When the pet food was having more food recalled about a month after first of it(a year or two ago) we were horrified that his food was on the list. We took him to the vet and they kept him for observation and did blood tests and put him on iv fluids. His blood tests came back that he was fine. When I went to go and get him I could barely get him into the car he couldnt walk hardly at all and was leaning to one side. The vet assured me that it was just arthritis and gave us some rymidil to help him. Well when my mom saw him she figured out that Barney had had a stroke and there wasnt any way that it was just arthritis. My dad refused to let us take him to a different vet and try to sue the one that had missed something this major. He got better and was walking again and even running.

On 1/22/08 I came home to find Barney completley paralized from his shoulders back and he was breathing heavy. I yelled for my dad to come in and we were worried that he was in pain but I pinched his skin very hard and he didnt even flinch. So we decided to wait until my brother(who moved out last year) and my mom could get hom and we would take him to the vet to be put down. I sat down by his head and he picked it up and lookd at me before laying his head down again. I told him how wonderful he was and that I loved him so very much and that I knew that he loved me to. I told him that we were blessed to have him for a friend. Then my dad said goodbye to him and then my brother got there and said goodbye. My mom got home and said goodbye as well. Then Barney lifted his head and looked at each one of us then laid it down again and closed his eyes and passed on a few minutes later surrounded by everyone he loved. It was 50mins after I had found him like that. My mom has had strokes herself and said that most likely that is what he had suffered a larger one than before.

I am still so upset about loosing him. Especially because I think that he could have lived longer if the vet would have figured out was was wrong with him the first time he had suffered a stroke. The vet has had problems with misdiagnosing animals before. She told me my horse had an abscess in his hoof but he actually had severe ringbone and sidebone which is very extreme arthritis and calcium deposits. My dad has had her for a vet for thirity years and wont say a bad thing about her. I feel like I should write her a letter.

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