[AccessD] OT - My dog is dying

Oh JC, that's awful... I've never had a dog but I did have to watch my best
friend's dog die of distemper a few years back (I was caring for it while
she was working) and I do know how closely people bond with their doggy
friends. And the guilt that makes the grief so much harder to bear
(distemper is preventable too.)

All my family's cats died of kidney failure and it's not a nice way to go
either. Just make him as comfortable as you can and don't let it go on too
long no matter how hard it is to make that final decision :(

R



-----Original Message-----
From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at ColbyConsulting.com] 
Sent: 04 April 2003 15:19
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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