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DaRu
DaRu
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Oct-12-2005 14:27

Yesterday morning at 6am, Texan, Woody, Zech, (our Yorkshire Terriers), & I, got up to get ready to leave for Katy, TX, to see our Pain Control Specialist, when Woodrow & Zechariah started coughing none stop. I became frantic because we had to go see our doctor, & couldn't take them to their doctor until we got back. So, to help stop the coughing I gave them small doses of Tussen DM, a cough formula. I gave this until we got back & rushed them straight to the Vet, at which time Woody was coughing continuously & having tremors. I was afraid Woody's trachea would collapse because a dog bit him on the neck years ago & damaged it. After the doctor checked them from head to toe, his prognosis was Bronchitis. Bronchitis has an incubation period from 5 to 10 days, then when symptoms are noticed, there's a harsh dry cough, aggravated by activity or excitement, sneezing, plus mucous in the throat that keeps one coughing & gagging, in an attempt to clear it, as well as a temperature. Neither of our boys had a temp or was sneezing. By getting treated right away this prevented the infection from elevating into a secondary bacterial infection or pneumonia. He had to give Woody a narcotic cough suppressant shot, to help him relax & stop coughing. He also prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug & anti-antibodic pills for the infection. He said to keep them dry & warm, but not too hot, plus rest for seven days. Said we should see a difference by tomorrow, which we have, thank goodness! Today, Woodrow has coughed when excited, or when he wants something to eat, so in order to keep him calm I had to give him a small dose of Benadryl, & yet he's still been whining & barking to go see his friend Sunny, who lives across the street. All day long Zech & Woody have went back & forth to the sliding glass doors, looking outside to let us know they want to see their little friend. Everyday they are use to going over to see Sunny &, in fact, my spouse carries them over there two or three times daily to see him, & when they don't get to go, they let us know about it..lol. Sunny's Mom sa

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jstkdn
jstkdn
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Nov-26-2005 12:51

I co-owned a pet with my ex-roommate/best friend. We had to put it to sleep this morning. :-( Some of you may remember i cat sit a lot. Last year I spend 2 weeks up at night because it kept licking it's wounds and take out it's stitches. I suppose we were lucky, as the doctor gave him a few months last year, and we still had him for a year.

I don't want to have cats anymore. It's just so heartbreaking when they die. :-( I already said that before this cat, after loosing my other cat that i had for 19 years. But yeah, what do you do when your roommate shows up with a cat....
This is really the last time though.

DaRu
DaRu
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Nov-27-2005 17:33

I'm so sorry to hear this jstkdn. Bless your heart, I know how you feel about having to put your baby to sleep. Texan & I lost our Maltese, Shagarah like this & we're still grieving. She was the mom of our son Zech that we have now. Anyway, after Woodrow & Zech I don't want anymore babies. Both of our boys have been sickly, & it's going to totally break my heart when it comes to losing them. Oh yes, on the 6th of December, texan, our furry sons, & I are attending a candlelight service where everyone's bringing a photo of the pets that passed on. I'm suppose to write a song about pets & sing that night. If anyone has any ideas to share I would appreciate it, thanks!

DaRu
DaRu
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Nov-27-2005 17:37

PS: I could use poems, ideas or thoughts about the afterlife of animals. Anything along these lines would help. Once I complete the song, I'll share it here. God bless.

DaRu
DaRu
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Dec-3-2005 21:21

Instead of writing a new song, I found a poem online that texan is going to read, which is great. It's about animals crossing a bridge in Heaven called "Rainbow's Bridge." It made us both cry as we read it. To those that has lost a pet, I highly recommend reading it. Anyway, I'm going to play the keyboard softly while texan reads this poem.....so cool.

DaRu
DaRu
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Dec-3-2005 21:31

Here is the address for those interested in reading the poem................................
http://www.petsonthenet.co.nz/prayersandpoem.htm.


Madame TBird
Madame TBird
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Dec-7-2005 00:31

Oh JStkdn I am so sorry about your kitty. You will change your mind later it is just hard right now. Bless your heart.

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