Hello Vi Welcome to the group.
What a sad time you have had. I hope Buddy brings you many years of happiness Jules xx --- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > Welcome to the group, Vi. > > My name is Joan and I live in North Las Vegas, NV, with my two Chis.Dolly > Dee is my fawn female and she will be four on May 20th; Desi Lou is my > Chocolate male and he will be three on August 19th. > > I have to say that picture of Buddy looks the closest to Desi that I have > ever seen. I can't tell if buddy is chocolate or black, but that face is > just soooo close. > > I am sorry about your little Precious, but she had a wonderful Mama to take > care of her. You gave her a good life and you tried your very best to get > her better, but sometimes things are not meant to be. I am happy that she > is buried on your Mom's land with your other dog. > > I can't wait to hear more about Buddy and how he has taken up a huge part in > your heart. They just have a way of doing that! > > Hugs, > > Joan > > > > > > signature_2 > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Vi Potter > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 6:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] New To List. > > > > > > My name is Vi and I live on 200 acres of land by the Cimmaron River in > Kansas. I live with my Hubby and The Country Bumpkins. I use to show Basset > Hounds but since coming to Kansas I have been very sick that was in 2004. I > have always had Chihuahuas in my married life. When lost our last one named > Betty at 15 years old, I did not look right away for another one. I found a > tiny little girl that was Born Jan 1 2007. I asked the lady that had her to > leave her with her Mom till she was at least 8 weeks old. She refused to do > so. Precious came to live with us when she was 6 weeks old. > > Precious at this age was fearless, she was afraid of nothing and she would > make sure everyone knew it. She love to be kuddled and she would love her > crackers as my hubby always shared them with her. > > Her Mom Coco came to live with us 8 months later when the people who had her > were moving out of town and did not want to take her. I was happy to have a > mother daughter team. They seemed Happy to see eachother as well. > > Precious always seemed to find delight in tattling on everyone and I knew if > she was the only one barking I had better check it out. She love to sing > with me when I was singing. She never really like to sleep with me and soon > found her own spot to sleep in the living room. > > > > Sat March 24th Precious got sick. I thought she had gotten into something > that did not agree with her as she was throwing up and just laid around. We > do not have an ER clinic her so I prayed we could get through the weekend > and get her to the vet Monday. First thing Monday I had her at the vets 40 > miles away. He took a look at her and asked if she had gotten into something > > and I told him that was my first though. He then all of sudden said > something does not look right. So he took her temp and it was up and he also > > said she had blood in her stool. He was going to keep her and give her meds > and watch her. By Tues she was worse and stopped eatting and drinking. He > had an IV in so she was getting fluids. By Wens I went to see her she looked > > so bad and she could hardly hold her head up and just laid there. I got her > to eat a little bit and that was about all. I was told that she has an > autoimmune thing going on and could not make enough red cell to support her. > > I left fearing the worse for my little girl. Thrus there was no change. Fri > I went to spend an hour with her and he had the IV out. She was a little > more perky and she ate a little and she and I went to sit out side for a > while. He wanted to keep her the weekend. I called Sat and she now had blood > > in her urin and the IV site had got infected. He had to lance her right > shoulder so it would drain. Sunday I did not get to talk to them. Mon first > thing I called and he wanted to still keep her. I got to pick her up Tues > afternoon. She was still weak but looked allot better. He showed me how to > tend to her right shoulder and gave me some meds to give her. He told me to > keep her eating and if there was a problem to bring her back in. She did ok > Wens but Thrus I had to take her back in as everytime I picked her up she > would scream. She stayed in a play pen in my room at night and the xpen > durning the day. He thought maybe her shoulder was hurting her and then said > > it could be her liver. He up one of her meds and gave me pain pills to give > as she needed. He also gave me some Nutra Cal for when she would not eat to > help boost her appitite. I made her every thing and offered her many things > through the day. I ask about taking her to Ama for Easter and he thought as > long as she took