~ Beardusk OfSiabo of
Serdess "Katie" ~
(9/11/2001 - 2/25/2013)
~ Letting Go ~
She left me: In over 30 years of
involvement with this breed I have never come across such an
elegant, sound and stable Akita who loved to be surrounded by large
crowds, children and small animals. A few months ago Katie's stomach
had swollen and filled up with fluids
as her liver was going out. Our VET told us even though we can treat
it, at her age, she is prone of suffering another liver failure.
Just be prepared. After a 3 day hospitalization and fluids drained
off her stomach this proven loving nature ambassador of the breed
kicked back! God only knows we were so happy to see her be her
loving and playful self again. Never scared of extreme large crowds,
children or small animals. After enduring 1 more fluid draining
session a few days ago Katie's stomach had began to swell up,
causing her to stumble and fall every few steps she took. Despite
her still having a good appetite and little sparkle in her eyes, she
unexpectedly became lethargic and barely able to stand up. I rushed
her to the VET. Went inside their office and demanded they take her
in and keep draining the fluids in her stomach I felt was killing
her. I returned to the Van. As the VET came to the Van where Katie
and I were laying waiting for him to come check on her (same VET who
treated her before) to get her in, he listened to her heart beat,
palpated her hard swollen stomach, looked at her gums and tongue,
then looked at me and said "Mrs. Carmean, her tongue is blue and her
heart rate is so so slow, I don't think there is much we can do to
make her better." I told him that can't be. He then gently grabbed
me by the right arm and said he wished he could help her but there
was nothing he could do at this point. I told him I can't just let
her go. He said I would only be hurting her more than helping her if
I did not. With a stomach and horrible heart wrenching feeling I
realized the best thing to do was to be right by her side as the VET
induced a sedative to ease her pain I hugged her and kept reassuring
her "I wish there were many more like you. You are sooooo great; I
will never let you go. Rest in peace my beautiful old style and
remarkable ambassador of the breed." |
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Meet
Katie! This lovely 110lbs girl was leased to us from her
previous owner in June 2008. Little did
we know of what her
remarkable and unique soft loving disposition toward all
dogs, small children and people would do to us. We could
not help but to fall in love with her!! So, we ended up
buying her out; allowing her to become part of our
lives, enjoying a happy, stable and healthy home she so
much deserves.
AKC pointed girl at 112lbs and full of
sweetness!
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