(December 6, 2018 at 1:32 am)Minimalist Wrote: Not every story ends happily. The diagnostic tests came back. Charlie had distemper and we had to let him go. The situation was hopeless.
I am in one shitty mood right now because all any breeder has to do... St Bernard, Golden or Dachsund is give them a $20 DHPP shot and Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus are totally preventable. But the pricks don't bother.
G'night, guys.
I found a kitten in my truck bed one day as I was heading for work. Somebody knew I liked cats. It was beautiful, completely white, but with a tiger's stripes. You couldn't see the strips unless the light hit her just right, then the stripes stood out clearly. The hairs on the stripes were slightly different from the "background" stripes.
I wondered why anyone would give up such a cutie until she started staggering the next day. The vet said it was distemper and I said good by to Ghost. I boiled for weeks after thinking about who would dump a sick kitten instead of doing what needed to be done.