Honey
by Leah Geiger.........................................
I adopted Honey from a Rally to Rescue on March 22nd 2008, she was a 7 week lab mix who only weighed 4 1/2 pounds. She greeted me with hello kisses and from the moment I looked in her eyes it was love. After getting her home and watching her that night I knew she was sick, but I thought it was just a severe case of worms since they told me at the rally she had worms, and I was planning to take her the vet first thing monday morning. Sadly she got worse and at the first sign of bloody stools I opted to drive the 2 hours to our 24 hour vet clinic. After the parvo test, worms test all i could do is hold Honey close, and wait. They said that the test's would take 9 minutes that was the longest 9 minutes of my life, and even though I already knew the answer it was no the less devestating. She had parvo and it was in the end stages. I made one of the hardest choices i have yet to make, the vet giving her less than a 50% chance and the treatment costs were 450.00 estimated I did the only thing i could and ask the vet to end her sufferring. I sat with Honey rubbing her tiny head as they gave her the shot to put her into a gentle sleep and stayed by her side as they brought the medicine to end her short life.
Honey was such a smart little puppy, she had already began picking up the basic's of potty training, even refusing in her final hours to make a mess on the table but trying in vain to get down to go to the bathroom, and her favorite spot was nestled in my lap, which is where she spent the majority of her Sunday and Monday. If I had known that Easter sunday that would be my last day with her, I would have never put her down but held her since that was her favorite place to be. I can only hope that in Honey's final hours she knew that even though she was only in our family a short while that she was loved. I know that a lot of people I know do not understand my grief for a puppy that I welcomed into my home for less than 38 hours but she was welcomed into my heart when our eyes met. If i knew now how the story would end, the only thing i would change is that i would have rushed her to the Vet at 12 pm Saturday in hopes that her chance would have been greater. I will never forget Honey, or her story, and because of her I am working to try and get some things changed in the animal shelter she came from. No puppy should have to suffer from a diease that is easily prevented or even cured if caught in the early stages. I find that a lot of people from the county don't want to talk to me about the problem, but I refuse to let Honey's short life be in vain. I am proud to say the group that held the Rally was horrified and plan to work as well to correct this problem. Right now I find comfort in knowning Honey is waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge and I hope to say that soon I will find comfort in knowing that puppies in the local shelter in my area will not be at such a risk for Parvo
Thank you for allowing me to share my story,

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