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10-23-2011, 03:12 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA, US
Posts: 10
| Just lost our York, suddenly Hi everyone.... I haven't posted here in quite some time. I am going to share my story, as hard as it is, in hopes that if someone is experiencing any part of what we just did, you will seek help. Also, please excuse me for being somewhat graphic, but I want to be honest with what happened. My wife and I adopted our yorkie a year and half ago from a rescue. She was 6 when we got her, and she spent almost 5 years breeding in a puppy mill. Of course, no one knew her exact family history. She was always pretty lethargic, very quiet and tame. She also ALWAYS have a dry, hacking cough that never produced anything. The vet always told us "yorkies snort when they get too much air", but I never felt that was what she was doing. She could never exercise for too long before she went and laid down. We figured she was just a quiet dog. she still very well could have been. Fast forward.... about 3 weeks ago, Sprinkle start vomiting frequently a very liquidy fluid. Maybe 3-4 times a day, for 2 or 3 days. Then she would take a few days off. We just moved, and she likes to eat grass. So we figured the stress of the move, plus the grass, she was getting it up. This symptom could still be unrelated, but I thought I'd mention it. The vet said this is probably not the same issue. So, about 2 days ago, she started getting REALLY lethargic, and couldn't even jump on the couch. She started to get constipated. We gave her some pumpkin with food, which didn't really help. Yesterday, she stopped eating altogether. We noticed her belly was distended a bit, but, again, we thought she ate a lot of grass. She wasn't interested in treats, but drank normally. She also start vomiting more frequently, but it was the usual yellow-ish foamy stuff. Also no fever. This morning, close to 4AM, she woke us up to more vomiting. This time it was getting worse. Darker colors... brown, red, speckled with bits of something. It was coming on every 3-5 minutes. She also was very constipated, but trying and trying to get something out. I took her outside, then she wouldn't eat, and just laid in her bed. Finally, after a while, she calmed down, stopped vomiting for about an hour, and laid there. We thought she finally got up what she was trying to get up! We also noticed she was wheezing a bit, which wasn't normal. Then, at about 6:45AM, she started growling. She never growls. I went over to her to see how she was doing and I saw she got sick VERY red liquid, but didn't even try to get up... she vomited laying down. I went to pick her up, and when she opened her mouth A LOT of blood came out, and she got very stiff and almost instantly passed away. It was very traumatic, violent, and sudden. I panicked. Got her into a carrier, and ran to the vet ER. When I got in the car, I didn't know she was completely gone yet. When I got her there, I knew.... the vet grabbed her and said there's no heart beat. She took her in the back to do a quick exam, as much as she could, and said her entire inside was full of fluid. Her chest cavity and abdomen area was full of blood and mucous. She was vomiting fluid that was leaking into her lungs, and trying to poop fluid that wasn't actually in her bowel, but not in it. Hence, nothing was coming out. The vet said she's pretty confident she had congestive heart failure, even without an autopsy. The heart enlarged to the point where it was tearing, not getting blood to circulate, and the other organs were failing. She said, even if we brought her in weeks ago, there would have been nothing we could do. MAYBE, if they caught it when we first got her, they could have prolonged her life, but not cured it. This has been a horrific day for me and my wife. We absolutely love our dear Sprink. She had the worst beginning to life a dog could have, and it ended so suddenly and painfully. She left us too soon. If you're still reading, thanks for sticking with me. If you feel like things aren't quite right, DON'T assume anything. Even though the vet said we couldn't have done anything, it's hard to accept that. So, in short: Early symptoms which line up with congestive heart failure that WE experienced are: dry, hacking cough, lethargic, tired from short activity. Symptoms that were VERY severe, even though at that point there was no saving her: dark brown/red vomit, heavy vomiting and constipation, labored breathing, wheezing, VERY tired all the time, loss of appetite, distended belly. All of these things I learned about AFTER she passed. I have been to the vet a number of times since we got her about the cough, and about her being lethargic..... but they never checked her heart. Eventually, it got so big that her whole system shut down. Please do not take this time to man-up and say we are horrible dog owners for waiting to bring her to the vet. You have to understand that the severe symptoms only started about 12-18 hours before she passed. The vet said there was nothing we could have done once she started the heavy vomiting. We are heartbroken. We miss her so much already. She was my best bud and I'm glad she's not in pain any more. Thanks for hearing me out, folks. RIP Sprinkle 9/1/2004-10/23/2011
__________________ Brooke & Mark Sprinkle RIP 9/1/04 - 10/23/11 |
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10-24-2011, 10:06 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 120
| I am so sorry for your loss!! Losing a pet like that is devastating. We lost our puppy this past summer and it is so hard. Don't keep second guessing yourself on things you may have done or didn't do. You did what was best for her in your opinion at that time and you loved her and gave her a great home!! She was lucky to have you and you were blessed by her for the short time you had her. My heart still hurts for my sweet puppy and yours will too but it does get easier each day and you will be able to remember your happy times and funny things she did and smile about them again.
