x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 1 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2011/11/15/old-dog-euthanized-within
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I was going to start out this post saying, “It’s every dog owner’s
greatest fear.” But I realized that isn’t true. Most of us would never
dream that what befell a 17-year-old Virginia dog when she escaped from her
backyard could ever happen anywhere but a nightmare.
Allen and Alison Holmes let their Border Collie/Corgi mix out in the
backyard to enjoy some pleasant weather a couple of weeks ago. Allen took a
picture of her drinking from a metal wash basin at 12:06 p.m. The dog, Basie
, was like their child; they’d had her since she was a puppy, and they
doted on her. “She was just a delightful dog,” Allen Holmes told The Patch
.com.
“She was actually doing pretty well that morning,” he said. “She’d eaten
. She’d gone to the bathroom. She was drinking out of the washbasin. I
thought that was cute. She did have trouble moving, but she was able to walk
.”
When he went out 15 minutes later to see how she was doing, she was gone. It
was baffling, because at her age, Basie was not a fast mover. In fact, the
Holmeses didn’t think she could or would leave the yard on her own.
The couple scoured the area for her, plastering signs everywhere, and
talking with neighbors. But by about 3 p.m., unknown to them, it was too
late. Their dog had already been euthanized by a nearby veterinarian.
At a local animal shelter the next morning, they found what was left of
their beloved old dog: just her cremated remains. They are devastated.
“The shift supervisors gave us the exam record and they said that she
arrived at 12:20 p.m. The picture that I took was at 12:06 p.m. It’s about
a 10-minute drive to the shelter,” Allen Holmes told the Patch.
“We had no chance of finding her in that time,” said Alison Holmes. “When
we did find her, it was only because of our tireless searching. No one
called us.”
“To give us no opportunity to be there is horrifyingly wrong,” Alison said
in an interview with WUSA-9.
The story they’ve been told is that the dog was found in the woods (
actually some rows of trees, the couple says) near their house by a woman
who brought the dog to her own veterinarian, Crosspointe Animal Hospital, in
Fairfax Station. The Holmeses think the woman was probably concerned about
Basie because the dog was very thin, despite the high-quality diet they fed
her.
The veterinarian checked out the dog, found no collar but plenty of ailments
of old age, and euthanized her. According to Virginia Code 3.2-6507, it’s
legal for a veterinarian to euthanize a sick or injured dog without the
owner’s permission if the owner can’t immediately be located.
I know there may be angry comments about the dog not wearing a collar, but
the Holmeses say her neck was irritated by the collar (old dogs can have
sensitive skin) so she wasn’t wearing hers.
The couple said Basie was not ready to die and that they were not ready to
part with her. They are haunted by the idea that she was alone, without them
, when she was killed. “We wanted to be there if she was euthanized. We
didn’t feel like it was quite the time, but somebody else did,” Allen said
. They have not decided if they will take legal action.
Animal hospital management claims staff immediately tried to contact the
Prince William County Animal Shelter (the shelter for the county where the
dog had been found), but the shelter refused to pick up Basie. But the next
day her ashes were at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. It seems somehow
someone had transported her — or at least her body — from Point A to Point
B.
How incredibly sad is this situation, Dogsters? The vet may have seen a
decrepit old dog and figured she had no decent home, but if s/he had looked
at her well-trimmed nails, or inside her mouth, where the Holmeses say Basie
recently had a tooth extracted, there were pretty good hints that the dog
had a home.
“We really took care of her,” Allen Holmes said.
So did the veterinarian …
I don’t know the dog’s exact ailments, but what do you think, Dogsters?
Should the vet have waited to see if anyone came to get her? Or, assuming
the dog presented with an assortment of issues, did s/he act act humanely? |
v*****y
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d******g
发帖数: 5484 | 3 我们这里不管多老多病的狗狗都会先治病，然后寻找人收养。
可能那个你说的地方负担太多猫猫狗狗，弄不过来
her
a
Basie
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
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: I was going to start out this post saying, “It’s every dog owner’s
: greatest fear.” But I realized that isn’t true. Most of us would never
: dream that what befell a 17-year-old Virginia dog when she escaped from her
: backyard could ever happen anywhere but a nightmare.
