[nagdu] W-rose

[Sheila Leigland]

hello we are so sorry to hear about rose. It is difficult to make the 
decision to put yor dogs down. My husband and I have both made that 
decision and it is a painful one. You are in our thoughts.
On 2/21/2015 7:21 PM, robert stigile via nagdu wrote:
> 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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