Last week he ran after me all time, I got irritated, but so many things have happened in the last months and he is old, so.. cute silly old dog !!! Sunday he slept a lot and late in the evening I saw him swallow his food ( dog pills) instead of crunching them. Monday he went on the table and DD and I looked at his teath, worst thing we can do to him is fooling around with his mouth, but we could see a dark area at his big corner tooth, so we called the vet. Got some pain killers and a apointment Wednesday morning. First we both feelt the anger of the vet, why haven't you checked his mouth, then he tried, and he saw exacltly the same as we did, no way he could get that mouth open or the skin aside without hard force.
Then the bad thing started, he vas very exact telling us of the risk putting an old dog in anestesia... we both felt he gave us the : just give him an injection to sleep possibility, - but we could not do that, not if the vet could do some good things for him. We do not want him to suffer, but within reason to be with us for fun and love.
It was just before 9Am and we could pick him up at 12 or a little later...they would call us !
Home we went, talking, talking, talking, mostly about how much he have ment to us and specially Seline.
He have been her dog due to this story:
" Once I did a terrible mistake to my child", I was called from a nursing center, they had a 5 year old girl with cancer, and the hospitald would not let her mum nurse her at home at all, would I take her for her last months ??? I asked, and asked and did it again, but ended up with a Yes, I will take for the 3 or a little more month, I could not accept the thought of a child spending all her last time on a hostpital. At that time Seline was 3 and my thought was she could be a nursed summer guest, spending a lot of time at the hospital, but they could have some good hours together
How stupid can one person bee !!!!
She was a lovely but very abused kid, the hospital staff had so much pitty for her mum so went over all limits for her in their use of others.
The girl lived with us for 3 ½ years before she died, had a mostly good time and became a sister for Seline.
It took her less than a week to die, and we spoke to DD abouth death, but to late ( can you speak to a 3 to 6 year old about a sister dyeng what they are not to know??)
Seline was crushed after that time, .... we talked to her asked her out, but she just sat on the floor with the Tv on looking an other direction, got a good psychologist from the child center, but no way she would speak .
After more than a month I started thinking of my own childhood and who to tell every thing...alll the secrets, the good and the bad... oh ... my dog !!!!, so I went to get a book about small dogs and brought it home to DH and big son... a dog Yes, but a small one NO way
I told them the dog was not for them but for Seline and they agreed'
So the finding a dog started and after a lot of checks we got the Bison Frise a boy called Rasmus, or rather a very long and fine name
He have been in dolls clothes and baby ditto and hes hair have been done and colored and...... and
Best money I have ever used at all
He have really been her friend and a lovely dog "
At 1.30 I had to call the vet: Smiling voise told me he was just started to wakeup... what a release, and one hour later we picked him up
Vet had pulled out 6 teeths and taken the fat lump he had on his back. He look very funny but he wag his tail when he is awake.
So a day with lot of talk and tears ended up good.
Yes it was expencive, but sure he is worth it
Thanks for listening
Pia
story! I always liked those little Bitchin Frizzys.