"Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big" E.Jong It is just as much work, sweat and tears becoming a veterinary surgeon as it is a human surgeon, but we earn around 3x less. So why do we do it? I think, according to E.Jong, that it is because we have very big hearts.
This is Walter. His short life was spent being loved to bits by his two owners, and we all became close because Walter was a 'frequent flyer'. As you can imagine, being a frequent flyer to a veterinary specialist hospital is sadly not a good thing. Walter had Aspergillosis and initially presented for ureteral surgery (the ureter being the small tube from the kidney to the bladder) due to acute obstruction from a fungal-related urolith. This surgery was successful, but sadly Walter succumbed to his disease a few months later.
I was honoured to feature in Walters memory book.
A link to a beautifully written article on 'Coping with Losing a Pet' is below. It is also includes tips for seniors losing pets and how to help children with the grief of losing a pet.
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-losing-a-pet.htm
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