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Baby Face By Tiffany Montano Copyright 2003 |
We lost BooBoo on June 26, 2006. After a heat wave he collapsed had a seizure and
died. The necropsy showed he was a completely
healthy dog. He had been drinking a lot
of water to keep cool. We had been
putting him in the bathtub and giving him showers. We had the swamp cooler on and had gone to
bed. He was breathing ok but I opted to
sleep in the back bedroom with him because it was cooler. I awoke at 4:00 AM to answer nature’s call
only to discover he was panting. The thermostat
said 85 degrees. I went for ice water
and discovered he had vomited, mostly water.
I put ice packs on his head and femoral artery. I put him in the shower. I put Karo Syrup on
his gums. When I was taking him out of
the shower, as he was trying to stand he began to seizure. I got him out of the tub and the seizure only
lasted a few seconds more. He was
breathing hard and I called the vet. I
put him in the car to start the hour and a half drive to the nearest emergency vet. I grabbed my purse and got into the car. I never heard another sound out of my
beautiful five year, three week old BooBoo. He died when I put him in the car.
I don’t believe in autopsies but the suddenness mandated that
we determine a cause to protect our other Keeshond, Delilah. Our little girl. And ourselves. The necropsy showed no sign of disease except
a “very, very, very slightly enlarged prostate.
Not a cause for a healthy, happy dog to die from. They checked for
We Love
you BooBoo.
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Copyright
©2003 Tiffany D. Montano