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Originally Posted by Susan123  My first pet had liver shunt, just like yours too small for surgery. Breeder chose to give me another dog in return and let me nurse mine and give it meds, heck some breeders really don't want to bother. the breeder told me of course that I'm responsible for meds and I signed papers saying so... but it was me and her til the end and it hurt, me, but she knew mama was taking good care of her the whole time. She passed a month 1/2 later at my house.
I knew it's a hard decision and your heart is broken, an idea is to ask the breeder if he'd like for you to care for her til the end... if you have the strength to. It's emotionally draining. It's hard either way, She's gone now and he may be the most loving breeder in the world and you could easily be at rest with that. Just wanted to share my experience, I'm so sorry you've had to go through this. |
Oh man....your story pains me....seems similar to mine....
Rio is too small for surgery and at this point...the chances of her surviving is slim....She is 1 pound 9 ounces but her frame/bones suggest she should be well over 2 and a half pounds. So you can only imagine how fragile she is....
I don't think I can handle seeing Rio dying in my arms....I would not be able to handle it!!!! And I don't want Sammie getting more attached. He constantly lays in her crate and I locked the door yesterday and he keeps looking in.
The whole situation saddens me and I keep in touch with Steve (the guy who has Rio) and he's giving me updates...She has an infection (very high white blood cell count) so he is trying to treat that first before he goes back to the vet about the liver shunt. That is what the vet suggested also...
Thank you guys for posting comments on Rio....
I still have her myspace up too!
www.myspace.com/riotheyorkie
If you want to visit her!