Horrible Horrible News about son's dog, Max
I called my son this morning and his fiance answered and she was crying hysterically. They were at the vets and were having to have their Great Pyranese (sp?) Max put to sleep because he had gotten into some anti freeze. They took him in this morning, they flushed his kidneys but they continued to fail. The doc said they had done all they could do. They sedated him and had him on IV's and they had my son and g/f leave for a few hours to make the decision. The vet gave him a 25% chance of survival..but my mom went in and talked to the vet after they called her and he told her that it was very grave and he should really be put down. Mom talked to my son..and then they made the decision..they were going in to say their goodbyes to Max. I am heart broken for them. They live out in the country...and Max is let out...he runs around for awhile and then comes back to the front porch to be let in..I know most of us don't let our dogs run around freely, but in the country..its a common practice...and Max had always done this..he was an inside/outside dog. My son had no anti freeze any where on his 5 acres...so he had to have gotten it from one of the neighbors, and they feel intentionally..because they had already had words with people down the road who didn't like Max because he was so big. Of course there is no way to prove that. Bottom line is, Max is gone. He was 7 years old and Mandy had had him all his life. She can't have children and Max was her baby. They also have a chocolate lab and I am so glad he didn't get into the anti freeze as he is with Max most of the time.
