Rest In Peace Baby Dexter
 

I Got A Call Today From Dexter's Vet And He Told Me That He Suffered Seizures Yesterday And Passed Away. Our Poor Baby Dex He Would Only Be 4 Months Old On Tuesday Feb.1 2005. I Don't Know What Was Wrong With Him. He Was Sick Since The Day We Got Him. Now I Have To Tell My Son, But I Don't Want To Break His Little Heart. That Was His Christmas Present And He Loved Him So Much. Just Yesterday He Said " Can We Bring Dexter Home Tomarrow? How Am I Going To Tell Him That Our Poor Baby Died? We Already Miss Her. Please Say A Prayer For Our Little Baby. Rest In Peace Beautiful Baby Boy!

Gentle, gentle hugs for you and your son. I am so sorry to hear about Dexter. At least his struggle is over and he is at peace.

Same here....:(

Hugs for you and your son. Im so sorry for your lost. I will have you all in my prayers. Rest in peace Dexter.

That is so sad to hear. I give you and your son lots of hugs. You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Denyel

I'm so sorry for your loss. You will be in our thoughts and prayers today

Oh I am so saddened to hear you lost Dexter. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family ...

When I lost Half-Pint, this poem was given to me to help with her loss. Id like to share it with you



Jean-Jaques Goldman & Phil Gladston

I am so sorry for your loss. I posted to you the other day about how I lost my puppy on January 16th. It was so very sad for us as well. And like you said mine was sick since the day we got him. My daughter is 4 and I told her that our dog needed extra care that we couldn't give him so he had to stay where he was so that he can get the care that he needed. I am sure my daughter thinks that the Vet is taking care of him, but I didn't want her to go through the pain right now of telling her he was in heaven. It is a personal choice depending on how you feel your son will best handle this. I told my daughter one time that I had a dog and when she asked where he is I said in heaven because he had died and to this day she stills talk about him and asks questions. I can tell it really really bothered her that he isn't here anymore, and I knew she wouldn't be able to handle the pain of our puppy dying as well. I just wanted to give you some options, and tell you what worked best for us. I since bought a new yorkie pup this weekend and he seems to be doing very well. I bought a bigger one this time, (weighs more) and he is very playful. I now have to take legal action against my breeder as I found out she has done this to others and refuses to make things right.

Good luck to you and your family and my prayers are with your Dexter and my Mickey who are in heaven together.

Audrey

I am so very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine the pain you are feeling. My Oscar is 4 months old and I can't even begin to think of life without him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your son during this difficult time. Jesus needed a little Yorkie baby named Dexter to play with all those human babies in Heaven! I am sure they are all overjoyed with his precious presence...Rest in peace, baby Dexter...rest in peace.

Debbie, Oscar's Mom

I too send my sympathys. I have lost a dog in the past and know exactly how you feel. even the loss of yours brings a tear to my eye. someone told me the best way to handle a loss like that is to get another and put your energy into a new one. you can never forget or replace the one you had but it somehow makes it easier.
we will also join in the prayer for baby dexter

I can not even imagine what you are going through...we have a 4 month old and just got a new baby and can't imagine anything happening to either of them...you are in my prayers and hope that greater things can come of this....

How awful... I am very sorry about little Dexter. My heart goes out to you and your family...

Give a big tender hug to your son for me... maybe Dexter was just to good to be here among us and deserved to go above as a little angel that now he is forever...

My prayers are with you...

Heartfelt sympathy - I am just SO sorry. Ana xx

My thoughts and prayers to you and your son....

Rest peacefully, little Dexter.

Thank you everyone for all the kind things you are posting. My son is not feeling well today so I haven't told him yet- he is about to turn 5 so at that age it is still hard to understand why things happen. I am going to wait till he is feeling better. I contacted the breeder and they said I need to bring Dexter to their vet for an autopsy and from there they will determine if we get a new puppy. I don't want to pick Dexter up and see him like that. It will be so hard. And their vet is more than 1 hour away from where I live. Sometimes life is so unfair. Thank you again for all the prayers.

I am soo sorry for your loss. Please tell us how everything works out for you.
YOur are in my prayers.

I don't know what I would do if I lost my baby. I am so sorry for your loss. I hope all goes well for you. Rest in Peace baby Dexter.

