Enjoy every day with your dog, everything can happen

So I was solving my Risa's diarrhea, looking for poops in the garden, cooking him rice and chicken, giving him pills twice a day. I was very worried, he's too young for 5-days-long runs. I was stressed, couldn't even concentrate at work. And then came my boyfriend, who's got his German shepherd living at his parents' house. Rina, the shepherd, had a gastric dilatation - volvulus. She probably had her stomach twisted from 9 pm till morning, it's a miracle that she survived and got a surgery at 9 am. In the afternoon my boyfriend's mum called, Rina was bleeding from the surgical wound. They took her to the vet again and I was waiting at home. At 10pm my boyfriend came and I could tell from the look on his face, that she didn't survive. He told me, that Rina passed away half an hour after coming home from the vet. She just rested her hed on the ground and closed her eyes, like if she was falling asleep.
This came all of a sudden, it happened to a dog which was never active after feeding, always given solids with water. Now I'm super-worried about my corgi's feeding. I changed his schedule today, so there's no activity 1 hour before and 2 hours after feeding, no jumping or rolling. I'll never forget what happened to Rina. Another nightmare for me.

All I wanted to say is: Enjoy EVERY day with your dog. You never know if it isn't the last one.

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Comment by Danielle_RN on June 6, 2008 at 7:50am
Sorry to hear about his pet. It is so hard to lose a dog, I'm sure even harder when it is unexpected like that. t reminds me of the book Marley and Me, a twisted stomach seems to be scarily common in dogs.
Comment by Wynne Phillips on June 6, 2008 at 7:15am
Oh, I'm so sorry about Rina. Yes, every day with our doggies is a gift.
Comment by Geri & Sidney on June 6, 2008 at 2:32am
I'm so sorry about your boyfriend's shepherd. How sad. Thank you for reminding me to treasure every day I have with my doggies.

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