Thanks Bill. On 7/7/06, Bill Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry to hear about your loss. > On 7/5/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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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