__________________ Tammy - mom to Emma and our Ella |
10-24-2011, 10:11 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Reading your story brought tears to my eyes. What a sad things for you and your wife. I hope you can both take comfort in knowing your gave your girl all the love you could and a comfortable home. May she rest in peace and watch over you always. Sending prayers for your baby and your family.
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10-24-2011, 10:33 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home
Posts: 8,386
| I am so very sorry for your loss of your precious baby. I know it is very difficult.
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10-24-2011, 10:36 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NH
Posts: 64
| I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending prayers for you and your family. |
10-24-2011, 10:39 AM | #6 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA, USA
Posts: 1,190
| Very sad story for that little girl. At least she had you for a time in her life. Condolences on your loss. |
10-24-2011, 10:49 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 799
| I'm so sorry you lost Sprinkle. May she rest in peace.
__________________ Hi from Oklahoma City from me and the girls: Holly, Lacey & Tinker Belle |
10-24-2011, 10:52 AM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: northern ireland
Posts: 947
| R.I.P. little girl this has brought tears to my eyes, so sorry for the loss of your precious baby girl , thinking of you both
__________________ my beautiful sole mates,, beau,sonny,gino,frazer R.I.P my fallen angel bailie 97-2012 |
10-24-2011, 10:57 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Macomb, MI
Posts: 2,112
| I am so very sorry for your loss. It is never easy to lose a part of your family. Sending prayers for you and your family. Rest in peace lil Sprinkle.
__________________ Dee and Lil' Louie RIP Lil' Brody boy 6.7.99 - 1.3.10 |
10-24-2011, 11:16 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play
Posts: 7,069
| I am very sorry for your loss. I hope time will ease your pain and bring you some comfort knowing you opened your home and arms and showed her what it means to be loved.
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10-24-2011, 11:49 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia
Posts: 3,262
| My prayers are with you and your wife in the sudden loss of you precious baby. Know that you gave her a wonderful, loving home in the last years of her life. I lost a dog to CHF 17 yars ago, I never knew he had a problem until he passed out one day when he was running, I thought he had died but he would revive after a minute or two. I had a sonogram done and found out what was causing this. He lived for several years and before I had to make the decision to put him to sleep, he died peacefully at home.
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10-24-2011, 12:19 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: E. Falmouth, Mass
Posts: 2,102
| I am so sorry for the tragic loss of your yorkie Sprinkle. I hope it brings you peace knowing that you rescued and loved her in her final hours. Sending hugs.
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10-24-2011, 12:32 PM | #14 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA
Posts: 4,895
| I am very sorry for your loss. This is very tragic . Thank you for sharing your story , it may help anther YT owner. I am glad you rescued her , and knowshe had a good life up until her passing .Their was not much that could of been done, and I know you all did what you could for precious Sprinkle.
__________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich." |
10-24-2011, 02:28 PM | #15 |
Owned by a Gremlin Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: The Mitten State!
Posts: 3,706
| So very sorry for the loss of your sweet, little girl. I'm sure you gave her a wonderful life desipte her bad past. Please, in this time of grieving, remember all the good times you had with your baby. God bless you for being a good Mom and Dad to a sweet little rescue girl. RIP little Miss Sprinkle
__________________ Taryn Momma to Gizmo AKA Monkeyman My husband, daughter, son, and dog make me who I am "My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." |
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