[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Torsion

  • From: Susan Madlung <stormygsd@xxxxxxx>
  • To: stormygsd@xxxxxxx, GSD Show List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 07:19:24 -0700

my apologies.. that was not supposed to have gone to the list, but just to
Petro..
Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds
http://www.shadowacre.com/litters.htm
New litter born august 12/05!!
6 girls, 5 boys - 3 black boys, 2 black girls!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Madlung" <stormygsd@xxxxxxx>
To: <haringp@xxxxxxxxx>; "GSD Show List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:43 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Torsion


> Petro, I ,for one, appreciate your candor.. Having your Holly's brother, I
> welcome the information.. we do know that others of this pedigree have
been
> stricken with other "gut" ails such as PI and several "relatives" who have
> met the same fate as your Holly and Duncan..
> I was very sad about Holly, especially.. as you know they were whelped
here,
> and came back at 7 weeks until you took Holly home.. Hunter is well.. but
I
> will now watch him ever so much more closely as well as his daughter
Scorch
> and the others here who are also related... - Angel, Jessie and Khameo..
> take care and I am sorry you have had to endure so much sadness with our
> breed..
> Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds
> http://www.shadowacre.com/litters.htm
> New litter born august 12/05!!
> 6 girls, 5 boys - 3 black boys, 2 black girls!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Petro Haring, Sandstone Portuguese Water Dogs" <haringp@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "GSD Show List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 11:19 AM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Torsion
>
>
> > I would like to thank each and every one of you who emailed me about my
> > beautiful Duncan dying of Torsion.  There were just too many to email
> > privately so please accept this as my personal thank you.
> >
> > I received so many words of encouragement, praise for speaking out about
> > this horrible "disease" that strikes out dogs, lovely poems and
> > condolences.  It was all very much appreciated.
> >
> > As I thought, I did receive one not so nice email asking me what I had
> > to gain by disclosing this information.  To this person I say, too many
> > of our beautiful GSD's die of torsion every year.  It is devastating for
> > the family or breeder that owns the dogs.  I have watched one of my own
> > dogs (many years ago, a pet) die of torsion and, at that time, I didn't
> > even know what it was.  It was awful for my husband and I, not to
> > mention our poor girl L'Toya who had to suffer.  We had the vet open her
> > up in surgery, even after he told us there was nothing he could do for
> > her.  What we saw was horrible.  Her stomach had flipped and all the
> > blood circulation had been cut off to all organs, etc. around it.  Much
> > of her "guts" inside were already black from lack of circulation.  We
> > had him euthanize her while she was under sedation.  Les and I cried for
> > days and our remaining girl, Luba, just moped around as she had just
> > lost her best friend.  Education is the key to eliminating mesenteric
> > torsion from our breed.  So, to this person I say, the reason I posted
> > was to educate and inform.  I also would like to say I hope you are
> > happy for the grief you caused yesterday.
> >
> > Petro Haring
> > Sandstone Portuguese Water Dogs (and formerly German Shepherds)
> > http://www.sandstonegsd.ca
> > email: haringp@xxxxxxxxx
> >
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