haopee
BACON of Light
- Joined
- Nov 6, 2012
- Location
- Philippines
We had Shark for only a year and a half. He was the handsomest boy in the litter. Our neighbor was selling her dog's puppies to feed her children and my mom decided to take Shark. She paid $5 for him and then our life with him began.
Back then, I wasn't aware of what Parvo was. But then, a month before he died, one of our dogs who lived far away from us died with Parvo signs. As my sister described it, blood was all over the place. A week later, our dog (this other dog's sister) died with the same symptoms.
Scared that someone else might get infected, we both brought Shark and Coal to the vet. Shark was more than a year old back then while Coal was a mere puppy. The veterinarian gave Coal a Parvo vaccination while Shark wasn't given any since the vet told us that only puppies and seniors can catch them. THEY WERE DEAD WRONG! Coal lived, Shark died.
A couple of weeks later, Shark showed the same signs. We brought him to the vet again and he simply said he was poisoning. We told him about the Parvo incident and he dismissed it. He gave us a positive prognosis. The next day, the clinic called us. We greeted them happily expecting to hear good news but they informed us that Shark seized and died a couple of hours ago!
The pain of losing him was unbearable. We were dumbstruck and speechless. We mourned for more than a week.
Back then, I wasn't aware of what Parvo was. But then, a month before he died, one of our dogs who lived far away from us died with Parvo signs. As my sister described it, blood was all over the place. A week later, our dog (this other dog's sister) died with the same symptoms.
Scared that someone else might get infected, we both brought Shark and Coal to the vet. Shark was more than a year old back then while Coal was a mere puppy. The veterinarian gave Coal a Parvo vaccination while Shark wasn't given any since the vet told us that only puppies and seniors can catch them. THEY WERE DEAD WRONG! Coal lived, Shark died.
A couple of weeks later, Shark showed the same signs. We brought him to the vet again and he simply said he was poisoning. We told him about the Parvo incident and he dismissed it. He gave us a positive prognosis. The next day, the clinic called us. We greeted them happily expecting to hear good news but they informed us that Shark seized and died a couple of hours ago!
The pain of losing him was unbearable. We were dumbstruck and speechless. We mourned for more than a week.
