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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 6:49:42 PM
We adopted a new puppy last week- she has been really great- very sweet and seemed to be a perfect match for our house. We sent her with the rescue to be spayed today and she had a bad reaction with the anesthesia. She went into cardiac arrest but they revived her but she was in a perpetual seizure mode. The vet advised waiting to see how she is in the morning, but the odds are terrible. We most likely have lost our sweet baby. I am so sad.
Well, the vet called and I asked him to put Ember down. She was laying in her kennel with her head hyper extended towards her spine and crying in pain. Even if we had gotten the symptoms under control, she would most likely have neurological damage and pain the rest of her life. That just wasn't fair to her, so she will be going up to meet Sky-Dog in Heaven soon.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| wild daisy |
Posted - Jul 08 2012 : 10:54:43 AM
Hi Alee,
Just got back from the Kalispell area. Sorry to hear this terrible news about your puppy. I remember Sky very well and Ember is now in good hands with Sky.
Love and hugs to all.
Madelynne
www.johnandmadelynne.blogspot.com |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Jul 07 2012 : 4:26:16 PM
I'm sorry for your loss. Sadly, collie type dogs are more sensitive to anesthesia. She also may have had an underlying problem that caused the reaction. I know this doesn't bring her back or anything, but it may help you with closure. I'm glad you have a sister to her.
Lorie
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 06 2012 : 8:02:46 PM
How wonderful, Alee. Serephina is such a cute name. I bet Nora loves her already!! Oh! that puppy breath. I love, love, love it. Enjoy your new puppy. Keep us posted. I'd love to see a picture.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 06 2012 : 6:38:51 PM
Thanks everyone- your love and support means the world to me. I am so glad that I have the farmgirls in my life! The new puppy- Serephina is doing pretty good. She is worming her way into the family and our hearts with that sweet puppy breath and the little yips and whines that only young puppies have.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| texdane |
Posted - Jul 06 2012 : 09:43:12 AM
Oh Alee! I am so sorry. Emailing you.
Nicole
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| prariehawk |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 11:17:33 PM
Alee--so sorry your family lost little Ember. Sometimes things happen that just don't make sense. (((Hugs)))
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Jul 05 2012 : 03:52:50 AM
Oh, Alee, I am so sorry for your heartache. You made the right decisions all the way around and I hope you can take comfort in that knowledge.
Everyone will have a new fresh start with Ember's sis. By the way, what is her name?
Marianne |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 04 2012 : 08:06:29 AM
Alee, I'm so sorry y'all went through this. I'm sure y'all will remember the good memories. Hugs to all.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 04 2012 : 05:17:15 AM
I did go back to the rescue yesterday and looked at Ember's sisters again. A little black one came over and climbed in my lap and refused to leave for about 10 minutes. All the other puppies came and went but she stayed just quietly laying and playing in my lap. She seems a bit more reserved than Ember was, but that could be because she is still a bit shook up from the surgery. I brought her home and she has been following us around already.
She has a horrible chewing habit that we are going to have to train out of her, but overall I think she will be a good dog.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
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| JerseyGirl |
Posted - Jul 04 2012 : 04:49:28 AM
I am so sorry to hear about Ember, Alee....I know how much we love our dogs and can't imagine losing them! I think choosing another is just what your heart needs! |
| momshopsalotta |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 6:41:12 PM
So sorry for you and your family.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 3:51:57 PM
Thank you everyone for your kind words and prayers. Truly Ember was a sweet puppy. She was a good girl and we really loved her. She had a good five days with us, and our other dog Stormy is definitly looking for her friend. I am going to go take a second look at her siblings and see if one of them speaks to my heart.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| acairnsmom |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 3:24:09 PM
Alee, I am so sorry to read this. You've gone thru too much already and now this? I think you did the right thing for this sweet girl but the right thing still hurts. I'm remembering my Hobbs today on the 8th month anniversary of his passing so I'll join you in your grief again.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}
Audrey
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| farmmilkmama |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 2:29:20 PM
Alee, my heart breaks for you. It is so hard to lose a friend so sweet. My prayers are with you right now as you deal with the loss of your sweet baby. You can be comforted knowing she is no longer in pain. It is a hard decision to make, but know that you did the right thing for her. ((hugs))
--* FarmMilkMama *--
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Everyone else is already taken.
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| YakLady |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 09:51:49 AM
I'm so sorry :( That's so hard to lose a new friend.
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| AnnieinIdaho |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 09:34:36 AM
Oh how sad. It never is easy. Although I must say in my later years I have learned that there are worse things than death. I would have made the same decision you did. You have so much going on Alee! You sure live to the fullest, but I would have to take some time out and regroup after this incident. Best to you on your family.
Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
| wooliespinner |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 08:49:13 AM
Alee I am so so sorry to here about your dog. I went through that with a kitten we rescued and then took to have spayed. We lost her the same way. My heart has never really healed from that. I am praying for you both. Hugs.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 08:45:20 AM
Thanks ladies- It was a shock, but at the same time I am really glad we had our time with little Ember. I certainly got lots of pictures with her. I think I will pick one of the best of Sky and Ember and get them framed.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
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| GirlwithHook |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 08:22:52 AM
Oh Alee, I'm so sorry.
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 07:41:18 AM
I am so sorry, such a sad story, your doing the right thing by getting her spayed, and then this happens, some things I guess we just aren't suppose to understand. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 07:26:16 AM
We don't know exactly why she had this reaction- as in many cases we are hearing two different stories. One side is that the surgery went well, she was in recovery and had cardiac arrest and they revived her and the she went into this state. The other story is that the surgey went badly, there was a malfunction in the anesthesia machine, she coded and was revived after some time and now is in this state. I don't think we will ever know. I am hoping the first story is the truth.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 06:21:18 AM
oh alee i am so sorry for your loss. how very sad sending you hugs
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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| melody |
Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 05:44:51 AM
Oh Alee....That is heartbreaking.
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 9:50:11 PM
Alee, I am so sorry. I'll be praying for all of you. Hugs. How is Nora?
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| ThreadBare |
Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 8:08:29 PM
Keep your spirits up - she will try to recover so she can come home to you. Puppies are so resilient. I will be thinking of you. My girls, Ginger and Rosie, will too. (they are goldens)
Barbara Ann |
