Update on the new puppy......sad news

I wish I could post and say he"s doing great, but unfortunately it"s just the opposite. When my wife and daughter found him in the parking lot last weekend he was really lethargic, and seemed to be really malnourished. Anyway, by Christmas day he was moving around a little bit, but still spent 99% of his time asleep and just plain out of it. Thursday morning he wasn"t doing very good, and was pretty much unresponsive all day. They took him to the vet that afternoon and they gave him fluids, and some medication and sent them home with instructions to at least try to get some formula, etc in him every 4 hours. This morning he seemed to be even worse so my in-laws took him back to the vet for us. This time they checked him over and said his core temp was extremely low, his blood sugar level was really low, and he was having seizures (something we had seen ourselves but weren"t sure about as it hadn"t happened at the vets yet). This time they kept him all day and they said he was once again he was pretty much unresponsive all day. They called early this afternoon and said they had basically done all they could do, and that we could pick him up this evening. So we went to get him around 5. At the time he was still "asleep" and they had him wrapped up in a blanket to keep him warm. The Doc said that he was still not doing well and needed to be checked on every 4 hours at a minimum, and although he didn't come right out and say it, I pretty much understood that his chances were leaning on the bad side of 50/50, at best.

We had just finished talking to the Doc and left the exam room with him and were at the desk paying the bill when I noticed he had thrown up, and looked like he was choking. They took him back once again to help him, and that was the end. The doctor said that he had basically stopped breathing, and as hard as they trued he wouldn"t start again for them.

It tore up both my wife and daughter seeing him go like that, but in the end I think the little guy is in a better place and not suffering anymore. Like the Doc told my daughter, the little guy had absolutely no chance in that parking lot by himself. At least he got to spend his last few days being taken care of and loved by someone that actually cared.....which is a lot more than some of the animals they see have going for them....

So, he got buried this evening in the spot reserved for all the other pets that have died around here in the last 20 years. Like the others his grave is marked with a rather large rock, and in this case a wooden cross with his name on it because it"s what my daughter wanted.

I still can"t understand people that are so cold hearted that they can just throw away a puppy like this, regardless of the situation. I"m afraid to even ask my wife what was spent on the little guy, and really don"t want to know.....but ultimately the only thing that matters far more than the money is that we did the right thing....

..................RIP Pepper.....................

Sad to hear... I saw the pics of Pepper, Cute lil' Pup.. You and your family are to be commended for being caring enough to try to save him.

I am very sorry Wayne. Thanks for posting a picture of the little fellow. You did all that you could do.

Garry

I'm sorry for your loss and feel your families pain.
With each animal that I have lost I make sure to tell each of them to 'run free'.

NCwayne
If anybody reads your post from start to finish with a dry eye there tuffer than I :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Sorry to hear that Wayne, you gave it your best.

Luke 12:6
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

So sorry to hear.

Sorry to hear the bad news. You, and the others did the best they could do. Stan

NCWayne,

damnthem.



Now say something nice to the others that were involved with helping the cute rascal. Please.

D

Y'know Wayne, the thought just occurred to me that the little fellow may have been sick already before he was left there. Be that as it may, we all have to answer for our actions someday,
I am sorry to hear it and I know you all did your best for the little fella.

When he was brought home our Chihuahua had taken a little liking too him, in sort of a motherly fashion, but she was still a bit reserved. On the other hand the Lab would have absolutely nothing to do with him. At that time I had a bad feeling something was wrong, beyond the other dogs just being jealous, as they tend to have a sense when something is wrong with another dog/animal. What I"m figuring happened is that the little guy was having problems from birth and it"s mother probably quit taking care of it due to that. That would explain the condition he was in when he was found if he hadn"t been nursed, etc by the mother for awhile. That"s probably why he got thrown out in the first place.

That said, I had a bad feeling this was going to be the end result, but still tried to keep the faith that we would be able to turn things around and get him back to full health. Had it not been for my "bad feeling" from the start this whole situation would have been harder to get through than it already is. I still "talk tough" and "act tough" about the whole thing, but it doesn"t make getting through it with dry eyes any easier.......

Other than the folks at the Vet, and my in-laws that took him for us and helped with him last night, who am I supposed to say something nice about? Yes, I appreciate the heck out of my in-laws for the time they spent taking him, and the time they spent taking care of him last night, and they have been thanked already. As far as the folks at the Vets office go, they were thanked before we left....but the way I see it they were just doing their job, with us paying them to do it, just like any other professional would do. To me that doesn't really justify any additional thanks, etc beyond simply thanking them for what they did.

