[blue]

I have never known such stress. tues the valuer came the buyers are having a home buyers survey and the valuer said he could be here for up to two and a half hours. Luckily he was only here for 50mins. Good news for people selling is he told me that he is really busy and I was one of 5 that day but some were remortgages.
tues evening couldnt find my facecloth and at 5am Paddy my small satanic terrier was throwing up. Took him to the vets and after an x ray he had surgery. The whole of his small intestine was completely blocked with my facecloth. He was in surgery for one and a half hours. The problem that makes things worse is his pancreas doesnt work and is on medication for this already as he cant digest food so is under weight and have been trying to get the weight on him.
today he is back home I just collected him. He looks really terrible and is painfully thin. He can only have one tablespoon of food four times a day and was only sent home early as he was getting bored in there and had chewed his drip out then started on his vetbed. They put a collar on him and he managed to have a go at that. I only have about 6 weeks to get him fit and am really worried.

[blue]

Feeling absolutely devastated. Paddy went back to the vets yesterday. He had gone downhill over the weekend. They operated again at midday and he passed away on the operating table. I so much wanted him to be with me in New Zealand and was planning to teach him flyball. I had to come home from work as I am so upset. I feel so grief stricken its unberable

[kiwidebs]

Blue, I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your Paddy. It is understandable that you are grief striken, I would be devastated if anything happened to my boys (Devon Rex cats). Take care of yourself, hon.

Debs

[catjlin]

Blue,
I am terribly sorry to hear about your Paddy. They are like our children, I don't know what I would do if I lost either of my 'kids'. There's nothing to be said that can console you, just know that he's running around and feeling better wherever it is that they go after they leave here.
Cat

[deebat]

Blue, our hearts go out to you... the loss of your Paddy must be heart wrenching. Take time to grieve properly and try to remember the happiness you and your precious friend shared.

Hang in there,
Dan

[Babette & Andy]

Blue, so sorry to hear your sad news. You must be feeling so low, just when all seemed to be falling into place. :(
Only good thing I can think of is that Paddy won't have to go through quarantine. No doubt you would have really worried if he was being looked after ok with his medical condition. Chin up love, and try to enjoy Christmas.

Babette

[Gran]

So sorry to hear of your loss, we miss our pets so terribly dont we. Paddy may have suffered if he had been brought all this way though. You are probably not ready for this but its puppy season and there is a little Paddy being born right now I am sure in NZ somewhere waiting for you !!

[Dave & Sandra]

Hi Blue

So sorry about Paddy. It's devastating when you lose a pet you love so much. At least he hasn't got the stress and confusion of moving to NZ now.

Take care - Sandra

[Wiggles]

Hi Blue

I am so sorry to hear your news. It is so difficult to know what to say in these circumstances but I am thinking of you. As someone else said, at least he is not suffering anymore.

Best wishes and deepest sympathy
Wiggles

[Mildred]

Blue,

Crying as I'm typing this. Had to have our 10 year old rottie put down 10 weeks ago. We even took her to an animal healer and she had hydrotherapy sessions but in the end we could not prolong the moment any longer as she was suffering. This was made worse by one of our cats not surviving an operation a few weeks earlier. If we do decide to go to NZ leaving our animals behind is NOT an option so perhaps they both would not have coped with the journey and everything was meant to be.

We spent this weekend going round Battersea Dogs home looking to rehome a rescue dog as my hubbie keeps bursting into tears even now saying he can't cope without a dog. Can you believe there were no dogs suitable that could be rehomed with children and a cat. We then had a phone call yesterday from Battersea saying there was a litter of Rottweiller puppies just come in and they want us to have one of them. We've decided we are going to call the pup Mary (wanted something relevant for this time of year) when we get her. Feel guilty as we thought we would give a mongrel a home but it wasn't meant to be and it has turned out even better.

You will get another dog who can never be a replacement, but it is going to be difficult until that moment.

Am really thinking of you and know exactly how you feel at the moment.

take care
Frances

[blue]

Thanks everyone for your kindness. Its going to take me a long time to get over the loss of Paddy. Am feeling pretty raw at the moment.
Thanks again.

[Wannaway]

Sorry I am a bit behind catching up on all the posts. So sorry to hear about your dog. We had two cats in ther UK and were planning on bringing them out with us. Unfortunately they both were getting on a bit (11). Harry was taken ill whilst we were in Switzerland in the first half of 2004 and unfortunately had to be put to sleep before I could get home. :wah Oscar, his brother, was always far more healthy but when we spoke to the vet about bringing him to NZ his advice was 'don't do it if we can find someone we trust to look after him in the UK. My son had just started school and one of his friends had just lost their cat Oscar (!) - hit by a car in London, before they moved out to our town. They were desperate for another cat so it all seemed perfect. Our Oscar is long haired black persian and their Oscar had been exactly the same but white.

I feel 'at peace' with the fact that he is not with us - I really didn't think I would, but I know he is being well looked after and am relieved he has not had to go through the flight and the weeks after when he would have had to be in a cattery until we found a house to rent.

[MelissaLG]

I was wrecked to hear about Paddy...I am so sorry for your loss. Paddy sounds like he was an absolutely wonderfully naughty boy, who it is clear was much loved. Remember that he knew how much you loved him, and that your love was a great comfort to him even when he was sick. I will say a little prayer for you and Paddy.

Melissa

[jesselyn]

sorry to hear about your loss.
i remember 3yrs ago, few days after we moved into this house we lost our dog jordan. actually, my nephew is the owner (they almost have the same birthdate). it was my dad's fault coz he let him out, they searched for him but to no avail. umm justin cried for days...