Kim
18-02-2006, 05:09 PM
HI all
I know this is a cat forum, but I just wanted to tell you all about our darling greyhound Daisy who left for the bridge on Monday. You may remember that we lost our 'oldie' lurcher, Ben on Dec 15 as he had a stroke. Shortly afterwards Daisy seemed to go off her food and was losing weight. We took her to the vets and they couldn't find anything wrong, but took some bloods which came back clear. The vet felt she was pining for Ben. However, she did not improve so we took her back again, I asked to see the most experienced senior partner. Her temperature was normal and he couldn't find anything physically wrong and he believed she was pining too and gave her a vitamin injection and some appetite stimulant liquid. No improvement so back we went again, this time asking that they kept her in and took x/rays. Sadly they found she had pneumonia and a lung tumour. Despite intensive nursing at the vets - and by us - lots of strong medication and being on an IV drip, she went down hill fast and we couldn't save her. On Monday the whites of her eyes and skin were yellow, so her liver must have been failing too. It just seems so unfair; she was the most sweet natured perfect loving dog. She was only 6 (ish). We miss her so, so much and she will always hold a very special place in our hearts. I haven't been posting very much because of this, but as I have decided that it is too painful to visit the dog forums, hopefully I can post here regularly.
I know this is a cat forum, but I just wanted to tell you all about our darling greyhound Daisy who left for the bridge on Monday. You may remember that we lost our 'oldie' lurcher, Ben on Dec 15 as he had a stroke. Shortly afterwards Daisy seemed to go off her food and was losing weight. We took her to the vets and they couldn't find anything wrong, but took some bloods which came back clear. The vet felt she was pining for Ben. However, she did not improve so we took her back again, I asked to see the most experienced senior partner. Her temperature was normal and he couldn't find anything physically wrong and he believed she was pining too and gave her a vitamin injection and some appetite stimulant liquid. No improvement so back we went again, this time asking that they kept her in and took x/rays. Sadly they found she had pneumonia and a lung tumour. Despite intensive nursing at the vets - and by us - lots of strong medication and being on an IV drip, she went down hill fast and we couldn't save her. On Monday the whites of her eyes and skin were yellow, so her liver must have been failing too. It just seems so unfair; she was the most sweet natured perfect loving dog. She was only 6 (ish). We miss her so, so much and she will always hold a very special place in our hearts. I haven't been posting very much because of this, but as I have decided that it is too painful to visit the dog forums, hopefully I can post here regularly.