[nagdu] W-rose

[Andrew J. LaPointe]

    Him I am so sorry to hear of your loss.  The same happened to me with my 
Elliot back in 2010 a month before his 10th birthday.  We thought his 
problem was his hip but, no it was cancer of the spleen.  We took him to the 
vet and within 15 minutes, he was gone....A shocker for sure.  I wish you 
blessings and a quick healing.  Andy and Shubert

-----Original Message----- 
From: robert stigile via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 9:21 PM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] W-rose

Hello All,
I do not post to the list a lot, but I read every message that
comes through.
Some of you have met me at the National Conventions, and some
know me from being in California.
I am writing, to let all of you know, that Thursday, February
19th, my little Girl w-rose, a yellow Lab from Guide Dogs of
America, passed away.
It was very shocking to me, as I thought she would work a few
more years, as did all of the trainers did as well.
In early January, she started having issues with releaving, so I
took her to the school, where they have a vet who attends to the
dogs, and he didn't find much from her blood work, so he
prescribed some medication to help with the stool, but she kept
having difficulties, so we changed her food to one that helps
with digestive issues.
She seemed to be fine when we were at the Washington Seminar, of
course her guide work was always great, but when we got home from
DC, she started having relieving issues again, so I took her back
to the vet.
Again, they couldn't get enough of a sample, so when the results
came back it didn't show anything.
It kept up, and when she didn't want to eat much, it was a sign
that something was definitely wrong, so this past Saturday, we
went back to the vet, they took x-rays, and they came back
showing that she had a mass on her stomach and chest.
I was devastated.
So, we brought her home, and figured that we would watch her over
a few days, see how she does and then on Thursday, assess her
again.
When I took her to the vet Thursday, she had lost 3 pounds in
less then a week, she had a lot of fluid in her stomach and was
in pain, so I couldn't let her continue being in pain.
We put her down on Thursday, and I am just now able to talk about
it.
She was a great dog, worked hard, and was a very lovable dog.
I will get another dog, but I do not know when that will take
place, as the school needs to see what might match with me.
Thank you in advance for reading this post.
Take care,

Robert Stigile
phone: 818-381-9568
e-mail: rstigile at gmail.com
Skype: robertstigile1
Twitter: rstigile

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