I've been in a little bit of a dilemna. 3 weeks ago today, my sweet Georgia passed away suddenly.
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about a week later when my husband picked up her ashes, he asked to speak to the vet to see if she found out what exactly happened. The vet was out at the time and called him the next day.
She said that she didn't do an autopsy because I told her not to.... I don't remember this conversation at all. I guess they would do an autopsy automatically, plus I was in such a huge shock (so I'm kind of cranky with them about that
)... anyway, she said there were a couple of ways that indicated the renal failure. They guessed that she may have had a clot close to her heart that burst Sunday night which was why she passed so quickly... that basically her heart went into cardiac arrest. They thought of that because she perked up when they warmed her up with the blankets, that it had gotten her blood moving better. But I guess we will never really know what really happened. Calvin, my husband, thought initially that something burst in her gut, which would cause the blood coming out of her rear end and caused her to bleed out.
The vet said that this shouldn't have been because of her litter that she had March 5th. I could figure she was stressed, but she never showed signs of stress until Sunday night, by the fact that she was lethargic.
Anyway, this was not my dilemna... Initially my husband and I were going to keep a puppy, but as the days passed, he thought about it and he's not really sure if we should keep one. And his points make sense as to why we don't really
need one...We have Chewy, and a goffin's cockatoo named Fred that we can devote more time to. Having just one dog may be easier to travel, and he doesn't think it would be right to keep one if it feels like we replace Georgia. I can see his point, I don't want to replace her, she was my baby.
But my heart says that I need to keep one, I saw a grieving counselor and she said that it doesn't look like I want to replace Georgia... I NEVER could replace her. I know that these puppies and the smallest girl in particular has stolen my heart. After arguing with the husband, I finally was able to articulate that the smallest girl and I have this bond. I told him that yes, all the puppies are wonderful and special but this little girl for some reason grabs me. I am attached to her and I find her following me around more than the others. She likes to sit in my lap and it just feels right.
I guess I wanted to express my problem at the moment, no one but us can ultimately decide whether or not we are going to keep one, we don't absolutely need another animal, but this attraction to that one puppy has my heart and I don't think I can let go.
They turn 9 weeks this Saturday and will put them in ads and such next week. If they didn't seem ready to go, we'd hold them longer, but they are all playing, eating solid food (for a week now), sleeping, pooping
, so I think it's time to let them brighten other's days.
thanks for reading to me blabber on. I thought you all would understand me at this moment.