Honey has passed...

I sent him a pm saw this happen to neighbors dog - vet seem to think anti-freeze or decon did it - very sorry to hear that - they are a familly member - reminder to all in this club NEVER NEVER leave anti-freeze where they can get it.
 
I saw that also on the other forum. Scott, if you read this thread we are thinking of you buddy!
 
Thanks for posting this Tim, and I also want to thank everyone for thinking of us and Honey.

It's the first time my wife and I have had to put a family member (pet) down, and I hope to god nobody ever has to go through this. It was too quick, and Michelle is still disraught over what happened.

As for the posioning ideas, the Vet never mentioned anything but someone else on the other forum mentioned raisin's and grapes.

She ate like a wolf, and loved table scraps, but we have not had grapes in the house since fall. I can't remember any raisins either that she would have eaten.

She never went into the garage, and I am very careful about keeping any toxins out of reach also because of my kids. She liked to 'take off' when we would let her out to go to the bathroom (there is a no-fence ordinance here in Dublin, Ohio) but everything is covered in snow right now...so it's really hard to say what happened.

All I can say is it's seems very quiet around here today. My step-daughter Brett was also admitted to the hospital yesterday with another case of cellulitis (from MRSA). She is improving and we hope to bring her home later this week.

Scott
 
Thinking of you guys. We've had to put two pets down. Buster we had for 18 years, that was a lot tougher than I could have imagined. The cat, well, that was easier (not a cat fan) but it is very hard to see a life pass especially sudden.
 
Sad time for everyone. Sorry.
We too had to put down a couple of pets. Ever since, Madison talks about the fond memories she had. You know, pets get taken for granted every day and when they're gone you realize through the eyes of a child how much they positively effected your lives.
 
Back when I was 14 I had a part time job working for a local vet and remembered some of the things that he told me to never let a pet lick or drink anti-freeze - some detergents and I remember him talking about fertilizer and some people use fertilizer for ice melt. Remembered this vet to this day had a mix black lab german shepard that got hit by a car which broke his right front leg, we took him down there and the docs name was RICHARD KIMBLE ( like the tv show the fugitive ) halls ferry animal clinic knowing this was my dog he set leg stiched him up and put a cast on him and asked me how much I had ( not to much ) so he hired me to pay off debt - worked there for 2 years and learned alot about animals and gain a load of respect for them. He warned me that my dog may never run again - dog proved him wrong and in no time was as good as new. And yes dogs are mans best friend always happy to see you and you can be 5 hours late and they are still happy.
 
So sorry to hear of your loss. I don't know that I could put another dog down after the last one. It still haunts me, but I know it was what had to be done.


RE: the poinsoning and antifreeze issue, not only should you be sure your own home is pet-safe (yes, we just learned about raisins, grapes, and other unsafe foods), but if you go to an unfamiliar place with your pet, make sure you keep an eye on them and are aware of the surroundings. I went to pick up my hard top in Topeka some years ago and the guy I got it from had a bowl of antifreeze in the garage from doing some work, from which one of our dogs drank from. Luckily my wife noticed and we tried to get the dog to puke it up. Drove to KC and found an emergency animal hospital and found out she drank so much it was off the charts on the test. $500 bucks for the anti-antifreeze syrum and another $700 for the overnight stay, plus hotel, plus hard-top, = expensive trip. :) She is a darned lucky dog, and she is doing well since then.
 
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