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Always insist on dignity for treatment for older dogs
I recently had a very distressing experience with the high-tech
critical care units at two different pet hospitals in Eden Prairie, MN, where I live. My 17 year-old beloved miniature poodle Churchill was admitted to prevent dehydration after a spell of g/i upset, but then they refused to let him go. Churchill kept trying to tell everyone when he was ready to go home -- but the staff refused to acknowledge that, and kept insisting he remain hospitalized. I was so frightened. I was put under the gun and told that if I took my dog home without their permission to release him I would have to take responsibility for his dying. I was threatened by doctors from the Emergency Clinic, from Banfield, his regular clinic, and from Metro, a specialized clinic, by a Dr. Goulloud who is supposed to be a genius, but was, instead nothing more than a cold-hearted butcher. In retrospect, the one thing I wish I had pushed for was simply that Churchill be treated with the same dignity as any older person. He wanted to go home. I wish I had just taken him home with me. So, communicate with your pets, as they want and need your help in being comfortable in their old age and last days. Please do NOT let anyone, no matter how expert they tell you they are, and no matter how much of the moon they promise you, come between you and your pet. You are the only voice your pet has. Pamela McElwain-Brown In memory of Churchill 11.21.87 - 12.28.04 "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?" A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887 "Behind the Headlights: Presidential Limo" airs on the SPEED cable channel. Here is a link to the schedule: http://www.speedtv.com/programs/323/ More at www.jfk100x.com. "The Pretty Pig's Saturday Night", a new essay on "the SBT" is at http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/in...showtopic=2372. Scroll down the main Ed Forum page to"Assassination of JFK", click on "JFK Online Seminars", and you will find my essay, plus many others. Also, for more detailed limocentric questions and a backup of www.jfk100x.com please join jfk100x at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jfk100x/ (Yahoo Groups). For information about my life away from research, visit www.themagicflute.org |
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