Hi MIke,

On Wed 2011-Oct-05 19:23, Mike Roberts (1:261/1381) wrote to Richard Webb:



RW> They even took her post dated check.
RW> YEs they're spendy, but worth it.  We're glad to have our loving 
RW> Rottweiler back acting normal again.

MR> Richard it is good to hear a good outcome of what sometimes sounds
MR> so very serious. I thank goodness for the emergency vets. Not to
MR> long ago, one of my boys started flipping out and acting like he was
MR> tripping on something. Scared the ehck out of me when he finally
MR> collapsed and defecated on the floor. I ended up having to take him
MR> to the emergency vet and he was checked and some blood tests etc,
MR> and at the time they said take him home and keep Your eye on him.

Glad that worked for you too.  I'm glad they were there.

MR> The sad thing was, while I was waiting for all this, the things You
MR> see in abundance that You don't see at the regular vet is a bet
MR> overwhelming for an animal lover. In the short time I sat there
MR> waiting I saw 3 families put their dog to sleep. One bring in his
MR> dead dog that died on the way, and a poor little lab pup with a huge
MR> fishing lure snagged in his lower lip. Some pretty sad stuff, but I
MR> was glad things worked out for simon. I am glad things worked out
MR> for your dog too.. It is amazing to see those emergency places at
MR> work.

THere was somebody else with a cat in another room, don't
know what its trouble was but I could hear it crying out
once in awhile, but the waiting room was deserted except for me and SChotze
until Kathy got the van parked and joined us, which took a bit for her to
get out, get her walker
together, oxygen pack and purse slung and inside.  WAs just
as glad, I was in no mental shape to deal with that, but
then it was almost MIdnight on a SAturday night.  I was so
scared I'd lose her to be honest.  The vet tech and I
unloaded her but I got her to stumble in on her own power.

I'd had to put my last dog before her down about 6 years ago after two
strokes, and that was a pretty tough day for me,
was afraid we were going to get the same outcome, and I was
a little bit angry with first vet who didn't look any
further than what he assumed the problem was and offer more
steroids.  I mean dammit they can't talk to you and say "it
hurts here ... " or anything like that.


Regards,
           Richard
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