InstantForum.NET v4.1.2Dog Channelhttp://board.dogchannel.com/forum@bowtieinc.comTue, 06 Jan 2009 01:57:44 GMT20http://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspx<div class="Quote"><b>Farm Girl (7/4/2008)</b><hr noshade size="1" class="hr">Thanks for your kind words. I did type up a letter and I will send it to her next week.</div></P><P>Let us know how it gose, in other words keep us updated!<img align="absmiddle" src="http://board.dogchannel.com/Skins/Dog Channel/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile">Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:52:13 GMTannielovesmamahttp://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspxThanks for your kind words. I did type up a letter and I will send it to her next week.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:36:53 GMTFarm Girlhttp://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspxI sympathize for you and all that you've gone through.I would definably send her a letter, at least make her feel bad for pay back.At least Barneys last minutes we're in peace.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:17:21 GMTmuttlover17http://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspxI am so sorry about Barney and I had to do the same thing with my retriever, Molson<br>I think u should defently send her a letterFri, 04 Jul 2008 09:29:23 GMTboxerluva2http://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspxsorry to hear about your lossFri, 04 Jul 2008 05:21:40 GMTrainsmomhttp://board.dogchannel.com/Topic44758-21-1.aspxI lost my beloved dog Barney on January 22 of this year. He was the most wonderful dog. We got him when I was three I even remember him licking my nose from inside the box we sat him in during the ride home. He was half golden retriever and half black lab. When he was one he saved my life by swimming in after me in the river when a large ship was going in the channel and causing a undetoe. Barney swam out to me and pulled me all the way back to shore. I grew up with him and we had many wonderful advantures. We would have had Barney for 15 years later in July. </P><P>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. </P><P>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. </P><P>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.Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:36:42 GMTFarm Girl