On Tuesday, May 1, 2007 DAISY came into my life. Sandy
had picked her up in Akron and brought her to Golden
Treasures. I was at Bath Veterinary Clinic picking up
heartworm prevention for my dogs. I looked to the right
and lying there was a beautiful old Golden. I went in
her room to visit, spend time and tried to get her to
eat. I knew she was in bad shape but didn't realize how
bad until I carried her frail body outside. When I set
her down she could barely stand and was literally skin
and bones, she weighed 38 lbs. Not only could you see
and feel her ribs, you could see her spine and hips. My
eyes filled with tears, I picked her up and carried her
back to bed. How could someone do this to her? I called
Sandy to find out her story. She was an outside dog who
lived a life of loneliness and severe neglect. She had
an established urinary tract infection, was dehydrated,
emaciated as I have never seen, her left rear leg was
lame and she was also in renal failure. I ended up
staying with her for three hours, she seemed to enjoy
the attention as much as I did. I called Sandy again to
see if I could take her home, I couldn't bear the
thought of leaving her alone. Sandy met me, we hydrated
her , and got her meds in order. Daisy was on her way
home.
She immediately became a part of our family. My husband
and I carried her everywhere to conserve her energy for
healing. She was eating and drinking everything we gave
her and loving it! We gave her 5 small meals a day and
treats in between. Her favorites were Blueberry bagels
and Strawberry ice cream. I could tell she loved being
part of a family and having her own "Person" to love her
and care for her, the only thing a dog ever asks for.
She had the sweetest face, most beautiful eyes and in
spite of all she had been through, a loving and trusting
disposition. Everyone who saw her, loved her and were
saddened by her condition. Some people couldn't even pet
her because you could see her bones and others couldn't
look when she stood, it was, unbearable. She continued
to eat and gain weight, she never let me out of her
sight. I could see her eyes brighten and ears perk when
she saw me, she was even trying to follow me. She was
mine and I was hers. I have 4 other dogs (2 Golden
Rescues), they would lay around her, lick and sniff her,
they respected her. She went everywhere with me (as did
my other Goldens), she loved the car, she even did the
"dog thing", sticking her head out the window as the
breeze blew in her face, she was happy, just look at the
following photo . All three did not want to get out of
the car (as usual). Daisy is on the left, look at that
smile, Tucker is in the middle (adopted in April) and
Tanner is on the right (adopted in November ) Are they
cute or what!
Sandy and I were looking forward to Monday to recheck
her blood work and weigh her. Sadly, she had lost weight
and her blood levels were failing. She started coughing,
we were afraid of Kennel Cough. We had an appointment
with her on Tuesday. There was no promising news, the
Doctor told us this was a Hospice situation and she had
only a matter of days. That evening I could see her
going down hill. She was not in pain, but could no
longer stand when we took her outside and it had been
hours since she pottied. About midnight she started
coughing and panting. I knew it was time for me to let
her go...
Sandy and I never gave up hope, she was too special for
that . Even though Daisy was with us for a short time, I
felt I knew her forever and she was part of our Family.
I pray Daisy left this world knowing she was loved and
part of a family who cared for her. She will always hold
a special place in my heart.
IN
LOVING MEMORY
DAISY
May 1, 2007 -May 8, 2007
A dear friend
sent me this quote:
"SAVING ONE DOG WILL NOT CHANGE THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD
WILL CHANGE FOR THAT ONE DOG"
I can't believe how THAT ONE DOG has touched my heart
and changed my life. She gave me the strength to do
something I never thought I could do and because of her
I will find the strength to do it again.
