tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post9051319157392986099..comments2023-10-25T03:35:52.205-04:00Comments on Just A Thought: Shadow's StoryMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-49025725208594005702010-05-08T09:44:30.060-04:002010-05-08T09:44:30.060-04:00Nikejo: Thanks! Shadow is doing well. The kitte...Nikejo: Thanks! Shadow is doing well. The kitten is gaining weight and is running around the house.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-22083412266825243792010-05-07T23:05:58.320-04:002010-05-07T23:05:58.320-04:00You go little shadow! I love to hear the happy en...You go little shadow! I love to hear the happy endings! That really stinks about the shelter though!<br /><br />My mom manages a vet hospital and they have a pet loss support group that meets there. Something that might be worth checking into for others that might not be so lucky.nikejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940802396741481544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-70201013494016759842010-05-04T10:38:07.496-04:002010-05-04T10:38:07.496-04:00Thanks Sue!Thanks Sue!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-90424918015795500402010-05-04T09:09:59.547-04:002010-05-04T09:09:59.547-04:00So glad this story has a happy ending........Long ...So glad this story has a happy ending........Long live Shadow!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-36676956105904867672010-05-04T08:19:28.909-04:002010-05-04T08:19:28.909-04:00Felicia: Thanks for sharing your story. You know ...Felicia: Thanks for sharing your story. You know exactly what we are going through.<br /><br />John: It was a tough call. I am sorry to hear about your dog. Losing a pet is difficult.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-35913794824442137502010-05-04T08:19:21.896-04:002010-05-04T08:19:21.896-04:00Felicia: Thanks for sharing your story. You know ...Felicia: Thanks for sharing your story. You know exactly what we are going through.<br /><br />John: It was a tough call. I am sorry to hear about your dog. Losing a pet is difficult.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-2659780060677675242010-05-04T00:03:26.159-04:002010-05-04T00:03:26.159-04:00Glad the kitten go better. That is a tough call. I...Glad the kitten go better. That is a tough call. I just lost a dog I had for nine years... he stopped eating and I thought he had a virus. By the time we took him in it was too late to do much. <br /><br />It is good your daughter is happy with her birthday kitten! :)John W. Zimmerhttp://myselfdefenseblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-71202857516448239392010-05-03T18:02:47.269-04:002010-05-03T18:02:47.269-04:00Michele,
We had a similar incident with our Dogzi...Michele,<br /><br />We had a similar incident with our Dogzilla (his real name is K, but he chewed my sandals, my son's iPod and not one but three of my phone cases so the name stuck); we adopted him from an animal shelter in NC. He came home and promptly climbed under our living room table - where he stayed for 23 hours out of every day. The sluggishness worried me so we took him to the vet a week before his mandatory follow-up visit. Turns out he had parvo virus, which is quite deadly for puppies. Our vet said he had to have had it in the other shelter we got him from. It's also highly contagious, so we called the shelter to let them know and got the same response you did: euthanize and pick out another dog for free. How kind of them.<br /><br />Ironically, my hubby-to-be picked the dog because he was the quiet one in the group. Guess he wasn't jumping around because he was - if you'll pardon the pun - sick as a dog. Don't know how shelters can be so heartless, but I totally hear you.<br /><br />Glad Shadow is on the mend :-)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017194727231120284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-48608375781806957572010-05-03T16:55:59.996-04:002010-05-03T16:55:59.996-04:00I agree...Phew! My daughter would have been incon...I agree...Phew! My daughter would have been inconsolable. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />I am planning to write a letter to the local ARL Board regarding the adoption.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-77005962653396880402010-05-03T14:51:39.597-04:002010-05-03T14:51:39.597-04:00Phew. A happy ending. Good on little Shadow for pu...Phew. A happy ending. Good on little Shadow for pulling through. May he and your daughter share many happy years. How lucky you chose him and gave him a home!<br /><br />The shelter's response was shocking. Clearly their animals need new homes, but maybe they should consider sacking that director and re-training staff to understand the difference between animals and consumer goods! Grrr.KataCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821880622645238053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-8245664589826568612010-05-03T12:53:31.765-04:002010-05-03T12:53:31.765-04:00Thanks...
It would have been very difficult on he...Thanks...<br /><br />It would have been very difficult on her...especially since we had to put our 18 year old black cat to sleep two months ago.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-68144658427881333772010-05-03T12:35:04.784-04:002010-05-03T12:35:04.784-04:00I am very glad for Ms. E that Shadow is doing well...I am very glad for Ms. E that Shadow is doing well. I know she would be absolutely heartbroken if anything happened to him.Geeklethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102751008887092513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-5896622281843992742010-05-03T12:02:43.855-04:002010-05-03T12:02:43.855-04:00You would think! The ARL checked us out before we...You would think! The ARL checked us out before we were approved to adopt a pet. The vet said the kitten had the condition before it was adopted.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-9136819210670454762010-05-03T11:59:43.324-04:002010-05-03T11:59:43.324-04:00Wow. I can't believe the shelter would do that...Wow. I can't believe the shelter would do that. Don't they check out the pets before putting them up for adoption?Sisnoreply@blogger.com