[Bluebells]

Originally Posted by nanajoy

I am so very happy to hear that Jax is home and on the road to recovery! Keeping him quiet will be a task, but I know you are thankful and relieved that he made out fine. Although I did not want to share while you were waiting to send him in, my husband and I were one of the rare dog parents who lost our little boy, Tucker, during his neuter. He was a little one, only a few ounces shy of 4 pounds, and we had waited until he was 8 months old so that he would reach that weight. We did all the pre-op blood work, and he was a strong, sweet little man, but we got that terrible call telling us that he did not come out of the anesthesia. When we shared the sad news with his breeder, she told us that Tucker's mother had just been diagnosed with a small hole in her heart, and our vet felt that Tucker might have inherited the problem.

When we brought Tyrone and Gus home, the two absolute worst days of our lives were the days that we sent them in for their neuter. Both of them did fine, thank God, but those hours at the vet were torture. Again, I am so very happy that all went well for Jax. Send him an 'atta boy from Tyrone and Gus, and spoil him rotten with lots of love during his recovery! (((hugs)))

Actually, I read a short mention about what happened to Tucker when I was reading through posts in the RIP section of the site, but I didn’t want to bring it up. Not that it would be “reminding” you, because I know you never forget something like that ... but it seemed a little unfair to bring it up just to try to soothe my own nerves. I’m so sorry. That had to be awful for you and your husband. It’s difficult enough to lose an elderly or ill animal; losing a young, healthy one is excruciating.