Loss and Chow Chow reputation
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:34 am
Sunday I adopted a Cream eleven year old Female Chow Chow from a No Kill Shelter. I was told she had too go to their Animal Clinic for a few vacinations. I had only visited the Dog three times and walked her the last two times.
She seemed to have a great low key temperament and was in with another Senior dog of another more active Breed.
On the last walking visit Zoey was introduced to her without any problems; the two of them sniffed all around occasionally looking at each other. Monday I experienced an increasing reluctance through the day to officially adopt the Cream Chow Chow. I almost decided not to go and call the adoption off, but then relented and went to get her at the Clinic. I Questioned the Vet. Tech. about a few things on the complete and recent blood test, but was told the Doctor was busy and I could make an appointment for another day. I was then told she had Arthritis and was currently on medication for it. I took her outside and walked her around the Clinic several times then up to the car to put her in. She sat down the first time I reached for her. She then walked around to face the open back of the car and seemed eager to get in. I pet her on the chest and went to lift her up, she immediately yelped and the next thing I knew I was standing facing her with blood dripping from the side of my face. I took her back in the Clinic and the Vet Tech called an ambulance for me. I knew it was the end for her and I realized then her arthritis was severe. The Vet Tech told me she would go to Animal Control for a few days and then be P.T.S..
The Shelter never said anything about her Arthritis and clearly just wanted to make their quota of Pets adopted for that week. I should have listened to the alarms going off in my head. Even if I had put a harness on her and lifted her up by the harness first with one hand on her rear she still would have yelped and getting her out of the crate may have been worse. I would like to think I freed her of her suffering and saved someone else from maybe even worse injury then I sustained. R.I.P. little lost sole you were the victim of a conspiracy and I was duped into being one of the conspirators. The rainbow shines again, too soon.
She seemed to have a great low key temperament and was in with another Senior dog of another more active Breed.
On the last walking visit Zoey was introduced to her without any problems; the two of them sniffed all around occasionally looking at each other. Monday I experienced an increasing reluctance through the day to officially adopt the Cream Chow Chow. I almost decided not to go and call the adoption off, but then relented and went to get her at the Clinic. I Questioned the Vet. Tech. about a few things on the complete and recent blood test, but was told the Doctor was busy and I could make an appointment for another day. I was then told she had Arthritis and was currently on medication for it. I took her outside and walked her around the Clinic several times then up to the car to put her in. She sat down the first time I reached for her. She then walked around to face the open back of the car and seemed eager to get in. I pet her on the chest and went to lift her up, she immediately yelped and the next thing I knew I was standing facing her with blood dripping from the side of my face. I took her back in the Clinic and the Vet Tech called an ambulance for me. I knew it was the end for her and I realized then her arthritis was severe. The Vet Tech told me she would go to Animal Control for a few days and then be P.T.S..
The Shelter never said anything about her Arthritis and clearly just wanted to make their quota of Pets adopted for that week. I should have listened to the alarms going off in my head. Even if I had put a harness on her and lifted her up by the harness first with one hand on her rear she still would have yelped and getting her out of the crate may have been worse. I would like to think I freed her of her suffering and saved someone else from maybe even worse injury then I sustained. R.I.P. little lost sole you were the victim of a conspiracy and I was duped into being one of the conspirators. The rainbow shines again, too soon.