her meds and was eatting she would be OK. The trip down she > > did OK and when we got there she drank some water ( I offered her water on > the way down) and laid down. By Sat Morning she crashed. I called her vet > her and told him I though we were going to have to let her go and he asked > Why? I told him what she was doing and he said he platlets were down and she > > needed oxygen and a transfussion.. I found a vet that would take her right > away. When we got there he seemed to know what to do and I told him what her > > vet here said. He sent me to get her a differnt kind of med and was working > on the transfussion when I left. He wanted me after he got her stablized to > take her to an ER clinic there as she would need 24 hour care. I asked him > what she had and he told me > Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia. I had no ideal what she was fighting and I had > no ideal how bad this stuff was or we would have never made the trip. I got > back and he had the blood transfussion going and he let me go in with her. > She was sure having a hard time and he put her on an IV and back under the > Oxygen. For some funny reason he decided to keep her. I left with my heart > knowing what was fixing to happen but I held on to hope cause he said > nothing about the possiblity of this happening. At 4:00 that afternoon he > called to tell me she passed away and he did not know why. He said usually > you can give them a transfusion and they will snap out of it, she never did. > I asked if I could come get her and he said Monday, the office was closed. > He knew we were from out of town and he knew we were leaving Sunday. I had > to leave Easter Day and leave her there. I am Thankful to God I have such > good parents as they went to get her Monday and they buried her with my > beloved Chachi in their place. I have to try to find comfort in the fact > that she was at home and that she was with people who cared about her. > This has really traumatized my Mother she has taken it pretty hard as she > was there when Precious crashed. > I am going through the what if's, If I had only, and what ever else goes > with it. > Please look this up on line and read about and learn the signs and symtoms. > I wish I had known it's name to learn more about it. I would have know then > what were up against. > > My insightful husband had paid a wonderful tribute to Precious. As he told > me Easter Morning, You may not want to hear this now but I want to tell you > any way. It is said that Chi take asthma from people. Precious love you very > > much and knew how sick you were. I truly think that she took that Auto > immune from you so that you would not be sick and hurt any more. What a > Wonderful gift of Love my Little Girl Gave Me. > So To my Precious yoou are truly missed and we Love you so very much. I hope > > you are running and having fun with your Buddy Paddie as he loved you to. > > Precious Jan 1 2007 March 7 2012 > Vi > I was hoping that maybe I could learn more about this and to warn others > about this AHA. It is wicked and it took from Precious every thing and who > she was. > > I start do recuse and foster care in 1988 and had to stop when I got sick. I > have never heard of AHA and I pray that I will never see it again. Her Mom > Coco has grieved really hard as well. But she is getting better. > > > > I was and still am heart broken and I do not know if my heart hurts cause of > what Happened well Myrna NP says that is why as every thing check out OK. I > was wandering around Pet finders one day and saw this little 5 month old > Chi. I called to ask about him and told the lady what happen and told her I > really did not know if I was ready for another one. She asked me if I would > like to come by and see him and I told her yeah I would be there Sat. > > Hubby took me to see him and his foster Mom brought him in. She placed him > in my arms he looked at me funny and did the one thing I never expected from > a Chi. He laid his head on my chest and then climb up to give me kisses. My > heat just melted and tears started running down my face. I asked if we could > take him out to see Charlie and she said sure. I placed him in Charlies lap > and he laid his head against his chest. All Charlie could tell me was Okay. > When it was time to take him back he did not want to leave Charlies lap. > > > > > > > > His name is Buddy and he will come home to be with us Tomarrow. The shelter > was closed today so that is why I could not get him today > > It was as if he seems to know our hearts were hurting and that we needed > that special gift of Love. He will be very muched loved here and spoiled to. > > Thank You for listening to what I had to say and I hope to get to know all > of you as well as learn new things. > > Vi, Precious (ATB) and The Country Bumpkins. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
