Hi all - haven't posted in a while, but I 'lurk' a lot! I love looking at all the lovely pictures and reading the great advice.
We lost Merlin recently, and our hearts are just broken. He was very sick, and I rushed him to the vet, and discovered he had diabetes - at one point his blood sugar was up to almost 600! The vet wanted to keep him for about a week to regulate his blood sugar, and keep him on an IV to help him stay hydrated - and after 5 days, he thought Merlin could come home on the 6th day. That morning, he called and said that Merlin had passed during the night, and after an autopsy, discovered a very large blood clot that went to his heart. We had him with us for 10 years, and he certainly left a huge void.
Well, the next problem was our younger basset, Arthur has just been miserable without Merlin. He has become very clingy, howls and cries if left alone, he's mourning too. Today, we came upon a rescued basset, that is about 1 year old - so we brought her home. Arthur has been inseparable with her already - and even tho we're still so sad, our new little girl is certainly filling that void quickly. She is SO very sweet, I'll post pics in a few days (my camera was borrowed and not returned yet
). Her name is (of course) Guenevere
Here is a pic of Merlin, protecting his little brother Arthur - we miss him so much! Thanks for listening!
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We lost Merlin recently, and our hearts are just broken. He was very sick, and I rushed him to the vet, and discovered he had diabetes - at one point his blood sugar was up to almost 600! The vet wanted to keep him for about a week to regulate his blood sugar, and keep him on an IV to help him stay hydrated - and after 5 days, he thought Merlin could come home on the 6th day. That morning, he called and said that Merlin had passed during the night, and after an autopsy, discovered a very large blood clot that went to his heart. We had him with us for 10 years, and he certainly left a huge void.
Well, the next problem was our younger basset, Arthur has just been miserable without Merlin. He has become very clingy, howls and cries if left alone, he's mourning too. Today, we came upon a rescued basset, that is about 1 year old - so we brought her home. Arthur has been inseparable with her already - and even tho we're still so sad, our new little girl is certainly filling that void quickly. She is SO very sweet, I'll post pics in a few days (my camera was borrowed and not returned yet
). Her name is (of course) Guenevere Here is a pic of Merlin, protecting his little brother Arthur - we miss him so much! Thanks for listening!
