

go

> into details, but I could tell that her and the other female vet

> there, really felt bad for what had happened. Obviously she got

into

> cardiac arrest just after I left, but they managed to bring her

back.

> They sent for the boss and they opened her, only to find out that

she

> was septic and organs were too damaged already. She said that they

> had done all that was in their power then to save her, but it was

too

> late, and she did die at the time when I saw her here at home. I

have

> never experienced anything like that before... But now it feels

like

> she came by to say bye-bye... I loved her so much... Still do...

She

> was not " just a dog " as some people think about pets, that is for

> sure... She was family, and she meant so much to me... She only

got

> to be 6 years old...

>

> I did not know what to do... I couldn't sleep and felt worse than

I

> ever did in my whole life... I started calling around, trying to

find

> Shanti's breeder, but she was gone. Found out later that she moved

to

> Spain... But finally I got in contact with Peanut's breeder. She

> didn't have any puppies, and did not know about anybody who had

any.

> People are on 2-3 year long waiting lists to get a Yorkie here...

I

> was afraid that I might be forced to get another breed, even if it

> felt right to get a Yorkie. After talking to her breeder for a

long

> while, she suddenly let out a big sigh and said " I think I will

help

> you out " ... She had kept Peanut for showing her, because she is so

> pretty. But she let me buy her. She was 8 months old at the time,

but

> acted like a little puppy, she had lived such a protected life

with

> her mom, the other dogs in the house, a cat and the breeder. She

had

> never had a leash on or gone for a walk, had just been out in the

> back yard. You should have seen her, she was so funny, with that

> wobbly head and all. Smelling the sweet puppy smell. I was really

> lucky that the breeder was going to Bergen to visit her daughter

the

> next weekend, so I managed to get a plane ticket there. I met her

at

> the airport and Peanut and I went on the next plane home. She sat

in

> my jacket all the way, lucky for her, because she did not like

that

> tiny propeller plane one bit (me neither to be honest)... But it

was

> a quick flight. She soon became mom's girl, sleeping in my bed,

going

> with me to work and everything. You have to search a lot for a

better

> socialized little Yorkie girl than her. She's been with me

> everywhere. She is home when I am at work now, but that is the

only

> thing she is afraid of. She does not like to be alone at home, but

> she is doing a lot better with it now, she is not scared anymore,

but

> lets you know she is not happy about it.

>

> Like your Bucky, Peanut is smart. Shanti was even smarter, but

then

> again Peanut is still young and learning every day. Peanut was

really

> easy to house train, but I do know many have trouble with that

with

> Yorkies. I trained her to pee on what you call puppy pads over

there

> too. You can't get puppy pads here, only those huge diapers meant

for

> under a person's butt in the bed. So I get those, " Depends "

(called

> Tena here though). Works like a charm, she learned to go on them

in a

> day or two. I started with it when it started getting cold this

fall,

> she had such a tough time, she got so cold - probably because of

her

> colitis (humans having it does get cold easily). Also it is nice

for

> me when my mornings aren't easy... Now she has a huge wardrobe of

> comfy, cute and warm clothing though, so snow is cool as long as

she

> can keep moving. She loves to go out exploring. She can drag me

> around for two hours (not easy for me in the cold though, brrrr).

She

> can't stand still for a second. I tried different boots for her

too,

> but that is more difficult. I sew one for her when she hurt her

paw,

> and after trying out different designs, I found one that worked

well.

> My fingers are so painful though, so I haven't been up to sewing

4.

> Now I found a type with the same sole that I figured out myself

> though, so now she is getting the same cute boots that Paris

Hilton's

> dog Tinkerbell wears... I got such a good price from a seller on

> eBay, so she is even getting two pairs. They take up to $110 for a

> " dog pair " in shops, which is insane. I got two pairs for $70, so

I

> just had to get them for her... She'll look so cute. Take a look

at

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

ViewItem & item=2381073589 & category=46297

>

> I have to ask you, what is a cock-a-poo? A mix of a cocker spaniel

> and a poodle? Sounds really interesting... Do you have a

picture??? I

> would love to see Bucky!!!

>

> I am totally nuts about Yorkies. I think it is the terrier

> personality which I love so much, combined with those small and

cute

> doggies. Also the size is perfect for me, easy to lift and take

with

> me everywhere. Shanti used to pull my manual wheelchair up to 10

mph

> outside here (flat ground)... people got such a kick out of seeing

> that. Sometimes they would joke about if she was a pulling dog,

since

> I keep the leash fastened to a belt around my waist to have my

hands

> free. But then I asked her to pull and they saw her really do it,

> they were so shocked... She weighed around 5 lbs. Peanut is 4.5

lbs

> and this summer I got stuck in the sand on the playground outside

> here. I asked her to pull and she pulled well enough to make me

able

> to get out of the sand again. I never use a collar though, just

good

> harnesses. It was Shanti who started it all, she started pulling,

> even if I didn't want her to. I could not stop her. She almost

choked

> herself, so I just had to get her a good harness... She seemed to

get

> such a kick out of it, she was so excited... They are funny...

>

> This got really long. I am so bad... I do that all the time... I

> don't seem to be able to write short mails...I was thinking of

having

> a little nap... I think I'll get to it...

>

>

> Aase Marit

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