Theresa
Columbus,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, August 06, 2007
im so sorry!!! you have been thru so much and i know your heart is broken. this happened to my mom. i dont know where she got her puppy, but it died and we are all still grieving, months later. good luck with your new baby
Steven
LOCKPORT,#3Author of original report
Sat, June 30, 2007
AFTER 3 DAYS OF STAYING AT THE VET, MY 4 MONTH OLD ENGLISH BULLDOG WAS PUT TO SLEEP. I WENT TO THE VET TO PLAY WITH HER TODAY AND SHE SEEMED FINE, FOUR HOURS LATER, I GET A PHONE CALL FROM THE VET SAYING THAT OUR BULLY NEEDS AN EMERGENCY SURGERY. DURING THE SURGERY THEY FOUND THAT IZZY(OUR BULLDOG) HAD ADHESIONS IN HER BOWELS. BECAUSE OF THESE ADHESIONS, NEARLY ALL OF HER INTESTINES WERE ''DEAD'', THEY CUT OFF THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE INTESTINES, KILLING THEM. THE VET GAVE HER ONLY A 5% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL AND RECOMMENDED PUTTING HER DOWN. SO NOW, HAPPINESS IS PETS HAS TO REPLACE OUR DECEASED BULLDOG WITH ANOTHER ONE, AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE BETTER RESULTS NEXT TIME. HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT REPLACE OUR FEELINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HURT FROM THIS WHOLE SITUATION. I KNOW WE ONLY HAD IZZY FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, BUT ANYONE WHO OWNS A PUPPY, KNOWS HOW ATTACHED YOU GET TO THEM. WE MISS HER VERY MUCH AND WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HER.