Now years ago I took my dogs to an old 'country' Vet. He'd be the first one to tell you that he would gladly give your outside cat/dog the $50 round of medicine, or he could simply give it the 50 cents worth of stuff that was all it really needed. He was the kind that went over and above for every animal that he saw. Things like fixing up one of my dogs that had gotten her leg hurt/broke and putting in a pin that pushed the cost up way more than I could afford to pay, while not charging me more than I could afford...and then also doing the needed x-rays, and taking it out free of charge one Saturday morning. It wasn't until he passed and the younger generation came in that profits seemed to take a huge place at the front of the line, in front of doing it 'for the love of the animals'. Granted I know many folks in the profession do what they do because the love helping animals, but, again the way I see it it's just their job, so they are not really any different than I am with the things I do (they fix animals, I fix machines....)

That said, I do thank everyone involved, and still think they sorry individual that threw him out deserves to be buggy whipped.........

Been staying tough for the family. Still, to be honest, it wasn't all that easy to type and tell what happened anymore than it was going trough the whole ordeal and having to dig a hole and throw dirt back in on top of the little guy.....

Wife saw your comment on Facebook the other night about spoiling him....Thing is I had already begun doing it too......LOL...... Just wish he had made it, he looked like he had the makings of a really good little dog.

So sorry about the pup.

Sad for your family.

You all tried so hard just to be kind and take care of the poor thing.

NCWayne,

I apologize if my message was taken as callous.

The damnthem was directed at the cruel idiots that left the pup.

The nice was meant to ease the hurt of those that did what they could.

D.

Your story is so sad.
Just one year ago the Vet put our 5 year old
Shar-Pei, (Wrinkley) to sleep, due to Lymphoma.
The Vet had tears in his eyes the whole time. I
could never bear to do that job !

So sorry for your loss. It is so sad when you loose a pet. I lost my "Pepper" back in August. I still miss him a lot,..he was 15 yr. old and a great companion.
It is hard to believe someone could leave a dog to die.You did all you could to save the little guy and now he is at the Rainbow Bridge waiting to see you again someday. Feel good you did your best to make his last days more comfortable for him.

You dont say how old the pup was,but I have seen a mother dog take a pup that she didnt want and move it to a different place.

You did what you could and more. How many people walked by that box and just kept going.

When you accepted the challenge of helping that little guy, you didn't know the outcome. You just plain accepted the challenge and tried your best.

To me that speaks of your character. we don't always win our battles, but if you gave it everything you had you did your best.

I know how you feel. I have a regular pet cemetery behind the barn. Have to make a few new headstones as soon as it thaws in the spring. Not fun at all.

Rick

Given enough time, another rescue dog will come around. That might help heal the hole left from this one. Either way, you'll get another chance.

Hi
Sorry to read your very sad news, by the time I got to the end of reading, my vision was getting "a bit blurred " Wink wink.
At least you tried to save the little guy. I wonder how many others saw him, and just walked off.
Thanks to you and your family for your efforts trying. I'm sure he appreciated it for his last few days.
Regards Robert

You are good people. I have the ultimate respect for what you have done.

Stumpy

Being found like it was there was no way to know exactly how old it was beyond the fact that it had it"s eyes open. Even the vets couldn"t tell anything definite because they go by the amount of tooth eruption, and the little guy had no teeth showing yet either.

I didn't take it as callous, so no problem there. In reality I really didn't know how to 'take it' as I thought I had given due credit and thanks to all involved already....that's why I replied like back like I did. In the end 'We're all good'....LOL

Sad story.

All of our dogs have been scrappers that others have thrown away. Every last one of them. Always have been, always will be.

Mark

about 5 years ago found a small dog laying on the road someone had hit and killed it.
i took her to vet where they put her in their freezer until the ground thawed out then i brought her here and buried her.
i told Mrs 730 i wish i had found her when she was still alive as we would have brought her here and gave her a home.

you did all you could.
animals live 'in the moment'
you made his last times good and comforting.
That's what he will take with him, not the previous bad times

Bless you for using your best efforts and hard earned money to try and save him. He lives on in your hearts. You set a good example for other folks. Maybe there is hope for the future of mankind. A belated Merry Christmas to your family.