Re: [pyrnet] HEALTH, CHAT: Clondike at the Bridge

["gr8 pyrs" <gr8pyrs@home.com>]

David,  please accept our sincere condolences.
The last time we saw Clondike was in Chicago, and our memories of her
bravery and will, shall always be of that weekend.

Russ & Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "David P Kintsfather Jr" <kintsfat@kutztown.edu>
To: <PYR-L@APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
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Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 1:42 AM
Subject: [pyrnet] HEALTH, CHAT: Clondike at the Bridge


> With great sadness I have to report we had to have Clondike euthanized
> Thursday night.  She went very peacefully in a room full of sobbing
> humans, knowing she was loved.
>
> Clondike was a Great Pyrenees who lived to be 13.25 years old, well past
> the average life expectancy for her breed.  She was diagnosed with
> canine lymphoma in May of 1998 and was treated with both chemotherapy and
> various holistic therapies including a traditional Chinese herbal
> protocol.  She expereinced some terrible (and uncharacteristic) chemo
> reactions, but managed 3 remissions, the last one of more than 20 months
> at the time of her death.
>
> A week ago Thursday her arthritis got so bad she lost the ability to
> walk, even on Etogesic.  Sunday night she began spitting up blood,
> probably from an ulcer caused by the arthritis meds.
>
> Monday (in a snow storm) we took her in to get her on steroids to see if
> we could get her back to walking.  They did an x-ray that was essentially
> normal, so while she may not have been cancer-free, cancer was not the
> primary cause of her decline.  Basically she just wore out, but she had a
> long life which she thoroughly enjoyed.
>
> Please check out the memorial page I created for her at:
>
> http://www.pyrbred.org/memclond
>
> We want to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, prayers and
> support.  It has meant more than we can ever tell you!  Clondike touched
> an incredible number of people, and we feel honored to have been
> associated with her for so long.  She will be missed!
>
> Hugs to all,
>
> David, Nancy and angel Clondike
>
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