Thanks for letting us know. I know, from the latter radio broadcasts before NYC took Savage off the air, that Teddy was showing signs of Very Old Dog syndrome, with increased frequency of hospitalizations and problems. I am very puzzled why he put Teddy into hospice to die among strangers, and I know I’m not the only one with that question. Savage responded to a similar Tweeted question that Teddy was “incontinent and coughing all night”. The coughing was probably due to cardiac insufficiency allowing fluids to back up into his chest, poor little guy. The incontinence was probably due to his organs and nervous system shutting down. But why wouldn’t you take the day off and spend the remaining time with your beloved little dog? Put a diaper on him and hold him and stroke him until the end? I just don’t understand leaving him somewhere. A very smart vet tech once told me, when I asked her why my dying Maine Coon didn’t even seem to know I was there at the end, “For her to take her next breath requires all she’s got at this point. She can’t spare anything to acknowledge you.” That made sense, although it hurt. I was right there with her as the vet put her out of her kidney failure misery. She couldn’t even walk or stand up, as she was leaking too much protein for her muscles to work properly. Helping her out of this horrible situation was the last kindness I could do for her. And thus ended the 16 years she shared with me. I’m crying like a baby remembering losing her now.
Sorry Michael......most of us know how you feel as we have been there....
“I’m crying like a baby remembering losing her now.”
More tears than I can count...10 years later.