Forwarded for Lisa Wilber. lisamwilbur@xxxxxxxxx On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:48 AM, Lisa Wilbur wrote: > Yesterday, I was able to meet with my vet and the owner's of the > puppy. After revieweing the histology, the vet records and > bloodwork, it was determined that the cause of death was internal > bleeding. Upon performing a necropsy on the puppy, it was observed > that the puppy had punctured the upper portion of its G.I. tract. > The contents of the puppy's stomach revealed large pieces of > undigested sticks, which the puppy got while playing outside, and > shards of the pig ear braided stick. My vet believes that either of > these two objects caused the puncture of the pup's G.I. tract. The > puncture became infected, became sepsis and the puppy started to > bleed internally as a result. Upon review of the x-ray, which was > taken by the er vet some 12 hours prior to the little guy dying, you > can see the blood in his abdominal cavity. How this vet let this > puppy leave their office in this condition is beyond me. > > I would like to thank everyone who responded and offered suggestions > and/or comfort to this family. They are having a very difficult > time in dealing with this. They were amazed when I showed them all > of the emails from all over the country. They saw what this club is > supposed to be about, a very diverse group of people who have been > brought together by the love of this wonderfully amazing breed. > Thank you again for your help and support. Lisa ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================