Bailey was a black lab mix that came from the animal shelter just a few days before she would have been destroyed because of overcrowding. When she saw us "shopping" for a dog, she put on a good show for us, as she wanted so badly to go home with somebody. We took her, never regretting it, as she was always the sweetest, most passive dog a person could have. She was a very happy dog, and never gave anybody any trouble at all. She was our best watchdog as far as sounding a warning whenever anyone approached our front door. Her sickness came on all of a sudden, and was the first time in her life that she had been sick at all. We just assumed that she had a little "bug" that would go away in a day or two. But it got worse rather quickly, and she suffered terribly in just a very short time. After taking her to the vet, we were told that she had something similar to "Evans Syndrome"---which is usually something seen in some children, and which we had never heard of. (Her immune system was killing her red blood cells and platelets---whatever that exactly means). We were told that she would never recover, and that she was suffering-- so they recommended that she be put to sleep. What a terrible way to spend Thanksgiving morning.
Bailey was a black lab mix that came from the animal shelter just a few days before she would have been destroyed because of overcrowding. When she saw us "shopping" for a dog, she put on a good show for us, as she wanted so badly to go home with somebody. We took her, never regretting it, as she was always the sweetest, most passive dog a person could have. She was a very happy dog, and never gave anybody any trouble at all. She was our best watchdog as far as sounding a warning whenever anyone approached our front door. Her sickness came on all of a sudden, and was the first time in her life that she had been sick at all. We just assumed that she had a little "bug" that would go away in a day or two. But it got worse rather quickly, and she suffered terribly in just a very short time. After taking her to the vet, we were told that she had something similar to "Evans Syndrome"---which is usually something seen in some children, and which we had never heard of. (Her immune system was killing her red blood cells and platelets---whatever that exactly means). We were told that she would never recover, and that she was suffering-- so they recommended that she be put to sleep. What a terrible way to spend Thanksgiving morning.
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