I'm really sorry for your loss. >Our loyal Scottie, Annie, suddenly passed away this last Sunday. She >was a rescue and we only had her 7 years but she really gave us a >sense of home and so her loss is tough for us. > >There are 2 things I'd like to share in the hopes of helping your pet or >others: > >(1.) Annie died of undiagnosed congestive heart failure. This was >horrible for us because we had no idea she was sick, although we >should've known. On Sunday she woke up normally, did her routine, but >was panting even though it was cool in our house. By late afternoon >she was becoming lethargic so we took her to the vet. They tried to >reverse her decline but, sadly, it was too late and she passed away >about 8:30pm. > >We had no idea she was so sick and were treating her normally. They >say dogs with this condition will get "exercise intolerance" and >sometimes cough a lot. She definitely had the first (we just thought >she was getting old), but only once did she have the second. It's >horrible to think we had signs, should have known, and might have been >able to help her much much earlier. > >(2.) In Annie's honor and memory we made a donation to this poor Scottie: > >http://www.scottiekingdom.com/forbes.htm > >Also, it turns out that Missouri is the puppy mill capital of the US >and so, consequently, if you're looking for Scottie to Rescue (or any >dog) you'll see a few here and that, but about 40 in Missouri. >They're kept in appalling conditions and the Rescue has to beg to get >them to release the dogs to their care. > >If you'd be interested in rescuing a Scottie or, or any dog, you can >find out more info here: > >http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/MO236.html > >and see a list of Scotties needing rescue here: > >http://search.petfinder.com/shelterSearch/shelterSearch.cgi?shelterid=MO236&preview=1
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