My Dog - Zip

I'm so sorry about your dog. We recently lost our dog who had been part of our family for almost ten years, and it has been hard on our whole family.

I'm glad to hear that GreenPath is working out for you, and I hope that it continues to go smoothly. Good luck!

So sorry to hear about your baby. I know what it's like to have a sick pet. You worry so much and do whatever you can to help them. If you don't mind my asking, what was the cause of his illness?

Zip's illness was "Canine Acute Lymphangiectasia"...which, to put it very simply, is a breakdown of the geointestinal tract functioning properly. He'd eat but, nutritionally, was starving, because his body didn't retain nutrients. However, he had a lot of fluid, in his body, so weight loss wasn't noticed. The day that I suspected something was wrong, his abdomen seemed bloated...they removed about 3ltrs. of fluid from him, which was compressing his organs and causing those to falter. Still, no matter how his illness cost me, financially, I'd give anything, to have him back.

Sorry to hear that. Losing a pet is never easy and every time it happens to me I say "that's it, no more pets" and then I turn around and get another. My last baby died in my arms, due to a failed heart valve, on the way into the vet. Now I have TWO more to replace her! My little guy had no grove for his kneecap so I had him undergo surgery to have one made. His knee is now pinned and screwed but Thank God he is doing fine. Set me back about $2000 but with every jump he takes, I know I made the right decision. Know that I feel for your loss.

I know what you mean, llw1995, I always tell my self that's the last one, for a while...never happens. Having worked in the dog rescue world, for several years, the heartbreak is never ending, but the rewards of a pet's unconditional love is worth the sadness.

i'm sorry for your loss. i love dogs so much and consider them family. in april, i lost a puppy. i brought him home and he was very, very sick. he was so young and it broke my heart. this past june, i have adopted a wonderful pit bull named bruno. i never had a pit bull before but he won me over at the shelter and is such a joy to have.

That is so sad. i'm sorry you had to go thru all of that and still not have your dog. I feel bad for you.I think I would have done the same thing as you though, a life is worth alot of PDL's and if I needed to do that for a reason such as yours, I think I would have too.