RIP Minnie!
I Loved You Best
Copyright © Jim Willis 2002,
all rights reserved
So this is where we part, My Friend,
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on, I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this...I loved you best.
I have some very sad news to report. Minnie the Chihuahua had to be put to sleep.
Here's a copy of the email I received from Linda. Please keep her in your thoughts. It had to be a very stressful and sad decision to make.
Hello Everyone,
Last night I had to put Minnie, the little chi that was rescued from my horrid neighbor, to sleep. When I got home I picked her up to take her outside to walk and when I put on the ground she just fell over. I tried again and the same thing happened again. She had refused food earlier that morning so I tried to feed her again and she was not interested. She was just sleeping a lot and seemed to have no energy to do anything. I was very concerned so I took her to Animal Emergency Center in Sherman Oaks. I must say that I have never received worse treatment at any vet's office, emergency center etc. than I have there. After being there for about and hour and a half with no real information except for a itemized list of costs (which included a possible $350 to put her to sleep!), I decided to take Minnie back home with me and hope for the best until morning when I could take her to a regular vet.
As I was walking through the door to my house Minnie had a seizure...I tried to comfort her.
I immediately got in my car again and drove to the local animal shelter in hopes that they might direct me to a better emergency center or at least be able to euthanize her if she was suffering. The staff at the East Valley Animal Shelter were AMAZING! They were so helpful! They recommended I go to McClaves Emergency center and they even called for us to make sure they could take us as soon as we got there.
We went to McClaves, Minnie was pretty non-responsive at this point and her stomach was very bloated. She was still breathing but I assume the seizure took a lot out of her. The vet immediately assessed her condition and stated that it could be a variety of issues including parametrium, cancer, a brain tumor, heart condition, liver/kidney failure. All of these would need extensive medical care to treat and she would have to undergo some type of surgical procedure asap.
Given Minnie's delicate state and everything she had already gone through...at that moment my mom and I felt that the best thing to do would be to end her pain and suffering. She would have had to go through so much more and we just didn't think she would be able to handle it. The doctor agreed.
So, we put her to sleep.
It's always a very hard thing to do because there are a million "what if's" floating around in your head. But, in times like these I guess it's best to be practical and do what is best for the dog...for Minnie.
She's resting now and I'm happy that she was able to spend the last weeks of her life in a warm home...surrounded by love, wagging tails and slobber kisses from her friends here.
We will miss her terribly.
Thank you all for your help both financially and for offering to post her on your websites, and for all the great advice.
And as always, thank you all for everything you do to help our faithful four-legged friends!!
Linda
OMG that is SO sad. Poor little girl! Might have been stomach torsion? Yes, at least she did spend her last days with a loving family.
I have to add, that she is not the only one who received terrible treatment from the Animal Emergency Center - FAR FROM IT.
My cat died because of their incompetence. Also, the staff is horribly rude, cold, and absolutely uncaring. A friend of my relatives also had a horrible experience with them, and I've heard other stories as well.
I'm not one of those people who will turn against a vet just because my pet couldn't be saved. It's just that there really are some scary "vets" out there.
Someone seriously needs to report them.
you know I think the emergency place that I took marcie too may be associated with the vet you took your cat too. It was in tarzana though but they were also called Animal Emergency. I got the same feeling from them. I hate that! It's like people who come there are under enough stress! To be treated that was doesn't help! I'll have to research that. So sorry about your cat! :(