: Allen and Alison Holmes let their Border Collie/Corgi mix out in the
: backyard to enjoy some pleasant weather a couple of weeks ago. Allen took a
: picture of her drinking from a metal wash basin at 12:06 p.m. The dog, Basie
: , was like their child; they’d had her since she was a puppy, and they
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l*****o
发帖数: 26631 | |
b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 5 ...
从昨天到现在了，打算读完。。。运了好几次气，还是太懒。。。
her
a
Basie
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: http://dogblog.dogster.com/2011/11/15/old-dog-euthanized-within
: -----
: I was going to start out this post saying, “It’s every dog owner’s
: greatest fear.” But I realized that isn’t true. Most of us would never
: dream that what befell a 17-year-old Virginia dog when she escaped from her
: backyard could ever happen anywhere but a nightmare.
: Allen and Alison Holmes let their Border Collie/Corgi mix out in the
: backyard to enjoy some pleasant weather a couple of weeks ago. Allen took a
: picture of her drinking from a metal wash basin at 12:06 p.m. The dog, Basie
: , was like their child; they’d had her since she was a puppy, and they
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 6 看完了。。。
her
a
Basie
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: http://dogblog.dogster.com/2011/11/15/old-dog-euthanized-within
: -----
: I was going to start out this post saying, “It’s every dog owner’s
: greatest fear.” But I realized that isn’t true. Most of us would never
: dream that what befell a 17-year-old Virginia dog when she escaped from her
: backyard could ever happen anywhere but a nightmare.
: Allen and Alison Holmes let their Border Collie/Corgi mix out in the
: backyard to enjoy some pleasant weather a couple of weeks ago. Allen took a
: picture of her drinking from a metal wash basin at 12:06 p.m. The dog, Basie
: , was like their child; they’d had her since she was a puppy, and they
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x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 7 读后感呢？
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 看完了。。。
:
: her
: a
: Basie
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 8 郁闷。。。
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 读后感呢？
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 9 种了芯片就不会发生了吧
her
a
Basie
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: http://dogblog.dogster.com/2011/11/15/old-dog-euthanized-within
: -----
: I was going to start out this post saying, “It’s every dog owner’s
: greatest fear.” But I realized that isn’t true. Most of us would never
: dream that what befell a 17-year-old Virginia dog when she escaped from her
: backyard could ever happen anywhere but a nightmare.
: Allen and Alison Holmes let their Border Collie/Corgi mix out in the
: backyard to enjoy some pleasant weather a couple of weeks ago. Allen took a
: picture of her drinking from a metal wash basin at 12:06 p.m. The dog, Basie
: , was like their child; they’d had her since she was a puppy, and they
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x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 10 恩，所以不管怎样还是要中一个
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 种了芯片就不会发生了吧
:
: her
: a
: Basie
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A***a
发帖数: 3603 | 11 It's a nightmare coming true.
★ Sent from iPhone App: iReader Mitbbs Lite 7.28 |
b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 12 好吧。我严肃考虑一下。。。
这个肯定对狗身体没害哈？
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 恩，所以不管怎样还是要中一个
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 13 不管怎么说这个兽医还是太过分了。 就算进high kill的shelter也还有三天的救命期
呢。
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 恩，所以不管怎样还是要中一个
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x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 14 没有很正规的data study
不过再怎么也是利大于弊
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 好吧。我严肃考虑一下。。。
: 这个肯定对狗身体没害哈？
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l*****o
发帖数: 26631 | 15 恩， 而且一直有人照顾的狗和流浪狗肯定不一样的。
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 不管怎么说这个兽医还是太过分了。 就算进high kill的shelter也还有三天的救命期
: 呢。
