Leah, What a terrible loss..Sometimes I think Crap like this happens to keep us humble. The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know.
Debbie Meyers / Queensview Cavaliers Southeast VA, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leah Swatko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:43 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] Hips and announcement > With regards x-ray for HD. I have used a vet who does't use anesthetic unless > absolutely necessary. So I teach all my girls to lay on their backs and get > streached...Makes the whole procedure much easier when they know what to expect. > The hardest part is not giggling while they lick my face and madly wag their > tail. > > On a much sadder note. I recently lost a very promising finished CKC champion > Black and Tan male, he was 18 months. His littermate was recently diagnosed > with a grade 3 murmur enlarged heart and displaced trachea. I was astounded > as parents on both sides were clear at 5 and from long lived clear lines. The > bitch has not produced anything to this degree in her past litters. I think > possibly this was one of those genetic nighmares we hear about,, > Anyway back to the male. I loved this boy, and this has realy shaken me up. > I have been breeding dogs for 30 years, Cavaliers for the past 7. I love their > temperament and easy loving personalities. Anyway I had been in the US for > the last weekend of June. I was judging obedience at a specialty for two days. > The dogs were under shelter with plenty of fresh water and fans blowing on them. > They all experienced stress poops from the heat. Was dealing wtih that with > kaopectate and reduced food. The journey home was hot hot hot, I don't have > air and we traveled with the wind whipping through. All the crates had a blanket > of ice on the bottom under a towel. Messy but comfortable. Morgan had been very > ill stopped eating and looked very depressed. The next day at home he had picked > up quite a bit, but not enough to please me so trotted him and another half > sister who was not as recovered as I wanted. We did sub Q fluids 3 oz for hime > and 2 for her. He was to recieve another 2 oz latter that night. Plus some other > meds to make him feel better. Temps were all normal. That evening, Morgan was > ut and chased a butterfly for abit acted almost normal. Gave him is last fluids, > and off to bed. He died early the next morning. Just slipped away quietly in > his sleep. I sleep in the next room and hear every little snore. I took the > day off school and the vet and I did a post mortem. There were no fidnings untill > we got to the lungs which were meaty (blood filled) and very dark, except for > on lobe which was pickish and normal looking. His heart, was normal in size, > the sack was fluid filled but not infected. The heart itself was very muscular > and fibrous, with the chamber wall being as thick as would be expected in a > 80 pound dog? His heart looked like he had been a weight lifting steroid abusing > body builder. > > I sent an e-mail to the owner of the sire, but it bounced back. I am in the > process of contacting the owners of littermates. > > So was it just the litter from hell, or was it? I spent a huge amount of money > using this stud dog. So far there is only the one show dog out west that will > be replaced, but there could be more. > I am heart broken over his loss, He was a to die for Black and tan who had the > movement of a true sporting dog. He finished in three shows. > Leah Swatko > Ministik Kennels Reg. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. > ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
