My Beautiful Roxie

[SusieQ36305]

On January 26, 2013, I lost my very best friend, my beautiful Paige Roxanne. She came into my life on March 5, 2010 at the age of six weeks. I was undecided on which one to get at the pet store. They had two females, but Roxie kissed my nose and that was it, she had my heart forever. She had a rocky start, but grew into the most precious baby doll. She was so sweet, full of life and radiated sunshine! Sadly, on January 22, 2013, she ate a sago palm seed when no one was around and became very sick. Even with excellent vet care, she passed away three days later. We did not know of the danger of the sago palm and have since removed it from our yard. Please warn everyone about this HATEFUL plant. How I wish I had known. My life will never be the same, but I would not take anything for the almost three years that I had her. That is such precious time to me. I loved her so and will miss her forever.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I am so sorry. RIP Roxie. Glad you shared information about this plant. I have never heard of it.

[CouversMom]

I am so sorry to hear about your loss... Thank you for sharing the info about the sago palm. This post could save other pups' lives.

RIP Roxie

[TraciG]

So sorry for your loss...Big hugs to you and your furclan.

[Prince Toby]

I am so sorry for your loss. We have been planning to get sago palms, but now after hearing your story we will not be doing that. I will keep you in my prayers.

[Patti]

I am so sorry for the tragic loss of your Roxie. Since hearing of little Roxie I have passed on the dangers of the Sago palm to everyone I know who has pets. None of them knew of the dangers.

[JasmineNoelle]

I am so very sorry for your loss of your precious little Roxie.

[MandiesMom]

I am so very sorry for your loss of sweet Roxie. She was your heart dog and that will always be with you. How horrible to lose her so young and so suddenly. I send you big hugs and prayers for your heart to heal. You have a special angel watching over you until you meet again.

Thank you for taking time during your grief to warn others. I had never even heard of that plant..I would never have known. I do now thanks to you and your precious Roxie.

Rest in Peace, sweet angel.

[kjc]

I am so very sorry for your tragic loss. RIP Sweet Roxie.

I noticed these plants being sold in Home Depot and Lowes and WalMarts as house plants. All parts of this plant are toxic.

[lisaly]

No matter how we try, we can't always protect our babies from harm. I never knew of the dangers of raisins and grapes, and I fed them to my first Yorkie. They didn't affect her (that I know of), and information wasn't as readily available like it is today. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with others so that other babies don't have to suffer like your Roxie did. I am deeply sorry for the tragic loss of Roxie. My heart breaks for you, and I understand how great your loss and love are. I have not gotten over the loss of my Rainbow Bridge angels, but in time, the pain has lessened. I hope one day you can open your heart to another baby. My precious Ashley passed away almost three years ago. She was close to seventeen, and she was our world. We waited almost two years before bringing Katie into our lives, and she has brought so much love and laughter to our lives once again. I hope your pain eases each day and that the memories you have of Roxie help to heal your heart. My husband and I talk about our angels a lot, and they remain ever-present in our hearts. Katie has done so much to heal our pain, and she also reminds us so much of our other little girls. If you need our help, please reach out to us. We care and truly understand.

[SusieQ36305]

Thank you all for the heartfelt messages. I am so glad that I can warn others of the dangers of this BEAST!! Please warn everyone you know of about it, as I would have given my soul now had I only known.

[SusieQ36305]

Originally Posted by lisaly

No matter how we try, we can't always protect our babies from harm. I never knew of the dangers of raisins and grapes, and I fed them to my first Yorkie. They didn't affect her (that I know of), and information wasn't as readily available like it is today. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with others so that other babies don't have to suffer like your Roxie did. I am deeply sorry for the tragic loss of Roxie. My heart breaks for you, and I understand how great your loss and love are. I have not gotten over the loss of my Rainbow Bridge angels, but in time, the pain has lessened. I hope one day you can open your heart to another baby. My precious Ashley passed away almost three years ago. She was close to seventeen, and she was our world. We waited almost two years before bringing Katie into our lives, and she has brought so much love and laughter to our lives once again. I hope your pain eases each day and that the memories you have of Roxie help to heal your heart. My husband and I talk about our angels a lot, and they remain ever-present in our hearts. Katie has done so much to heal our pain, and she also reminds us so much of our other little girls. If you need our help, please reach out to us. We care and truly understand.

Thank you for this so sweet post. I did get another baby girl yorkie the very next week after Roxie passed away. She was posted on Facebook and a friend of mine sent me the post. The way it all happened it was as if it was meant for me to have her. She was part of a breeding nightmare and she truly has never been given much love. She is coming out of this slowly at our house. I even think she might have been abused. She will never be treated that way here. She is extremely close to me and stays with me all the time. I must say I felt like I was betraying Roxie a little bit to get her so quickly, but Penny needed me and a good home and I certainly needed her. She has a totally different personality from Roxie, but there are a couple of common traits they have. Penny just has to learn to trust. She is around two years old the vet estimated, so very close to Roxie's age. Roxie had only turned three 8 days before her awful death. The way it all happened with Penny, it was almost like Roxie and the Good Lord above sent her to me. I have not stopped grieving for Roxie, I cry at least once each day. Sounds funny, but it's really the only thing that makes me feel better, it's like I wash out my heart for a few hours anyway.

[SusieQ36305]

Originally Posted by Patti

I am so sorry for the tragic loss of your Roxie. Since hearing of little Roxie I have passed on the dangers of the Sago palm to everyone I know who has pets. None of them knew of the dangers.

Thanks for passing this on. Please pass on to everyone that you know, as even if they don't have pets, maybe they can pass on to someone that does.

[SusieQ36305]

Originally Posted by Prince Toby

I am so sorry for your loss. We have been planning to get sago palms, but now after hearing your story we will not be doing that. I will keep you in my prayers.

I am so very glad I could warn you before you invested in this awful plant. The whole thing is toxic, not one inch of it is not, but the seeds produced by it are the most toxic and that's what my sweet girl got into. This plant produces cyanide. There is no antedote and only supportive care can be done. It is estimated that 50 - 75% of dogs that have ingested it die. I was told that Roxie had a 50-50 chance.

[SusieQ36305]

To any of you who are interested, I have created a Facebook page to try and warn as many people as possible about the sago palm plant. It is called "Dangers of Sago Palm" and I have many links on there about similar incidents such as my own personal one. This is the only thing that I feel I can do for my precious Roxanne now is to warn others and maybe no other pet or at least as few as possible will be harmed by this BEAST! If you would not mind, please "like" the page if you visit it, as the more likes I get the more info I have about the activity on the page, etc. Thank you all!