Monday, February 18, 2008

  • a 16 year old shepherd mix whose body was just shutting down from every angle.
  • Thursday, February 14, 2008

  • a 9 year old jack russell terrier with undiagnosed ailments. the owner did not want to do any testing to figure out what was wrong.
  • Tuesday, February 12, 2008

  • A 17 1/2 year old cat in the beginning/middle stages of kidney failure. The owner had been through similar situations with her cats in the past and decided to help this one along before he was miserable.
  • Monday, February 04, 2008

  • a beautiful tiny chocolate rex rabbit - eight years old and in GI stasis. her fur was like velvet and i burried my face in it while she was still alive. we touched foreheads and leaned into one another.
  • several weeks ago i euthanized an animal and didn't make an entry. i was without net access for a few weeks and by the time i got it back i didn't know if it was appropriate. i have not forgotten and it's been gnawing at me ever since. it was the first animal (in private practice) that i had not eulogized here. so: a pet chicken that had been attacked by something. a cat? another chicken? the wound never healed and had grown very necrotic. the owner was self conscious about it and did not want to bring it in to the hospital for fear the smell would offend. i sat in the back of her station wagon in the parking lot and gave the injection.