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Emily,
You have my deepest condolences. Reading about Zuni's last battle made me
ache for your sorrow. Although Zuni has crossed the bridge, her love will
always be here with you until ya'll can be reunited.
Donna, Bella and pack....
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> [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone D3melza@aol.com
> RE: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone Marci.Gruhlkey@TPMHMR.org
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> Re: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone wetheri@emmanuel.edu
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> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:02:57 EDT
> From: D3melza@aol.com
> Subject: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone
>
> Hello All,
>
> Stefan and I had to put Zuni down this morning. It was quick and horrible.
> She was fine last night, was playing in the yard, and really enjoyed the
> frozen Buffalo bone I gave her. At 2:00am I woke up to a crash and found
her
> having some sort of crisis on the floor of the kitchen. She had kicked
over a pot
> in the process, which was what woke me up, thank goodness. She was
unresponsive
> for a few minutes and was all stiff, frothing at the mouth, and had been
> incontinent. We hurried to take her to the Referral Center ER and by the
time we
> got going she was alert again and walking. They said most likely she had
brain
> metastasis from her bone cancer, which was causing her to have seizures.
She
> appeared OK and some quick blood work didn't tell us much else, so we
opted to
> bring her home for the night and watch her until we could speak with her
> oncologist. She slept on her couch, was fine at 7:00am and went out to pee
with
> Belle (her littermate) and came in fine. At 8:00 she had another, more
violent
> seizure. After that, she ate her breakfast just fine. While trying to
decide
> what to do again, they kept happening more frequently. Sometimes they
would just
> be small, all in her face, and other times she would just crash down and
> thrash her limbs uncontrollably. It was terrifying to watch and it was
clear she
> was suffering. We couldn't get ahold of her doctor, but by this point it
was
> painfully obvious that there wasn't anything we could do for her but put
and end
> to it. She was starting to act like she didn't even know where she was at
> home, and I'm not sure she knew I was with her. Bellie came and they
touched noses
> before we left. Everyone at the Referral Center was wonderful. The worst
part
> was that they had a terrible time trying to get a catheter into her leg
for
> the drugs. She kept seizing and had very low blood pressure. They finally
gave
> her valium and got her stable so we could say goodbye. At this point I
felt
> like she was already partway gone. I looked into her eyes, but I didn't
see her
> familiar love and recognition anymore. She just looked lost and vacant. So
we
> held her, I kissed her muzzle, and the rest was blessedly fast and
peaceful.
> We're just devastated. We knew it was coming, but I never considered it
would
> be like this or so soon. I feel relief at least that everything is over
for her
> and that she was comfortable and happy up until today. She's whole again
and
> happy, I hope, at the bridge. Now we're the ones who have to heal...
Thanks
> for listening.
>
> Emily
> Denver, CO
> D3melza@aol.com
>
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>
> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:17:03 -0500
> From: Marci.Gruhlkey@TPMHMR.org
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone
>
> I am so sorry to hear about Zuni. I know you and she fought the good
fight. My prayers are with you.
>
> Marci Gruhlkey
>
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> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 15:33:42 -0400
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> <DIV><FONT face=Papyrus size=2>I'm so sorry for your loss of Zuni.
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> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:19:07 -0400
> From: wetheri@emmanuel.edu
> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone
>
> Emily and Stefan, we are so sorry. No matter how ill the dog, or how much
> you know it's coming, it's always devastating. I'm just glad that you were
> with her, and that she was peaceful right at the end. I'm sure that
> somehow she knew you were with her loving her, as you have done all her
> life. I know our Sugar, Chele, Paddington and Ivy Rose were waiting to
> greet her at the bridge... all happy and whole again.
> Take care of yourselves, hug Belle a lot--she'll be grieving too and you
> need each other.
> Love from us all,
> Ann, Peg, Tori and Blair
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:03:01 -0500
> From: Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone
>
> Emily,
> Myy deepest condolences to you and your family in the loss of Zuni. My
hope
> is that knowing she is whole, smiling and free will bring some comfort to
> you. Having a canine companion pass is an extremely painful and highly
> emotional feeling, please take time for yourself and Belle to grieve and
> remember Zuni in all her happiness. Take solace in knowing there were
> others on the bridge waiting for her, and you will be reunited once again.
> Sincerely,
> Beth, Czar and Raisa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D3melza@aol.com [mailto:D3melza@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 2:03 PM
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Subject: [pyrnet] [PyrNet-L] Zuni is Gone
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Stefan and I had to put Zuni down this morning. It was quick and
> horrible. She was fine last night, was playing in the yard, and really
> enjoyed the frozen Buffalo bone I gave her. At 2:00am I woke up to a crash
> and found her having some sort of crisis on the floor of the kitchen. She
> had kicked over a pot in the process, which was what woke me up, thank
> goodness. She was unresponsive for a few minutes and was all stiff,
frothing
> at the mouth, and had been incontinent. We hurried to take her to the
> Referral Center ER and by the time we got going she was alert again and
> walking. They said most likely she had brain metastasis from her bone
> cancer, which was causing her to have seizures. She appeared OK and some
> quick blood work didn't tell us much else, so we opted to bring her home
for
> the night and watch her until we could speak with her oncologist. She
slept
> on her couch, was fine at 7:00am and went out to pee with Belle (her
> littermate) and came in fine. At 8:00 she had another, more violent
seizure.
> After that, she ate her breakfast just fine. While trying to decide what
to
> do again, they kept happening more frequently. Sometimes they would just
be
> small, all in her face, and other times she would just crash down and
thrash
> her limbs uncontrollably. It was terrifying to watch and it was clear she
> was suffering. We couldn't get ahold of her doctor, but by this point it
was
> painfully obvious that there wasn't anything we could do for her but put
and
> end to it. She was starting to act like she didn't even know where she was
> at home, and I'm not sure she knew I was with her. Bellie came and they
> touched noses before we left. Everyone at the Referral Center was
wonderful.
> The worst part was that they had a terrible time trying to get a catheter
> into her leg for the drugs. She kept seizing and had very low blood
> pressure. They finally gave her valium and got her stable so we could say
> goodbye. At this point I felt like she was already partway gone. I looked
> into her eyes, but I didn't see her familiar love and recognition anymore.
> She just looked lost and vacant. So we held her, I kissed her muzzle, and
> the rest was blessedly fast and peaceful. We're just devastated. We knew
it
> was coming, but I never considered it would be like this or so soon. I
feel
> relief at least that everything is over for her and that she was
comfortable
> and happy up until today. She's whole again and happy, I hope, at the
> bridge. Now we're the ones who have to heal... Thanks for listening.
>
> Emily
> Denver, CO
> D3melza@aol.com
>
>
>
>
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