Just wanted you to know that my thoughts are with you too, all these hundreds of miles away.
I cant imagine how you are feeling, but I know i would be devastated.
I know its no consolation, but im sure he is in the best place, and he is now pain free.
Loads of hugs to you.

Tina

I want to say I am so sorry for your loss.. Your family and Dexter will be in our prayers....God Bless

We are so sorry for your loss. You shall all remain in our prayers.

Dexter's Mom, I too am so sorry about Baby Dexter. To your son: hugs and kisses. Loss is so tough and it's hard to find the right way to express our sympathy, but at our household, we'll keep you in our thoughts and pray for peace and joy to your family.

So sorry. :(

Dexter's Mom, I just wanted to check in with you to see how you are doing? I know how hard it is to lose Dexter. I lost Half-Pint not quite a year ago and there hasn't been a day go by that I don't miss her to death!! Everyday I look at the little cherub angel that covers her burial area in our flower garden. I still even sit down next to her and talk to her.

Please don't feel all alone in this as there are others who know how you feel, and those who have been fortunate to have not lost a pet are still thinking about you too.

It is a very hard time and know that you are still in our thoughts!!

Thank you all so much. I am still devastated about Dexter. And I have been going through hell this week! I had Dexter for one month. I purchased him on Dec.20 in NY. He always seemed sick and I contacted the place I got him many times and they always said he just needs to get used to us. I took him to the vet 3 times in the month I had him. My vet treated him for loose stools and he was going to be rechecked this past Saturday. I had to bring him on Friday because he stopped eating and then he passed away on Sunday night. I called the breeder and informed them and they told me I needed to bring him to their vet in NY ( which is 2 hours away) Yesterday I picked my poor puppy up and took him there. I cried almost the whole way. It was so hard because in the short time he was with us he became part of our family and I love him so much. The breeders vet said the autopsy would take a half hour. I spoke with him at 4:30 yesterday and he said it appeared he died of hyperglycemia. What a lie. We gave him karo syrup (thru the advise of the breeder) 3 times a day. My vet was also giving him sugar. He said there was no blood in his stool and there was nothing else found. I told him I wanted to have my vet do an autopsy and he said "Well it is alot harder for me to sew these things back up than it is to cut them up." I couldn't beleive what I was hearing. He said it a few more time I didn't care how hard it was for him he said fine and hung up on me! These people are being so rude to me and I don't know what to do! I can't afford another dog and I don't feel I should have to buy one. I purchased him a month ago. He was sick! We tried to help him but couldn't. I didn't tell my son because he was so sick that day and when he started feeling better he said maybe if you give Dexter some of the medicine you gave me he will feel all better and come home. I don't want to break his heart. I feel bad asking for another puppy but what else should I do? Again thank you all for your loving words.

Please email me. I am going through almost the same thing! With a puppy I bought on January 9th. myjordash@adelphia.net.

Dexter's Mom, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. That is heartless for their vet to treat you like that, and I seriously think you should consider filing a small claims lawsuit against them. I know the monetary loss won't bring back your Dexter, but I hope it will at least give you the financial opportunity to consider another yorkie when you are ready, at the same time punishing the breeder who has been so callous.

Again, I feel very sorry for your loss.

I'm with MikeM, if that vet can't do what you want them to do, and it's not illegal or unethical at all to do, then file a claim against them with the Better Business Bureau, or perhaps contact a lawyer or file a smalls claim suit. And notify every doggy forum that exists about this bad, bad vet, so when people search for that vet, they will hear of your story. A similar thing happened with some dishonest breeders and our forum, when people search Google for them, it returns results of that place not being so good.

Tyler's mom
 

I am so sorry for your loss, I am also going though this pain and my son is 5, he is taking it very hard. I told him that god needed him more than us or he would still be here. It was the first time he had to delt with death. I wish you the best. It's good to know we have people to lean on at this hard time.
Monica

so sorry for your loss. my sincere condolensces. These are the times in life that we fear the most. We lost loki for a night and i felt the worst pain i had ever felt. Unfortunately we cannot go through life tragedy free.
My prayers are with you.
Be strong
Time will pass and things will get better
and of course you have all of us here to talk to
message me anytime

Dexter's Mom, What a nightmare!! I am so sorry for all you've been through! I think I would contact a lawyer and find out what your rights are in this case. You and your family will be in our prayers. Good luck.