Shih Tzus

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My sweet baby Bubbles passed away on Thursday April 21 after a week long battle to survive zinc toxicosis. She would have been two years old on November 26,2005. She was seen by a vet (not her regular vet) on friday April 15 because thursday evening we noticed her urine looked darker almost gold colored and we wanted to have her checked the next day and our regular vet was booked solid, by friday afternoon at the time of her vet appointment her urine looked like pure blood , and on that day, he did a urinalysis and couldn't find anything wrong except her gums were very pale. He put her on two antibiotics and sent her home. By saturday morning her gums were white and she was very weak so we called out our regular vet who did bloodwork and an x-ray which clearly showed she had swallowed some pennies. Her bloodcount was only 1.8 and they had to give her a blood transfusion before they could even do surgery to remove the pennies. The surgery went well and they removed three and a half pennies from her belly. We went to visit her every day and she would give us kisses and wag her tail but was still very weak and her gums were still very pale. Over the next few days she failed to improve so they tried on wednesday another blood transfusion using synthetic blood this time and put her on a drug to help remove the zinc still in her system. Her vet called me at work on Thursday morning and said she had started vomiting blood that morning and passed away. We are heartbroken she was my constant companion and best friend. We feel that if the vet who checked her out friday had done the proper testing it might have been caught in time and she might have been saved instead of having to suffer for so long. We buried her in our yard right outside my bedroom window yesterday afternoon. I will always love and miss her, she is irreplaceable to me. I would never have dreamed a few pennies could cost me so much. Here is a website you can go to if you have never heard of zinc toxicosis to learn more about it: http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/Hardy/

I'm so sorry for your loss. Bubbles was beautiful and I know she will be missed intensely. This is a terrible thing to happen to one of our babies. It makes me cry to think of how needless it was. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Oh my I am so saddened by this news :( I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your precious Bubbles. That is so awful that happened to her! I am so very sorry, I wish there is something that I could do to help ease your pain of loss--you must be devastated. I will say a little prayer for your family's comfort. Tammy

>From: "Shih Tzus" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: "Shih Tzus" <[email protected]> >To: "Shih Tzus" <[email protected]> >Subject: In Loving memory of Bubbles >Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:24:14 -0700 >

I am so sad to hear about Bubbles...You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers...I wish I could say something of comfort, but I know nothing can take away the sadness you feel now and in the future...They just take a part of our heart with them....Pat

I'm so sorry to hear about Bubbles, I wish I had something to say that would make it all better, but nothing will do that.

I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers

My heart goes out to you. I know how hard it is to have a loved one pass. Please take a small comfort by passing along this information on zinc poisons, I will be much more careful. I thank you and have you in my thoughts.

I just now read your post about your little Bubbles, and wanted to express my deepest sympathy to you and your family. I am so very sorry. Thank you very much for passing on the web page, it is very informative. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Doris

(thank you for the info listed)

My thoughts & Prayers,

I am so sorry about precious little Bubbles! I know that you are just heartbroken. Thank you so much for posting this. It has taught us all a lesson. Carter is always putting money in his mouth and I didn't dream that it could do that much harm.. Prayers for you and your family.

So sorry about Bubbles. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers while you grieve for your precious baby. Thanks for the info on zinc toxicosis, we have to be so careful about what our babies are putting in their mouths.

Oh I am so sorry about Bubbles. She was a beautiful dog. I am so sorry she had to suffer that way. Thank you for sharing your story with us and making us all aware of something I never even thought of. Hugs & prayers for your family.

Thank you all so much for your prayers and kind words. I still miss her so much, there will never be another Shih Tzu like her. I hope that everyone can learn about zinc poisoning and that it doesn't happen to anyone elses pets. I know at my house I check the floor several times a day now because I am so afraid that my other Shih Tzu "Meep", or one of my other dogs, will find something that could harm her. Debby

I am so very sorry about Bubbles. I know you are hurting and I pray you and your family heal a bit each day. I know you are worried about your Meep now. I can't tell you not to worry, but I hope you will find peace and not worry too much. Hugs, Sally

I just want you toknow how very sorry I am. I always loved her name. She was so beautiful. My heart aches for you.

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