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An Unhappy Ending
by: Julie on Wed, Feb 20 2008

Do not read this story if you want to “hear” a happy ending about distemper A couple of weeks ago, I rescued a little puppy from my next door neighbor (who just left it outside to die, because she didn’t want it anymore). Other than being a little under-nourished, she seemed okay. She ate like a little pig and played joyfully with my other 5 dogs.

A couple of days ago, she started to lose a little of her puppy energy and didn’t seem to want to eat. I kept a watchful eye on her, and when I couldn’t get her to eat or drink anything, I took her to the vet. He warned me about distemper but couldn’t say for sure if that was her problem. So, he gave me some antibiotics and told me to watch for seizures. It happened so fast…this morning she just would not move and did not want to be held. She threw up her medicine and would not drink. Then, she just went limp in my arms and after a couple of small seizures she was gone. I cried and cried, even though I had only loved her for a few weeks.

Please, please be sure that any puppy that you buy/rescue has ALL of its shots and if you have the slightest incling that your pup is sick, go to the vet ASAP. Don’t wait one minute. I’m not certain that she wasn’t sick when I got her, but maybe I could have done more. I’m gonna miss you, Lucy…

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Sun, Mar 02 2008
You know truly I do feel for you a lot. I lost 2 of my dogs to this disease, and yes I have them with me, and they are going to come home when I leav...Read
Sun, Mar 02 2008
When i saw him sleeping so peaceful & free from pain, I couldn't wish for him back to suffer that again. I burried him in our backyard. I made a c...Read
Sat, Mar 01 2008
I am so sorry to read the sad tidings. I knew you just about ran out of time. I figured it right. That dog really fought for its life but the disea...Read
Sat, Mar 01 2008
He passed away exactly 1:59am =(...Read
Fri, Feb 29 2008
You said 9 pm at time of your writing . Where are you located??? Give that place a call that you went on the drive for 2 hours. Ask them if they ca...Read

February 2008

An Unhappy Ending - by Julie - (Wed, Feb 20 2008)
Do not read this story if you want to “hear” a happy ending about distemper. A couple of weeks ago, I rescued a little puppy from my next door neighbor (who just left it outside to die, because she didn’t want it anymore). Other than being a little under-nourished, she seemed okay. [more..]
Sweet Golden Mix Puppy - Distemper? - by Tim - (Fri, Feb 15 2008)
My wife and I adopted a 7 week old puppy last weekend (6 days ago) From the Galveston TX pound/rescue center. He was active and happy. We brought him in to our Vet Monday to get checked out and get his first round of shots. The next morning he began his downhill slide. [more..]
Puppy - by Jessica Halbrook - (Mon, Feb 11 2008)
4 weeks ago my husband and I purchased a Siberian Husky from a pet store. She was 8 weeks old when we got her. She seemed to be doing fine and a very smart puppy. We noticed she was having diarrhea a lot. [more..]
Someone please help me out. - by Adrienne - (Wed, Feb 06 2008)
I’ll keep it short and sweet. I am a new pet owner, I adopted Cooper on Sunday 2/3/08 from a Humane Society The poor thing had been at the shelter for 109 days. As they are a no-kill shelter, I couldn’t leave him there to live. He is perfect for our family. [more..]
My 3 month old puppy had distemper - by Jovann - (Mon, Feb 04 2008)
Last Friday night, our family was stunned to see our 3 month old terrier named twinky having a seizure. Prior to that she became very moody and always bark whenever we try to hold her. [more..]

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