[AccessD] OT - My dog is dying

I feel your pain.  It's terrible to lose an animal.

I learned the hard way that all three doctors at the vet I use take lunch at
the same time.  I had a bull dog that went every where with me, including
here to the office every day.  My wife even had to sit in the back seat of
my truck because the passenger seat was for Maddie (the dog).

One day (actually April 16, 2001) everyone here was at lunch and my wife
(Robin) stopped by during lunch to use a computer.  She let Maddie out and
she got hit.  Fortunately, someone that saw it followed her back to the
office door to tell Robin what happened.

Robin called me and immediately took Maddie to the vet.  However, all three
doctors were eating lunch and didn't get there for about 30 minutes.  So
Robin and I had to sit there and watch her die while we waited on the vet.
She died about 2 minutes after he showed up.

I still have her picture on my desk and in my wallet.  Now my son who is
almost 4 is wanting a new Maddie.

Reuben Cummings
Director of Software Development
GFC, LLC
phone: 812.523.1017
email: reuben at gfconsultants.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim Dettman
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:01 PM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT - My dog is dying
>
>
> John,
>
>   Very sorry to hear that.  I've been through that a few times and it's
> rough as he**.  We had a nine year old Golden that we had but to
> sleep about
> 3 years ago and to this day, I still question if we did the right
> thing.  He
> was having severe seizures and were pretty sure he had cancer (had several
> lumps).  The vet however was not positive and was talking about several
> thousand dollars worth of care just over a few days (he wanted to send him
> to Cornell).   It was very heart wrenching as he was a large dog with a
> strong heart and needed several injections before he finally feel asleep.
> The vet had to get more each time and it felt like an eternity.
>
>   My thoughts are with you.
>
> Jim
> jimdettman at earthlink.net
>
> PS.  Just one point though; Lymes disease is typically carried by
> ticks.  I
> don't think it's spread by fleas at all.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John W. Colby
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:19 AM
> To: AccessD
> Subject: [AccessD] OT - My dog is dying
>
>
> Not to ruin anyone's day, but anyone who has nothing to grieve about today
> can grieve with my family and I.
>
> This is really a warning to all you dog owners.  My two blond
> labs got Lymes
> disease, which is a treatable micro-organism spread by fleas.
> The organism
> is known to "settle in" the kidneys and my 5 year old blond Lab Boca is
> dying because his kidneys are failing.  We discovered that he had the
> disease when he stopped eating and we took him to the vet.  There is a
> vaccine to prevent the disease.  Why it is not publicized I don't
> know but I
> didn't find out until too late.
>
> This disease is an epidemic in the northeast and is spreading
> across the US.
> If you have dogs and live in an area where the disease is known to exist,
> think about getting them the vaccine.  There is nothing more
> heart wrenching
> than watching your dog die knowing that you could have prevented it.
>
> 8-(
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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