Oscarito

[veguroev]

Hello there!!
This is actually my first time in this forum. My husband introduced me to it. We are going through a though time. We lost our little Oscar on 11/17/05. We have Chiquito (a long hair Chihuahua) and Kiki a calico cat. We got OScar when he was 3 months old, we gave him so much love just like the other guys. Oscar only lived 2 years and 9 months a very short life but full of love. It is so painful, he was my baby, he was my sweetie pie, he was my little angel, my papito, my papi chulo, he was my life I've told my husband several times that I was born to spoil him and my other pets of course. The house is so full of him, that is hard not to think about him and not cry and not to feel the pain that I feel. I see him everwhere in the house, everthing reminds me of him. I don't understand some things in life and his death is one of those things.
I was in Mexico on vacation and my husband stayed home to take care of the babies(Chiquito, Oscar and Kiki) and one day he told me that OScar started vomiting, he took him to the vet and gave him antibiotics, the next day he kept throwing up, husband took him to vet again, gave him more antiobitcs, third day husband takes him to the emergency room. They didn't find anything wrong, gave him liquids. Monday regular vet decides to keep him with him he suspected it was his liver. I called him several times fron Mexico to check on him and to talked to the vet and asked if I needed to come back home. He said it wasn't life threathneing. Tuesday husband calls me and tells me that they had found a hole on Oscar's neck. everybody thought it was a spider bite. Tuesday afternoon vet calls husband to tell him to take Oscar to a Veterinary Internists Hospital. I decided to came back home. Wednesday morning I went to see OScar to tell him that mommy was here and that everthing was going to be fine and that he was going to come back home to play with his brother and sister.Wednesday evening the vet interninsts calls to tell us that they had founf a worm on OScar's neck and that was a cuterebra fly, that they had taken it out but he wasn't doing good because they were afraid that his organs weren't working right. They were going to do surgery(of course with our approval) to try to feed him but they were afraid that he wasn't going to make it, he was already weak, but they offered me a chance to save him and I took it. I wanted to see my little angel back home and well. Thursday morning we went to see him again and he was in pain this time. They had shave part of his neck and they were going to drain the rest of that area of course they had to open his neck and that was too much for his little 4 pounds body to handle. Doctor calls us to give her the ok to put him to sleep becasue her and other doctors had been working on him for an hour and his little heart ha stopped but his brain and other parts of his body were still working, we thought that was too much for him we didn't want him to suffer more. So now he is at the rainbow bridge waitning for us to meet him there one day. HE must be with his big cat brother that he didn't get to meet in real life but they both know that they are brothers becasue they come from the same mother and father.
Cuterebra fly species are also known as botflies, and they are opportunistic in that they use the small mammals (dogs, cats, rabbits, squirrels, etc.) to complete their life cycle.
The adult files are large and do not feed on or bite animals. Eggs are deposited around animal burrows and low-lying vegetation, stones, and objects. The eggs stick on the animal host as the host passes by, and then the eggs hatch in response to the body heat of the animal. The hatched larvae enter the body through the mouth or nose during grooming, or less commonly, through an open wound in the animal or the animal can breathe in the fly since it is a very small one. The larvae then migrate to specific areas on the body under the skin. The larvae make a small hole in the skin to breathe, and roughly 30 days later, they exit the animal host, pupate on the ground, and become an adult fly.
Oscarito was an indoor dog as well as chikis and Kiki, but we will left him out to pee in the backyard and with me always keeping an eye on them will never left them out ther for a long time because there are some hawks around here. Every doctor or vet have told us that this is a very rare case in a dog.Even on the web we haven't founf a single case of those parasites on a dog most of them are in cats, squirrels and other animals.
One day my husband (who also feels the loss of our baby as much as I do) showed me this forum that he had found and that's how I ended up writing our story. We are still hurt and we know is going to take a while but in the meantime we don't wawnt to celebrate anything or talk about it with other people, because sometimes other people don't see pets the way we see them.
Thanks for listening, or reading.
Veguroev

[red98vett]

OHM WAS THAT HEARTBREAKING. I'm SO sorry for your loss. What a terrible thing to find out and poor baby ...I'm sure he knew he was loved. There is a Rainbow Bridge Section on this site you could post a nice tribute to your Oscar on and again - I'm very sorry - I never knew there were awful bugs that do that - What an awful tragedy for your family.

This happened in Houston ? I just noticed your location...I want to say welcome to yorkietalk but this is so sad ....I feel funny saying it...but I will - Welcome - you'll find many people here have lost little ones and I hope you find comfort in this site

[chachi]

Welcome to Yorkietalk. I am sorry for your loss. Yours is a real sad story. I didnt know there were insects like that. I am glad you found yorkietalk so you have others you can share your story with. Take care

[veguroev]

YEs it happened in Houston, in the Clear Lake area

[veguroev]

Thank you for welcoming me.

[Patti]

I am so sorry to hear of your tragic loss. You will find a lot of nice and caring people here. Our babies lives ar too short to begin with and then to lose one so early must be so difficult. Our thoughts are with you.

[txshopper73]

WOW! That's wild! I'm so sorry that you lost your baby. How heart breaking that is.

[Lexi's_Mommy]

That is so sad, I am so sorry, I can see from your words you love him so much. I can totally understand not wanting to talk about it with family and friends, not everyone shares our love for our furbabies. You and your family are in our prayers. Again I am so sorry.

[dianne]

I am so very very sorry for your loss.I hope you get some comfort from yorkie talk.I know It has helped me so much.Hope you stick around and tell us more on your other fur babies.

[veguroev]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. It is comforting finding people that really understand us

[yorkieusa]

I can see your pain in your words and know how very much you both loved him. Nothing can take away your pain. Not even time. It will ease though and at some point in time the pain won't be so sharp. Your loss is so recent. I don't know how you even managed to write all of that. I understand how very much you hurt and I wish I had some great wisdom to share with you that would ease your grief. Know that it wasn't because of anything you did. It was just something that happened and there was nothing you could have done to prevent it, so please do not carry any guilt with your grief.

[Lexi Rae]

i am so so sorry for your loss. im sending prayers to you and your family..
god bless you... you will be in mythoughts..

[SoCalyorkiLvr]

Oscar was adorable and his death was so unfortunate but you have done us all a favor by telling his story which may prevent this rare occurence from appening to another yorkie baby. As a yorkie lover, we welcome you to Yorkie Talk and hooe yu stay and share more pictures and stories of oscar as you feel comfortable doing so.

[ldenise]

I feel so bad for you. I can assure you there are tears falling for your little Oscar. talking about him and remembering him will some day be a comfort. It will take a little time I am sure. I never thought I would love another pet after I lost mine some years back. (a different breed than yorkie) but these guys have proven it is possible. I know too well how family and friends do not understand the bond that I have with my yorkies. No one knows until it happens to them. YT is a place where you will find that understanding. Perhaps some day you will think about finding another to love and spoil just as you did Oscar. Oscar is there watching over you and will guide you.

[Missy's Mommy]

Thank you so much for posting and sharing a little about your sweet baby Oscar with us. I can tell just how much you love him and how special he is to you. I am glad you found this forum, a site full or yorkie/animal lovers who are here for support and friendship. My heart breaks for you and I am so sorry for your loss. I'll say a special prayer for you and Oscar tonight.

Thank you for educating us on the Cuterebra fly, what a nasty thing it is. I've never heard of it before so your thread has made me aware of a danger that I never even imagined.