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Toupie 1990-2005
It is with a great deal of sorrow that we announce the death of Toupie, a
sable sheltie that we rescued from the SPCA Havelock raid in 1998. She was nearly 15 years old. Prior to being rescued, she had spent the first 6.5 years of her life being kept in a small cage, abused and forced to breed twice a year. She weighed about 7 pounds when we picked her up. We gave her as much love as we could and while she never stopped spinning around (Toupie is French for "spinning top"), she slowly got healthier. Her atrophied muscles came back with time and, after 7 months, she was able to run again. She remained extremely shy and submissive, staying away from everyone except my husband and I. The Montreal SPCA put her on the August page of their 2000 calendar (Sorry, I don't have a scanner). She died very quickly; a cancer we did not suspect caused laboured breathing and her coughing up blood. By the time my husband put her down on the vet's examination table, she breathed her last. She will be missed. Deborah Remove "&mizar" to respond |
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Why is it that, in life, making the right decision nearly always means
making the tough decision, Deborah M ? You both had the strength and selflessness to end her suffering, and before that to give her the blessing of a lovely life, feeling special. I'm sure of that. Let the tears flow if they need to but do not feel guilty. Best wishes Wess "Deborah Martin" wrote in message ... It is with a great deal of sorrow that we announce the death of Toupie, a sable sheltie that we rescued from the SPCA Havelock raid in 1998. She was nearly 15 years old. Prior to being rescued, she had spent the first 6.5 years of her life being kept in a small cage, abused and forced to breed twice a year. She weighed about 7 pounds when we picked her up. We gave her as much love as we could and while she never stopped spinning around (Toupie is French for "spinning top"), she slowly got healthier. Her atrophied muscles came back with time and, after 7 months, she was able to run again. She remained extremely shy and submissive, staying away from everyone except my husband and I. The Montreal SPCA put her on the August page of their 2000 calendar (Sorry, I don't have a scanner). She died very quickly; a cancer we did not suspect caused laboured breathing and her coughing up blood. By the time my husband put her down on the vet's examination table, she breathed her last. She will be missed. Deborah Remove "&mizar" to respond |
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"bodacious" wrote in message
... Why is it that, in life, making the right decision nearly always means making the tough decision, Deborah M ? You both had the strength and selflessness to end her suffering, and before that to give her the blessing of a lovely life, feeling special. I'm sure of that. Let the tears flow if they need to but do not feel guilty. Best wishes Wess We don't feel guilty. While we did take her to the vet to end her suffering, she died so quickly that all the vet had the time to do is confirm she was gone. They actually never even charged us for the visit ! PetFriends was another matter; they want a King's ransom for the cremation and urn. Deborah Remove "&mizar" to respond |
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Deborah Martin wrote:
"bodacious" wrote in message ... Why is it that, in life, making the right decision nearly always means making the tough decision, Deborah M ? You both had the strength and selflessness to end her suffering, and before that to give her the blessing of a lovely life, feeling special. I'm sure of that. Let the tears flow if they need to but do not feel guilty. Best wishes Wess We don't feel guilty. While we did take her to the vet to end her suffering, she died so quickly that all the vet had the time to do is confirm she was gone. They actually never even charged us for the visit ! PetFriends was another matter; they want a King's ransom for the cremation and urn. I too am sorry for your loss. We used to take our dogs to a kind of expensive vet. But for her lifetime patients, she did *not* charge if she had to put down a dog. ISTM that the crematories for dogs figure like this: if you care enough about your dog to have him/her cremated, then they can gouge you by charging the *large* price...and I think they are right. Of course they should *not* charge so much, but I think they *can* get away with it. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Charles and Francis Richmond It is moral cowardice to leave | | undone what one perceives right | | richmond at plano dot net to do. -- Confucius | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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