Is There Anything I Could/should Do?

[Wazzat Xolo]

Just a little update. The couple have declined my offer of the little girl pup I have here. They really wanted another male and seem to have found one, which is great, they asked for my opinion which I thought was nice and I told them they had made a good choice of breeder. Some consolation is that I gave out 6 weeks pet plan insurance with my pups and they will recieve the cost of the puppy back. It also says they can claim vet costs but Im not sure if they can only claim one or the other or both. Either way it is better than nothing.

Thats a bit of "nice" news knowing they still want and know your opinion and great news re the Insurance, I am sorry agin for everyones loss.

J

[nynka]

A really sad thing to happen. It is an accident and not anyones fault.

RIP little puppy. I hope they will get a puppy from you in the future and feel happy again.

[poodlemum]

What a dreadful thing to happen! Please don't blame yourself for recommending the raw diet - as Andisa said, a puppy could just as easily die from bloating caused by eating kibble, or not thrive, due to being fed on the cr*p food that some vets try to push on people.

[Wags]

I had a call on Saturday while I was in Sydney from one of my puppy people. They told me their puppy was lethargic and not eating. They had taken him to the vet on Friday and the vet said he was fine but put him on a course of antibiotics. He had had a carcass and vomited it up and the vet said it may have scratched the oesaphagus so hence the ABs. She also told him she wouldnt be feeding bones,blah blah blah.

So he rang me Saturday, I asked him a heap of questions, he was still drinking and other than having no energy and not eating, he was fine (no whimpering etc) I told them since I cant see him its hard for me to make any sort of judgement, if the vet thinks he is ok the only thing you can really do is keep an eye on him and see if he picks up unless they really think something is not right then take him back to the vet or different one.

I recieved a call this morning to say they took him to a vet yesterday morning. He had a wishbone caught in his oesophagus that had piercecd it in three places and they think, as it was so low, when they tried to remove it, it pierced his heart and he had a heart attack on the table.

I am devastated. I feel so so bad for them. Ive been crying all morning. I know it was just an unfortunate occurence, but I feel bad because I recommend a raw diet. Ive told them I and many others have fed raw for years, with no issues, and I will still continue to do so, but I really really feel so sorry for them.

I have a 4month old half sister here to their boy, which I have told them if they think they might be interested in her, not neccessarily now, but in the next few weeks they are welcome to her. I will hold on to her for them until they are ready. I didnt want to feel like I was being insensitive by offering her so soon to them (i did it as tactfully as I could). I have someone else interested in her but I wanted to give them the option before I committed to this other person.

I just feel really helpless, I wish I could do more. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Just another reason why I stay away from feeding raw chicken bones - of any sort. I've heard too many stories about supposedly safe chicken necks and bones causing this sort of death. Not for my little kids I'm afraid.