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Sorry to hear about Georges bad news with his pup. Sadly, I know the feeling. I received some terrible news today myself.
I was out of town for work purposes this weekend. The wife went along and we had to put our dogs in the kennel on Friday and were picking them up today, on Sunday.
We were back in pittsburgh today getting ready to sit down and eat before finishing the ride home when the kennel called. They said Cyrus, our 4 year old newfoundland/spaniel/something dog has bloat. That is when the dogs stomach flips. Very dangerous. The said he was being taken to the animal hospital.
We left dinner and drove to the hospital. The only thing they wanted to talk about was how much its going to cost and asking us if we can pay. They wouldn't do anything unless we paid up front or filed for some kind of credit and got approved. I was getting mad because they weren't doing anything and the longer it goes before treatment the less chance of survival there is.
They let us go back and visit with him before he went to surgery and I tell you it broke my heart. I could see from across the room he was bloated. He looked so sad.
They did the surgery and said it went as well as possible. Very little internal damage, no major bleeding, just some bruising. He will be there a few days or more recovering.
Now the really fucked up part. My wife and I left to go pick up Tabby, the american bulldog we just adopted a month ago, which is still at the kennel. We walk in and they are apologizing, saying they are so sorry, blah, blah, blah,... That will be $140 for their stay. I about flipped out. My wife said I turned red. I was trying to remain calm. I said you want me to PAY YOU after all this. I don't think so, I'm really mad right now. The last time we brought our dog here it DIED from the SAME THING!!!!!
Yes, thats right, the last time we took a dog there it DIED from bloat at the kennel. Back in summer we adopted a harlequin great dane from a local family going thru a divorce. In october we had to put him in the kennel for the weekend and he died in their care from bloat! Now, Cryus gets the same thing.
Bloat is somewhat common in large breeds. This place is supposed to be trained in large breeds. My wife talked to them specifically about this subject before we took Mike, our dane there in Oct. They say yes, Mrs. Baker, we board dogs for the local dane rescue league and a club. We are very familiar with the special needs of large breeds. We know about elevated food bowls and allowing them some time between feedings and exercising. The owner may know this stuff but apparantly the 16 year old girl they had watching over our dogs weren't trained in the special needs of large dogs and feed them and put them out immediately in the exercise area.
The girl told me she didn't have a clue he was even sick. Our other dog, Tabby, was in the kennel with Cyrus and starting barking like crazy. They went back to see why Tabby was barking and noticed Cyrus had thrown up all over the floor and his body was swollen
It was really sad to come home AGAIN without a dog and explain to the kids what happened. I am really hoping that in a few more days Cyrus will be coming home and ready for a full recovery.
I was out of town for work purposes this weekend. The wife went along and we had to put our dogs in the kennel on Friday and were picking them up today, on Sunday.
We were back in pittsburgh today getting ready to sit down and eat before finishing the ride home when the kennel called. They said Cyrus, our 4 year old newfoundland/spaniel/something dog has bloat. That is when the dogs stomach flips. Very dangerous. The said he was being taken to the animal hospital.
We left dinner and drove to the hospital. The only thing they wanted to talk about was how much its going to cost and asking us if we can pay. They wouldn't do anything unless we paid up front or filed for some kind of credit and got approved. I was getting mad because they weren't doing anything and the longer it goes before treatment the less chance of survival there is.
They let us go back and visit with him before he went to surgery and I tell you it broke my heart. I could see from across the room he was bloated. He looked so sad.
They did the surgery and said it went as well as possible. Very little internal damage, no major bleeding, just some bruising. He will be there a few days or more recovering.
Now the really fucked up part. My wife and I left to go pick up Tabby, the american bulldog we just adopted a month ago, which is still at the kennel. We walk in and they are apologizing, saying they are so sorry, blah, blah, blah,... That will be $140 for their stay. I about flipped out. My wife said I turned red. I was trying to remain calm. I said you want me to PAY YOU after all this. I don't think so, I'm really mad right now. The last time we brought our dog here it DIED from the SAME THING!!!!!
Yes, thats right, the last time we took a dog there it DIED from bloat at the kennel. Back in summer we adopted a harlequin great dane from a local family going thru a divorce. In october we had to put him in the kennel for the weekend and he died in their care from bloat! Now, Cryus gets the same thing.
Bloat is somewhat common in large breeds. This place is supposed to be trained in large breeds. My wife talked to them specifically about this subject before we took Mike, our dane there in Oct. They say yes, Mrs. Baker, we board dogs for the local dane rescue league and a club. We are very familiar with the special needs of large breeds. We know about elevated food bowls and allowing them some time between feedings and exercising. The owner may know this stuff but apparantly the 16 year old girl they had watching over our dogs weren't trained in the special needs of large dogs and feed them and put them out immediately in the exercise area.
The girl told me she didn't have a clue he was even sick. Our other dog, Tabby, was in the kennel with Cyrus and starting barking like crazy. They went back to see why Tabby was barking and noticed Cyrus had thrown up all over the floor and his body was swollen
It was really sad to come home AGAIN without a dog and explain to the kids what happened. I am really hoping that in a few more days Cyrus will be coming home and ready for a full recovery.
