Zoe my Dauschund

[greene]

can some one help me, I have lost my beloved dauschund, she passed away in my arms on the 6/10/08, she was running a temp on the Sat evening, Sunday morning I rushed her to the emergency vet, ( two years back she was paralyzed in her back legs, but came right after a few weeks) on the Sunday morning she was checked out and given a pain injection and I was told to bring her back on the Monday morning for xrays, she slept most of the morning but kept lifting her head with a glazed look in her eyes, I called the vet back and he told me just to keep an eye on her, the Monday morning I took her back to the vet, by then she could not stand on both front and back legs were weak, the vet pinched her with a tweezer and she yelped, which he said was a good sign, he then gave her a steriod injection and I was told her take her home and confine her to her cage, he said there was no need for xrays, she was fine the whole day, had no problems, she ate fine and drank plenty of water, when I got home from work she was happy to see me, wagged her tail and barked, Monday evening i gave her her pain tabs and antibiotic, as she was lying in her cage she gave a yelp and her head stiffened up with that glazed look, it was long after that she passed away, I can not come to terms with it, I am totally devastated, she was my baby, its now a week today and it is getting harder for me, if only I had the answers, why did she die,

[hazelrunpack]

greene, I'm so sorry for your loss of Zoe.

A necroscopy (autopsy) might have given you some answers, but even with one, often the cause of death remains unknown. There might have been an underlying infection or a stroke or a number of other conditions.

It sounds like she passed pretty suddenly and didn't suffer much. Perhaps that will give you some solace once you aren't hurting so badly yourself. Time does help. Eventually the good memories will make you smile and push the sad memories further back in your mind.

The important thing is that you loved Zoe deeply and Zoe knew she was loved. That is a very wonderful gift to give any living being, greene. And she loved you right back.

You're in my thoughts and prayers, greene. We're here if you need to talk, cry, vent, or whatever it takes.


Zoe

[greene]

Thank you so much, every one who knew my beloved Zoe have been so caring, I am sitting here crying again, every day gets harder for me, I can't except she is gone i don't know if I ever will, it all still feels like a dream, I honestly feel like I am heading for a breakdown, I just want her back. It means so much to me knowing that there are other people out there that feel so much love for their pets and I am not an odd ball. I have other pets who I love dearly and I know I have to keep strong for them, they are also feeling the loss.

Thank you from
Botswana