| My Diesel is gone
My beloved 10 year old Rott, Diesel died yesterday--Please see my post in the vet's corner--"Seizures, Please Help!"
He had seizures from 3:00am Monday morning until 4:00pm Monday afternoon when we put him down. I wasn't able to get him to a vet until 10:30 in the morning. The nearest vet to me failed to meet us at his clinic although he said he'd meet us there. While I waited on him I called my regular vet--some 20 miles away--and he told me to bring Diesel in ASAP.
The vets weren't sure what was causing the seizures as they happened out of the blue, and Diesel was in perfect health the night before.
They induced a near coma to prevent the twitching/thrashing and later that afternoon I cuddled his head, told him how much he meant to me while his vet induced the deep, eternal sleep.
I miss my boy so much. I adopted him from the humane society when he was 8 years old. He was slated to be euthanized because of his age and because he wasn't aggressive. I took him home and that was the best thing I ever did. He was the first dog I owned as an adult, and my first Rottweiler. He was a sweetheart and a clown. I had him for only two years, and my heart is broken.
Please keep me in your thoughts. I live in a culture where dogs are, well..."just dogs." I desperately need the support of fellow dog lovers.  |