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x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 16 理论上而已
有些狗还不是一进去shelter就消失了
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 不管怎么说这个兽医还是太过分了。 就算进high kill的shelter也还有三天的救命期
: 呢。
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 17 小破狗有两个
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 好吧。我严肃考虑一下。。。
: 这个肯定对狗身体没害哈？
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l*****o
发帖数: 26631 | 18 我决定还是给艾迪挂上牌子，好双重保险
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 恩，所以不管怎样还是要中一个
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 19 好吧。
我考虑是不是我同时给自己也植一个，然后体会体会有没有什么不舒服。怎么样？嘿嘿
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 没有很正规的data study
: 不过再怎么也是利大于弊
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 20 明显养尊处优的狗不至于
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 理论上而已
: 有些狗还不是一进去shelter就消失了
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 21 为什么要有两个？
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 小破狗有两个
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 22 可我在家，图轻省，什么都不给小布戴的。。。
【在 l*****o 的大作中提到】
: 我决定还是给艾迪挂上牌子，好双重保险
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 23 芯片总共有两个系统， 出了美国基本都是另外一个系统的
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 为什么要有两个？
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 24 哦。。。
国际狗的配置。
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 芯片总共有两个系统， 出了美国基本都是另外一个系统的
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x********u
发帖数: 15396 | 25 看品种的
pit再乖还是受歧视
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 明显养尊处优的狗不至于
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 26 你给小布种的时候， 直接上ISO标准的
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 哦。。。
: 国际狗的配置。
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l*****o
发帖数: 26631 | 27 恩， 我准备弄个很轻的绳子给她带着。
以防万一，上次不是跑出去一次么，结果也每人给我打电话。
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 可我在家，图轻省，什么都不给小布戴的。。。
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 28 偶们这边公园最近因为pit都打了好几架了
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 看品种的
: pit再乖还是受歧视
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 29 我猜也可能是他们都给你门上留言了，又和邻居说过了,local小店，可能程序上也就不
那么严格了。
【在 l*****o 的大作中提到】
: 恩， 我准备弄个很轻的绳子给她带着。
: 以防万一，上次不是跑出去一次么，结果也每人给我打电话。
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Y******Y
发帖数: 8753 | 30 钢炮身上也有一个，不过抠门的后妈不愿意每年给钱就没续了。
白种了！ |
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l*****o
发帖数: 26631 | 31 可是他们如果当时给我打电话也许我就立刻去接回来了
提醒我了，我要给我邻居留个电话，万一有什么事情她们还能联系到我。
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 我猜也可能是他们都给你门上留言了，又和邻居说过了,local小店，可能程序上也就不
: 那么严格了。
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 32 不需要给钱的！
【在 Y******Y 的大作中提到】
: 钢炮身上也有一个，不过抠门的后妈不愿意每年给钱就没续了。
: 白种了！
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a**s
发帖数: 340 | 33 这种情况好象联系人就还是种芯片的shelter，然后shelter根据记录可以找到现在的主
人。不知道可不可靠。
【在 Y******Y 的大作中提到】
: 钢炮身上也有一个，不过抠门的后妈不愿意每年给钱就没续了。
: 白种了！
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i*********s
发帖数: 8706 | 34 555。。。。
【在 x********u 的大作中提到】
: 看品种的
: pit再乖还是受歧视
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i*********s
发帖数: 8706 | 35 隐形bso你看出来了么？
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 哦。。。
: 国际狗的配置。
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Y******Y
发帖数: 8753 | 36 挫人不幸被忽悠中了个每年要给钱的
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 不需要给钱的！
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Y******Y
发帖数: 8753 | 37 慕斯一直都是赤裸裸的
【在 i*********s 的大作中提到】
: 隐形bso你看出来了么？
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Y******Y
发帖数: 8753 | 38 我也觉得是！反正有个记录就成，我又不需要他整天activated
【在 a**s 的大作中提到】
: 这种情况好象联系人就还是种芯片的shelter，然后shelter根据记录可以找到现在的主
: 人。不知道可不可靠。
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 39 你们不要诬陷我！
【在 Y******Y 的大作中提到】
: 慕斯一直都是赤裸裸的
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b********i
发帖数: 10335 | 40 继续继续。
前些天你没bso，我们还担心你家猫狗出什么事情了呢。。。
【在 m***h 的大作中提到】
: 你们不要诬陷我！
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m***h
发帖数: 23691 | 41 你们私底下都八卦什么了
【在 b********i 的大作中提到】
: 继续继续。
: 前些天你没bso，我们还担心你家猫狗出什么事情了呢。。。
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w***y
发帖数: 6251 | 42 太可怜了
难道vet真的可以这么做么? 这个是全国通用的法律还是那个州的? |
