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My dog Emma
14 years ago
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Don't be weird. Thanks.
http://cautioncat.tumblr.com/post/2.....day-she-was-11
And if you don't want to go to tumblr...
"My dog Emma I had to put down today. She was 11. For the past week she wasn’t feeling good. She was on medicine for Cushing’s disease, which is a tumor on the pituitary in the brain that causes elevations of adrenaline. In the states, they do not operate on the tumor, but rather treat the dog’s symptoms.
When she didn’t start feeling good, I brought her to the vet. He came back with her blood work, and said her kidneys were failing, which could have been kidney disease, or Addison’s disease, which is the opposite of Cushing’s.
Emma was my first dog. I adopted her with my own money back in January of 2001. Ditzy, and always craving attention, she was a sweet heart who loved everyone.
It really broke my heart to find that she wasn’t doing well, when I found out about Cushings. I did a lot of research, and I knew I wouldn’t have much longer with her once we started treatment.
Basically, what I believe that happened, was that because we decreased the adrenals so much, it caused her adrenal glands to stop working. But, Cushings, especially in the brain, isn’t curable. So I was damned if I did, and damned if I didn’t.
Either or, I gave my dog a good, happy, three months of treatment before her health plummeted. She’s at peace now, and I’ll think of her always."
And if you don't want to go to tumblr...
"My dog Emma I had to put down today. She was 11. For the past week she wasn’t feeling good. She was on medicine for Cushing’s disease, which is a tumor on the pituitary in the brain that causes elevations of adrenaline. In the states, they do not operate on the tumor, but rather treat the dog’s symptoms.
When she didn’t start feeling good, I brought her to the vet. He came back with her blood work, and said her kidneys were failing, which could have been kidney disease, or Addison’s disease, which is the opposite of Cushing’s.
Emma was my first dog. I adopted her with my own money back in January of 2001. Ditzy, and always craving attention, she was a sweet heart who loved everyone.
It really broke my heart to find that she wasn’t doing well, when I found out about Cushings. I did a lot of research, and I knew I wouldn’t have much longer with her once we started treatment.
Basically, what I believe that happened, was that because we decreased the adrenals so much, it caused her adrenal glands to stop working. But, Cushings, especially in the brain, isn’t curable. So I was damned if I did, and damned if I didn’t.
Either or, I gave my dog a good, happy, three months of treatment before her health plummeted. She’s at peace now, and I’ll think of her always."
At least Emma had the last few months full of love and attention. As much as it pains me to see pets go, it's a happy way to leave.
Still remember when we had to put down my first dog when his spine stopped working for no reason. Afraid we will have to do the same with our current old-as-dirt dog.