Family Boarded Their Dog for Training. The Dog Never Made it Home.

[tdierikx]

As a vet nurse, I can't help but to clarify that on animals, it's called a necropsy... just my inner word nazi kicking in, and no offense meant to anyone.

 

A basic necropsy performed by a vet is not an expensive or complicated process, but if tissue samples and fluids are sent off for examination by a pathologist, that will increase the cost exponentially.

 

A couple of times when I was in my last job, we had a goat or lamb suddenly pass, and our local vet actually did necropsies on them for free - he figured that learning what had happened and then formulating preventative measures to ensure no repeat incidents was the best course of action. The one time we formally requested a necropsy, I think the cost was around $40... no pathology sent off.

 

T.

[The Spotted Devil]

The dog may have ingested bedding or a toy. Inappetence is definitely a common response to stress but it should be investigated. I hope the suspected cause/outcome is published. Both the kennels and the owner deserve the truth.